This document discusses open data and creative commons licensing initiatives in South Australia. It provides background on creative commons licenses and explains their benefits, such as cost savings and increased transparency. Open data is defined as data that is freely available for anyone to use without restrictions. The document lists government agencies in Australia that are making data openly available and notes current open data uses by the City of Salisbury, such as sharing water data. It also discusses opportunities to supply additional local data sets and consider adopting open data and creative commons policies and practices more broadly.