Civic tech
Freedom of Information (FOI)
A requirement in law (e.g. the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in the UK or the FOIA in the US) for public bodies to publish certain information.
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Data glossaryAttribution
Attribution
Data journalismOpen data
Attribution means acknowledging the source of data when using or re-publishing it, giving proper credit to the original creators or providers.
A data licence permitting the data to be used may include a requirement to attribute the source. Data subject to this restriction may still be considered open data according to the Open Definition.
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Data science
Anonymization
Data anonymization is a type of process to remove sensitive information to protect the identity of individuals in datasets.
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Technology
API – Application Programming Interface
An API is an interface that defines how, for example, software applications can communicate with each other. APIs allow different software systems to interact and share data.
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