Comments on: The Ordnance Survey For Sale? http://gisconsultancy.com/blog/ordnance-survey/the-ordnance-survey-for-sale A weblog. A website. A geospatial miscellany... Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Concerned Citizen http://gisconsultancy.com/blog/ordnance-survey/the-ordnance-survey-for-sale/comment-page-1#comment-11453 Concerned Citizen Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:10:18 +0000 http://gisconsultancy.com/blog/?p=119#comment-11453 And the Chancellor said: "4.54 The HM Treasury/Shareholder Executive assessment of trading funds has considered the potential for innovation and growth from increasing commercial and other use of public sector information. It will shortly publish some key principles for the re-use of this information, consider how these currently apply in each of the trading funds and how they might apply in the future, and the role of the Office of Public Sector Information in ensuring that Government policy is fully reflected in practice. For the Ordnance Survey, this will involve consideration of its underlying business model. Further details will be announced in Budget 2009." Whitehall speak for change is about to happen. And the Chancellor said:

“4.54 The HM Treasury/Shareholder Executive assessment of trading funds has considered the potential for innovation and growth from increasing commercial and other use of public sector information. It will shortly publish some key principles for the re-use of this information, consider how these currently apply in each of the trading funds and how they might apply in the future, and the role of the Office of Public Sector Information in ensuring that Government policy is fully reflected in practice. For the Ordnance Survey, this will involve consideration of its underlying business model. Further details will be announced in Budget 2009.”

Whitehall speak for change is about to happen.

]]> By: Concerned Citizen http://gisconsultancy.com/blog/ordnance-survey/the-ordnance-survey-for-sale/comment-page-1#comment-11373 Concerned Citizen Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:00:31 +0000 http://gisconsultancy.com/blog/?p=119#comment-11373 Best thing the government can do is to sell Ordnance Survey, while its still worth something. Its restrictive practices and pricing mean that the private sector is already working hard to undermine its business. The question is who will buy...? Best thing the government can do is to sell Ordnance Survey, while its still worth something. Its restrictive practices and pricing mean that the private sector is already working hard to undermine its business. The question is who will buy…?

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