there is no mandate to support one group to centralize it. 
Kenya's own OpenData.go.ke website has only ever seen a small handful of data sets, 
none of which are now (early April 2011) available anymore. Groups like the Ministry 
of Education might publish some information on schools, but they won't give anyone 
the location data. 
3. Emerging trends and issues related to Open 
Data
One of the most common activities for Open Data activists in this moment is the creation of  
country-wide catalogs of all data sources, to facilitate individuation and correlation of independent  
data sets. Normally, all initiatives of this type are announced on the Open Knowledge Foundation  
blog and/or its data hub CKAN. Another relevant development is the publication of an Open Data 
Manual that "can be used by anyone but is especially designed for those seeking to open up data,  
since it discusses why to go open, what open is, and the how to 'Open' Data."  Activists in several  
European countries have already published local versions of the manual, or equivalent documents.  
On this background, several interesting issues, some of which were anticipated in the Open Data,  
Open Society report, are coming in full light. They are presented, one at a time, in the following  
sections of this chapter. 
3.1. Cost of not opening PSI is increasing
Much has been said on the economic benefits of opening public sector information, and much more  
remains to be said and studied. One part of this issue that is becoming more evident over time is that 
Open Data are the simplest, if not the only way, to save Public Administrations from the costs that  
they have  already (and rightfully!) forced themselves to bear, through assorted laws and official  
regulations. This is explained well in the report from LinkedGov about the  economic impact of  
open data: 
(p. 2) "As the costs of disseminating and accessing information have declined, the 
transactions costs associated with charging for access to information, and controlling 
subsequent redistribution have come to constitute a major barrier to access in 
themselves. As a result, the case for free (gratis) provision of Public Sector Information 
is stronger than has already been recognized. 
Eaves provides a practical example from Canada in Access to Information is Fatally Broken… You  
Just Don't Know it Yet : the number of Access to Information Requests (ATIP) has almost tripled  
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