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   * **Availability and access**: the data must be available as a whole and at no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably by downloading over the internet. The data must also be available in a convenient and modifiable form   * **Availability and access**: the data must be available as a whole and at no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably by downloading over the internet. The data must also be available in a convenient and modifiable form
   * **Reuse and redistribution**:​ the data must be provided under terms that permit reuse and redistribution including the intermixing with other datasets.   * **Reuse and redistribution**:​ the data must be provided under terms that permit reuse and redistribution including the intermixing with other datasets.
-  * **Universal participation**:​ everyone must be able to use, reuse and redistribute - there should be no discrimination against fields of endeavour or against persons or groups. For example, ‘non-commercial’ restrictions that would prevent ‘commercial’ use, or restrictions of use for certain purposes (e.g. only in education), are not allowed.+  * **Universal participation**:​ everyone must be able to use, reuse and redistribute - there should be no discrimination against fields of endeavour or against persons or groups. For example, ‘non-commercial’ restrictions that would prevent ‘commercial’ use, or restrictions of use for certain purposes (e.g. only in education), are not fully open.
  
-Why is it so important to be clear about the definition of "​open"?​ The answer: interoperability,​ which is the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). ​In this case, it is the ability to usefully combine datasets from different countries in the lower Mekong region. +Why is it so important to be clear about the definition of "​open"?​ The answer: interoperability,​ which is the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). Interoperability allows for different components to work together. This ability to make components and to plug them together is essential to building large, complex systems. Without interoperability this becomes nearly impossible.
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-Interoperability allows for different components to work together. This ability to make components and to plug them together is essential to building large, complex systems. Without interoperability this becomes nearly impossible.+
  
 The core of a “commons” of data (or code) is that one piece of “open” material can be freely intermixed with other “open” material. This interoperability is key to achieving the main practical benefits of “openness”:​ the enhanced ability to combine different datasets together and thereby to develop more and better products and services. This ability to combine separate pieces from different sources into larger, more sophisticated systems is the real value of the openness standard. The core of a “commons” of data (or code) is that one piece of “open” material can be freely intermixed with other “open” material. This interoperability is key to achieving the main practical benefits of “openness”:​ the enhanced ability to combine different datasets together and thereby to develop more and better products and services. This ability to combine separate pieces from different sources into larger, more sophisticated systems is the real value of the openness standard.
  
 +===== Disclaimer =====
  
 +All data linked to this Open Data portal is published “as is”. The Information is licensed 'as is' and the Information Provider and/or Licensor excludes all representations,​ warranties, obligations and liabilities in relation to the Information to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information Provider and/or Licensor are not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information and shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage of any kind caused by its use. The Information Provider does not guarantee the continued supply of the Information.
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-===== Disclaimer ===== 
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-All data linked to this Open Data portal is published “as is”. The Information is licensed 'as is' and the Information Provider and/or Licensor excludes all representations,​ warranties, obligations and liabilities in relation to the Information to the maximum extent permitted by law. 
  
-The Information Provider and/or Licensor are not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information and shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage of any kind caused by its use. The Information Provider does not guarantee the continued supply of the Information. 
 ===== Which file formats are better for open data? ===== ===== Which file formats are better for open data? =====
  
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