presented at OK Festival in Berlin

1. JAPAN OD updates
Oct: signed G8 OD Charter
Dec: OD portal beta launched! (data.go.jp)
CC BY 2.1 JP as the default license/ 10K+ data sets now
Feb: Intl OD Day: 32 Localities
a reflection of many local govts doing OD
July: Govt of Japan Standard Terms of Use
For almost ALL govt web sites/ mostly open/ prohibits use that is
against “public policy,” etc./ not CC-compatible
Ahead: OD portal renewal/ vocabulary standardization/ policy
evaluation/ helping business uses& finding them
# OKFJ or its members are deeply/ marginally involved in most of
these.