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Government Department gives too much information?

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  • 15-05-2013 7:58pm
    #1
    GCU Flexible Demeanour
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    The Department of Public Expenditure has started a blog its calling "As PER"

    As PER? They explain
    http://per.gov.ie/departmental-blog/

    The name of the blog is a play on words; writing as PER (Public Expenditure and Reform) the blog will respond to commentary as per media outlets in Ireland and internationally. The blog will also keep you, our reader, informed of the work PER undertakes as per the Programme for Government and the Department’s Statement of Strategy
    Oh, I see. I think.

    But that's not all I learned
    A lot of people think that yin and yang are two opposing forces but interestingly, these two forces, seemingly opposed, are in fact complementary. After all, shade cannot exist without light.

    As per that philosophy, public and private sector, often depicted as rivals, are today, under the stewardship of my Department, developing new and exciting partnerships.
    I suppose light could exist without shade, but that's probably not the point. I'm not actually too sure what point they want to make, but I certainly appreciate that they are taking the time to reach out to me.


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    Slydice
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    Probably it will save them money to put as much info up that could be subject to Freedom of Information requests. Less staff (whose numbers have been reduced) time searching for information requested if it's already available and public don't have to make FOI requests for it.


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    #3
    hardCopy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    This is what happens when you ask a committee to write a pun.


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    expectationlost
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    did Robert Watt write that?


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    20Cent
    Registered Users Posts: 8,934 ✭✭✭20Cent


    Ireland is joining the Open Government Partnership.
    This is good news basically it means that as much public sector data as possible will be published in open formats for use for any reason. Less FOI requests but also business opportunities and more transparency.
    If you're good with a database and app development get ready.


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