opening plenary - prof. nigel shadbolt

Open Data: New Opportunities New Challenges

Professor Nigel ShadboltWeb and Internet Science Group

Chairman and Co-Founder Open Data Institute

@Nigel_Shadbolt

The Power of Open…

The Power of Open…

The Power of Open…

Open Licences

Open Standards

Open Data Open Participation

Open Source

Open Data: What’s the use…

Open Data: What’s the use…

Open Data: What’s the use…

The Power of Open…

Open Licences

Open Standards

Open Data Open Participation

Open Source

What is Open Data

1. it is made accessible online 2. it is published in an open machine

readable format 3. it is licensed to allow others to re-

use it.

open the data…

and the applications follow…

at all scales…

around the world…

Open Data and Governance

Open Data and Crime

Open Data and Transport

Open Data and the Environment

Open Data and Health

Open Data and Science

Open Data and Charities

Open Data and Charities

Open Data and Charities

The Power of the Results

Political

• Transparency • Accountability • Participation

Economic

• Efficiency •  Innovation • Growth

Social

•  Inclusion • Poverty • Diversity

Research

• Dissemination •  Innovation

Media

• Data Journalism

• Data Literacy

Data

• Engagement •  Improvement • Acquisition

Why Open Data for Charities?

•  Driving policy formation and planning

•  Joining up responses and supporting collaboration

•  Providing more integrated services

•  Supporting advocacy and campaigning

•  Impact evaluation •  Improving fundraising

and communication •  Mediating local,

regional and national •  Making commissioning

more efficient •  Harnessing volunteer

and private sector innovation and effort

Will it work for you?

The Role of the ODI

Big Open Data e.g. Prescribing Analytics The NHS could have saved

~£200 million p.a. through increasing prescriptions of generic rather than proprietary statins

Open Data Challenges

Infrastructure Quality Interpretation Security and Privacy Open Data 2.0 …

Conclusions

•  Charities will need to understand this new landscape

•  Open Data can help bridge the information sharing gap

•  Invest in capacity building •  Develop good information

processing practices •  Look for the Networks effects and

Open Innovation

Thank you

nrs@ecs.soton.ac.uk

nigel@theodi.org

@Nigel_Shadbolt