New open data standards released to improve government data sharing

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The Data Standards Authority (DSA) has recommended the use of new open data standards to improve data sharing across government. In an effort to achieve this, the DSA has released summaries of metadata standards and guidance on how to implement them. The standards focus on best practice for sharing CSV files and how data is shared privately between government departments, as well as open data published on GOV.UK and other public sector websites. The standards are ‘to be used in line with government data handling guidance, such as the data protection regime and the data ethics framework’.