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California's Early Adopters of Open Data Share Lessons Learned

The report, called Making Open Data Work in California's State Government: Lessons from Early Adopters, is available on the California State Library's GitHub page.

The report, called Making Open Data Work in California's State Government: Lessons from Early Adopters, is available on the California State Library's GitHub page.

The report brings together knowledge from people and organizations across state government, said Anne Neville, director of the California Research Bureau, which authored the report.

"This publication reports on their successes, challenges and outcomes. Using shared lessons from these projects and others, the paper also summarizes current state policy on open data, including procurement policies; highlights various privacy laws and guidelines; and provides sample organizational structures for open data teams," the report says.

The California State Library hosted a forum and panel discussion on Thursday to share the report's findings. A video of the session is online.