14 9 / 2012

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For many of us who have campaigned for the right to access and reuse government information, it would be easy to pause and relish the sweet victory. We have the ammunition, so now, believe the most techno-utopian advocates, open data will fundamentally change politics—depoliticizing debates and eliminating irresponsible positions.
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But that would be a mistake.

Now we must renew the much larger battle over the role of evidence in public policy.

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