Not surprisingly, this easy accessibility to useful data has led to the widespread belief, rarely verbalized, that all data is equal.

FORBES: The Big Data Gold Rush

But the big thing is that we are seeing a very rapid increase in the accessibility and use of mobile data, thanks to things like iPhones, iPads and all the competitive products that Dell and HPwill come up in terms of accessing that mobile data.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Recognizing that simply publishing snapshots of government information is not enough to make it open, we need to improve the quality, accessibility, timeliness, and usability of our data and content through well-defined standards that include the use of machine-readable formats such as web APIs and common metadata tagging schemas.

WHITEHOUSE: Digital Government