Government use of Creative Commons

Currently this is a scratchpad for referencing known government uses of CC licensing (and government recommendations of CC licensing). Please add to the list and turn compelling uses into case studies.

Armenia

• http://www.president.am/president/cover/eng/ Official website of the Armenian President. CC License BY-ND 3.0 Unported.

Australia

• http://www.qsic.qld.gov.au/QSIC/QSIC.nsf/CPByUNID/BFDC06236FADB6814A25727B0013C7EE A Government information open access and use strategy
• http://www.innovation.gov.au/innovationreview/Pages/home.aspx recommends government use of CC licenses.
• policy etc materials from the National Library of Australia: eg http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/cdp/
• the photo of the day project by Sydney's Powerhouse Museum: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/
• downloadable pdfs from the Play program of Sydney's Powerhouse Museum: http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/

Bulgaria

• http://www.president.bg/main.php Bulgarian President. CC BY ND 2.5 Bulgaria.
• http://www.mfa.bg Bulgarian Foreign Ministry. CC BY ND 2.5 Bulgaria.

Colombia

• http://www.siac.net.co/Home.php?opc=2 Official website of the Colombian Biodiversity Information System depending from the Ministry of Environment.

Mexico

• President Felipe Calderon Website http://www.presidencia.gob.mx
• National Sports Comission http://www.conade.gob.mx
• [Government guide for website building]

Netherlands

• Creative Commons Licensing for the Public Sector (pdf)

OECD

• http://thepublicvoice.org/events/seoul08/seoul-declaration.pdf

Spain

• http://www.slideshare.net/justicia/the-use-of-creative-commons-licences-in-the-ministry-of-justice-of-the-government-of-catalonia/

United States

• http://change.gov/about/copyright_policy President-Elect Transition Team, Barack Obama and Joseph Biden. CC BY 3.0 Unported.