https://techmonitor.ai/comment-2/uk-government-data-tech-startups-sharing

In the 2010s, the UK was a clear leader when it came to the data economy. Startups benefited from an easily accessible web portal that made reams of public data open access by default. Apps like Citymapper became overnight successes – largely because they were using publicly held and open data to unlock previously untold economic benefits.

We’re excited to see the UK step up yet again and make “data access a government priority.” But while many of the UK’s startups and founders are excited to get started, they’re still concerned they face formidable challenges in accessing and harnessing government-held and government-collected data. If the government’s new data goals are to be met, our public sector needs to focus as much on data quality as they do data quantity.