Principles

• International Open Data Charter (2015)
• Open Gov Data - Joshua Tauberer (2012)
• Key Principles of Government Information by American Library Association (June 14, 2011)
• Ten Open Data Principles - Sunlight Foundation(PDF) (2010)
• Principles for Transparency in Government by Sunlight Foundation (2/2009)
• Open Knowledge Definition - OKFN
• Recovery and the Transparency Imperative by Association of Government Accountants (2009) Eight Principles of financial transparency.
• “Open Data is Civic Capital” - Joshua Tauberer (2009)
• ’’‘8 Principles of Open Data - Open Government Working Group ‘’’(original source) (2007)

Guidelines & Best Practices

Policy - see open data policy examples here

• Best-Practices Language for Making Data “License-Free”
• OPQUAST Open Quality Standards (French to English 2013)
• Socrata Field Guide on Open Data Policy (2013)
• Guidelines for Open Data Policy - Sunlight Foundation (2012)
• Open Government Initiative Model Government Directive (2011)
• Overview of Open Data Policy Firsts (2010)

Implementation

• Open Data Handbook - OKFN
• Open Data Guide - Mark Headd
• Open Data Field Guide - Socrata
• DataSF Resources
• Philadelphia Open Data Guidebook (2013)
• Open Data Playbook for Government - GovLoop
• Guidelines for different levels of government - Sunshine Review
• Data on the Web Best Practices - W3C
• Publishing Open Government Data - W3C
• Putting Government Data online - Tim Berners-Lee
• Reporting of Government Finances: Recommendations - OKFN
• Government Data Catalog Guidelines - Sunlight Labs
• Data Quality and Effectiveness - World Bank

Comparison & Critique

• ODI’s Open Data Certificate
• Open Government Maturity Model (replacing the prioritization principle in http://opengovdata.io/, first posted here: http://razor.occams.info/pubdocs/ogdmatmodel.html) (Tauberer)
• Open States’ Open Data Report Card (all U.S. states 2013)
• The New Ambiguity of Open Government (Robinson, Yu)
• Comparison of Municipal Open Data Policies
• Around the Government (April 2010 evaluation of federal agencies response to the 2009 Federal Open Government Initiative)

United States

Chicago, IL

• Data Sharing Best Practices for Local Governments in the Chicago Region (10/2011)

Outside United States

Australia

• Qualities of Open Data - AusGOAL

Georgia

• [http://transparency.ge/en/ten-open-data-guidelines- Transparency International Georgia]

United Kingdom

• Open Data Cookbook - Open Government Data Camp London

Prioritization Strategies

• Notes on Open Data Priorities

Open Data Checklists

• Sunshine Review Transparency Checklist
• 5 Stars of Open Linked Data and video by Tim Berners-Lee
• Open Government Implementation per federal agency
• Public Transit Openness Index

Managing Private Information

• See Privacy Policy
• Seattle has developed a Risk Evaluation system for their open data processes.

Other Resources

• Transparency Hub - from OpenCongress and Sunlight
• Evaluating open government data initiatives: can a 5-star framework work? by Tim Davies on November 23, 2011
• AP global review of FOIA responsiveness - November 2011
• http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Open_Data_Principles_and_Database_Creation_Principles
• An attempt to aggregate and merge the resources above is being drafted, see Building a Better Transparency Website
• There’s a discussion about these kinds of principles on the Sunlight Labs list: http://groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs/browse_frm/thread/ea269a39173c0c

See also

• Open Government Guidelines

Data_Standards category:Guidelines