Wikipedia founder calls controversial Bill a 'snooper's charter', while Berners-Lee labels it 'draconian'
Sweden tops index while the UK - perhaps surprisingly - comes third
Huge opportunity to drive innovation via open data - but does the government truly understand the distinctions between 'open' and private?
Stop Big Brother before Big Brother stops you
From new businesses to political dissension, we examine how the web has affected humankind
3,000 data sets to be made available today on data.gov.uk, and more than 2,400 developers have registered
Public sector correspondent Tom Young gives his view on the last 12 months
Local authorities to put health, education, crime and public spending data online
Pioneer regrets addition of forward-slash characters