Government to spend £8m to increase benefits of open data for businesses
Up to £25,000 up for grabs to encourage start-ups to take up opportunities arising from open data
The government has pumped £8m of new investment into funds and improvements that aim to help public bodies release data so that companies can develop commercial opportunities for that data. The investment...
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