diplo e-participation day, open data, tim davies, university of southampton
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What does Open Data matter for International OrganisationsTRANSCRIPT
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Introductions
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Open d
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Introduce open data
Explore open data in governance
Share some examples of data in use
Consider what it means for participation
Accessible on the web
Licensed to allow re-use
Machine-readable and ‘remixable’
Data that is...
Image Credit: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection | Attributed Author: Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914; Hewes, Fletcher W.; United States. Census Office
Our institutions run on data
Image credit: Figure 2.20 from the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) of 2001, showing hockey stick graph based on
1999 reconstruction by Mann, Bradley and Hughes. (Source: Wikipedia)
From global warming targets
Image from: http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/country-profiles
to aid pledges
Graphs from: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2012/GenderE.pdf
to the millennium development goals
data is central
Opening data can support transparency...
...innovation...
...engagement
...
...and collaboration.
Read-write open data
Open data is on the agenda
open data = open government/
But
“The new oil”
Data + ? = participation
Recap
Data has always been part of how governance works
Open data is emerging on the policy landscape changing the way data can operate in governance
Open data can be both a policy tool and a platform for engagement
But we’re just at the beginning...
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