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Examples are needed for national/federal, state/provincial and local/city/county governments (or their equivalents) as well is inter-governmental bodies such as the European Union and United Nations.
 
Examples are needed for national/federal, state/provincial and local/city/county governments (or their equivalents) as well is inter-governmental bodies such as the European Union and United Nations.
  
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== Nation-Specific ==
  
== Armenia ==
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=== Armenia ===
 
* [http://www.president.am/president/cover/eng/ Official website of the Armenian President]. CC BY-ND 3.0 Unported.
 
* [http://www.president.am/president/cover/eng/ Official website of the Armenian President]. CC BY-ND 3.0 Unported.
  
== Australia ==
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=== Australia ===
 
* Australian Parliament. The Parliament’s central web portal http://www.aph.gov.au houses the most important documents of the Australian Federal Government including all bills, committee reports and, most importantly, the Hansard transcript of Parliamentary Sittings, and the portal will be published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Version 3.0 Australian license.
 
* Australian Parliament. The Parliament’s central web portal http://www.aph.gov.au houses the most important documents of the Australian Federal Government including all bills, committee reports and, most importantly, the Hansard transcript of Parliamentary Sittings, and the portal will be published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND Version 3.0 Australian license.
 
* Australian budget delivered May 12, 2010 was [http://www.budget.gov.au/2010-11/content/bp1/html/bp1_prelims.htm released] under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Also the [http://gov2.net.au/report/ Gov 2.0 response] and the [http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/national_broadband_network_implementation_study NBN Implementation Study]  
 
* Australian budget delivered May 12, 2010 was [http://www.budget.gov.au/2010-11/content/bp1/html/bp1_prelims.htm released] under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Also the [http://gov2.net.au/report/ Gov 2.0 response] and the [http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/national_broadband_network_implementation_study NBN Implementation Study]  
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* [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/250 Victorian Government's Economic Development Committee] recommends CC licensing for public sector information.
 
* [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/250 Victorian Government's Economic Development Committee] recommends CC licensing for public sector information.
  
== Bulgaria ==
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=== Bulgaria ===
 
* [http://www.president.bg/main.php Bulgarian President]. CC BY ND 2.5 Bulgaria.  
 
* [http://www.president.bg/main.php Bulgarian President]. CC BY ND 2.5 Bulgaria.  
 
* [http://www.prb.bg Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria]. CC BY 2.5 Bulgaria
 
* [http://www.prb.bg Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria]. CC BY 2.5 Bulgaria
 
* [http://www.mfa.bg Bulgarian Foreign Ministry]. CC BY ND 2.5 Bulgaria.
 
* [http://www.mfa.bg Bulgarian Foreign Ministry]. CC BY ND 2.5 Bulgaria.
  
== Chile ==
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=== Chile ===
 
* [http://www.gobiernodechile.cl Chilean Government Official Site], whose site is licensed under CC 2.0 Chile.
 
* [http://www.gobiernodechile.cl Chilean Government Official Site], whose site is licensed under CC 2.0 Chile.
 
* [http://www.bcn.cl The Library of the National Congress], whose site is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 Chile.
 
* [http://www.bcn.cl The Library of the National Congress], whose site is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 Chile.
 
* [http://www.guiaweb.cl/ The Guidelines for Governmental Websites] and [http://www.observatoriodeusabilidad.cl its Observatory], run by the Ministry of Economy, are licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 Chile.
 
* [http://www.guiaweb.cl/ The Guidelines for Governmental Websites] and [http://www.observatoriodeusabilidad.cl its Observatory], run by the Ministry of Economy, are licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 Chile.
  
== Colombia ==
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=== Colombia ===
 
 
 
* [http://www.siac.net.co/Home.php?opc=2 Official website of the Colombian Biodiversity Information System depending from the Ministry of Environment].
 
* [http://www.siac.net.co/Home.php?opc=2 Official website of the Colombian Biodiversity Information System depending from the Ministry of Environment].
  
== Greece ==
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=== Greece ===
 
 
 
* http://primeminister.gr CC BY 3.0 Greece
 
* http://primeminister.gr CC BY 3.0 Greece
 
* http://www.opengov.gr/ CC BY 3.0 Greece
 
* http://www.opengov.gr/ CC BY 3.0 Greece
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* http://antiproedros.gov.gr CC BY 3.0 Greece records the public sector workforce in accordance to the IMF rules
 
* http://antiproedros.gov.gr CC BY 3.0 Greece records the public sector workforce in accordance to the IMF rules
  
== Guatemala ==
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=== Guatemala ===
 
 
 
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/gobiernodeguatemala/ under CC BY-NC-SA generic
 
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/gobiernodeguatemala/ under CC BY-NC-SA generic
  
== Italy ==
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=== Italy ===
 
* http://poliziadistato.it/ The official website of the italian police, CC BY NC ND 2.5 IT
 
* http://poliziadistato.it/ The official website of the italian police, CC BY NC ND 2.5 IT
  
== Korea ==
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=== Korea ===
 
* http://www.president.go.kr/ The Office of the President web site, CC BY 2.0 KR
 
* http://www.president.go.kr/ The Office of the President web site, CC BY 2.0 KR
 
* http://blog.naver.com/mb_nomics The Official Blog of the President, CC BY NC ND 2.0 Kr
 
* http://blog.naver.com/mb_nomics The Official Blog of the President, CC BY NC ND 2.0 Kr
  
==Mexico==
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===Mexico===
 
 
 
* President Felipe Calderon Website, BY NC ND 2.5 Mexico. http://www.presidencia.gob.mx  
 
* President Felipe Calderon Website, BY NC ND 2.5 Mexico. http://www.presidencia.gob.mx  
 
* National Sports Comission http://www.conade.gob.mx
 
* National Sports Comission http://www.conade.gob.mx
 
*[http://www.sip.gob.mx/guiafinal.pdf Federal Government guide for website building] recommends the use CC licenses
 
*[http://www.sip.gob.mx/guiafinal.pdf Federal Government guide for website building] recommends the use CC licenses
  
== Netherlands ==
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=== Netherlands ===
 
 
 
* CC0 as default copyright policy of the Dutch national government's single website. Will contain websites for all the ministries. Everything that is available on www.rijskoverheid.nl is available [http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/copyright without restrictions unless it is noted otherwise].  
 
* CC0 as default copyright policy of the Dutch national government's single website. Will contain websites for all the ministries. Everything that is available on www.rijskoverheid.nl is available [http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/copyright without restrictions unless it is noted otherwise].  
 
* [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-for-public-sector-information_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Licensing for the Public Sector]] (pdf)
 
* [[Media:Creativecommons-licensing-for-public-sector-information_eng.pdf|Creative Commons Licensing for the Public Sector]] (pdf)
  
== New Zealand ==
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=== New Zealand ===
 
 
 
* [http://www.e.govt.nz/policy/nzgoal NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) framework] standardises the licensing of government copyright works for re-use using Creative Commons licences and recommends the use of ‘no-known rights’ statements for non-copyright material. It is widely recognised that re-use of this material by individuals and organisations may have significant creative and economic benefit for New Zealand. Was released for public discussion on August 27, 2009. The framework will enable greater access to many public sector works by encouraging State Services agencies to license material for reuse on liberal terms, and recommends Creative Commons as an important tool in this process.  
 
* [http://www.e.govt.nz/policy/nzgoal NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) framework] standardises the licensing of government copyright works for re-use using Creative Commons licences and recommends the use of ‘no-known rights’ statements for non-copyright material. It is widely recognised that re-use of this material by individuals and organisations may have significant creative and economic benefit for New Zealand. Was released for public discussion on August 27, 2009. The framework will enable greater access to many public sector works by encouraging State Services agencies to license material for reuse on liberal terms, and recommends Creative Commons as an important tool in this process.  
 
* The [http://koordinates.com/maps/environment/ Ministry for the Environment’s Land Cover Database and the Land Environments New Zealand classification] has been released under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution licence] on the [http://koordinates.com/ Koordinates] website  - http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/koordinates_showcases_govt_cc_datasets
 
* The [http://koordinates.com/maps/environment/ Ministry for the Environment’s Land Cover Database and the Land Environments New Zealand classification] has been released under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution licence] on the [http://koordinates.com/ Koordinates] website  - http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/news_and_events/news/koordinates_showcases_govt_cc_datasets
  
== Russian Federation ==
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=== Russian Federation ===
 
 
 
* All materials (fotos, texts, videos, audios, etc.) of [http://kremlin.ru/eng/ Kremlin.ru (Official Website of President of the Russian Federation)], Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY 3.0 Unported)
 
* All materials (fotos, texts, videos, audios, etc.) of [http://kremlin.ru/eng/ Kremlin.ru (Official Website of President of the Russian Federation)], Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY 3.0 Unported)
 
** [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Kremlin_authorisation-English.pdf Letter of authorisation from the Press Secretary to the President of the Russian Federation allowing use of Kremlin.ru materials under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported licence (PDF, English, 3 October 2008)]
 
** [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Kremlin_authorisation-English.pdf Letter of authorisation from the Press Secretary to the President of the Russian Federation allowing use of Kremlin.ru materials under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported licence (PDF, English, 3 October 2008)]
 
** [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Kremlin.ru Template on Wikimedia Commons (English and Russian)]
 
** [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Kremlin.ru Template on Wikimedia Commons (English and Russian)]
  
== Spain ==
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=== Spain ===
 
 
 
* Statistical information on the [http://www.idescat.cat/en/ Statistical Institute of Catalonia] site is licensed by default under [http://www.idescat.cat/en/idescat/sistemaestadistic/ciutadans/avislegal.html CC BY 3.0 Spain].
 
* Statistical information on the [http://www.idescat.cat/en/ Statistical Institute of Catalonia] site is licensed by default under [http://www.idescat.cat/en/idescat/sistemaestadistic/ciutadans/avislegal.html CC BY 3.0 Spain].
 
* http://www.slideshare.net/justicia/the-use-of-creative-commons-licences-in-the-ministry-of-justice-of-the-government-of-catalonia/
 
* http://www.slideshare.net/justicia/the-use-of-creative-commons-licences-in-the-ministry-of-justice-of-the-government-of-catalonia/
 
* The Basque government opened a portal called Open Data Euskadi http://opendata.euskadi.net/ that uses CC BY 3.0 Spain.
 
* The Basque government opened a portal called Open Data Euskadi http://opendata.euskadi.net/ that uses CC BY 3.0 Spain.
  
== United Kingdom ==
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=== United Kingdom ===
 
* [http://data.gov.uk/ data.gov.uk], including all affiliated websites such as [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata/ Ordinance Survey's] maps. "aligned to be interoperable with any Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence" [http://data.gov.uk/terms-and-conditions]
 
* [http://data.gov.uk/ data.gov.uk], including all affiliated websites such as [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/opendata/ Ordinance Survey's] maps. "aligned to be interoperable with any Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence" [http://data.gov.uk/terms-and-conditions]
  
== United States ==
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=== United States ===
  
=== Federal ===
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==== Federal ====
 
* Works by the US federal government are automatically part of the [[public domain]] in the US as stipulated by http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#105
 
* Works by the US federal government are automatically part of the [[public domain]] in the US as stipulated by http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#105
 
* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/copyright White House web site], President Barack Obama, CC BY 3.0 US
 
* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/copyright White House web site], President Barack Obama, CC BY 3.0 US
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* The U.S. Department of Education has made OER an invitational priority in their [http://www.grants.gov/search/downloadAtt.do;jsessionid=ynkyLyCpLNWvymvqBplJQYrwRGGlGtdR9gZtncFYJgjm2hTFSJZb!-2132130105?attId=40947 Ready to Learn] (PDF) and [http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2010-1/032310h.pdf Ready to Teach] (PDF) grants.
 
* The U.S. Department of Education has made OER an invitational priority in their [http://www.grants.gov/search/downloadAtt.do;jsessionid=ynkyLyCpLNWvymvqBplJQYrwRGGlGtdR9gZtncFYJgjm2hTFSJZb!-2132130105?attId=40947 Ready to Learn] (PDF) and [http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2010-1/032310h.pdf Ready to Teach] (PDF) grants.
  
=== State ===
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==== State ====
 
 
 
* [[New York State Senate]], Senate Content, CC-BY-NC-ND with CC+ allowing non-political fundraising use of content.
 
* [[New York State Senate]], Senate Content, CC-BY-NC-ND with CC+ allowing non-political fundraising use of content.
 
* [http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+CHAP0791 State of Virginia], legislation that indicates a preference for state-funded materials to be released with a CC (or equivalent open) license.
 
* [http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+CHAP0791 State of Virginia], legislation that indicates a preference for state-funded materials to be released with a CC (or equivalent open) license.
  
=== Local government ===
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==== Local government ====
 
 
 
* [http://recoverysf.org/intranet/RecoverySF/ RecoverySF], CC BY 3.0 US.
 
* [http://recoverysf.org/intranet/RecoverySF/ RecoverySF], CC BY 3.0 US.
  

Revision as of 18:48, 27 September 2010

Currently this is a scratchpad for referencing known government uses of CC licensing and public domain tools (and government recommendations of same). Please add to the list and turn compelling uses into Case Studies.

Examples are needed for national/federal, state/provincial and local/city/county governments (or their equivalents) as well is inter-governmental bodies such as the European Union and United Nations.

Nation-Specific

Armenia

Australia

Australian government reports recommending CC usage

Bulgaria

Chile

Colombia

Greece

Guatemala

Italy

Korea

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Russian Federation

Spain

United Kingdom

  • data.gov.uk, including all affiliated websites such as Ordinance Survey's maps. "aligned to be interoperable with any Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence" [1]

United States

Federal

State

  • New York State Senate, Senate Content, CC-BY-NC-ND with CC+ allowing non-political fundraising use of content.
  • State of Virginia, legislation that indicates a preference for state-funded materials to be released with a CC (or equivalent open) license.

Local government

Intergovernmental Organizations

European Union

Inter-American Development Bank

The Inter-American Development Bank is requiring the adoption of Creative Commons by the organizations that receive funding from the Bank in the context of the FOMIN (Fondo Multiateral de Inversiones) initiatives, particularly the ICT4BUS, a fund that promotes the adoption of e-commerce in the American continent, which has financed more that thirty initiatives in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Nicaragua and other Latin American countries. Banks require those initiative to use the GPL to license any software developed by organizations receiving support from the bank, and CC to license the documentation related with those computer programs, such as user manuals.

United Nations