Jonathan Gray

Gapminder is one of the best known examples of a project which uses open data to improve public understanding of big global issues and trends. Yesterday Gapminder Founder Hans Rosling,…

Today the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) released a new piece of software called the Open Monograph Press. As it says in their press release: OMP is an open source software…

If you have more than a passing interest in EU policies related to the internet, digital content and digital technologies then you’ve probably heard of Neelie Kroes, Vice President of…

The notion of open access – or making research freely usable by all, without cost or legal barriers – has been in the news quite a bit this year. It…

Earlier this week the European Commission released a package of documents related to their nascent policies on access to scientific information. What will these mean for science and for public…

Mining for Information by JD Hancock on Flickr (CC BY) In the early days of photography there was a great deal of optimism around its potential to present the public…

‘All Things Come To Those Who Wait’ is an older version of the more common proverb ‘Good Things Come To Those Who Wait’. When the poor fellow waiting in the…

Freelance infographic designer Lulu Pinney has kindly designed a wonderful poster which illustrates some of the topics covered in the Data Journalism Handbook, a free, open source reference book which…