ADAPTING TOAN OPEN DATA WORLDJENI TENNISON @JENITTECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ODI JENI@THEODI.ORG

I WILL TALK ABOUT

• move to open data• accountability• opportunity

• skills and capability• role of Open Data Institute

SHAKESPEARE REVIEW

"Imagine if we could combine all the data we produce on education and health, tax and spending, work and productivity, and use that to enhance the myriad decisions which define our future; well, we can, right now. And Britain can be first to make it happen for real."

WHAT IS OPEN DATA?

• data for everyone• not limited by funds• not limited by who they are• not limited by what they intend to do

• data that is reusable• published with a permissive licence• machine-readable in standard formats• reliable and trustworthy

MOVE TO OPEN DATA

Accountability• transparenc

y• regulation• expectation

Opportunity• reach• efficiencies• collaboratio

n

ACCOUNTABILITY

introduces Right to Data for those making FOI requests

PROTECTION OF FREEDOMS ACT 2012

"RIGHT TO DATA"

• freedom of information• right to see documents

• right to data• right to analyse, visualise,

combine• Protection of Freedoms Act

2012• machine-readable• under an appropriate licence

information engenders trust

TRANSPARENCY EVERYWHERE

OPPORTUNITY

quantity

pri

ce

newrevenue

SHIFTS IN DEMANDfilm

musicnewspapers

softwaredata

OPEN DATA IS A TOOL

data

enhanced

informed

diversedata

COLLABORATE• distributed

effort• reduced cost• enhanced value

• host benefits• improved data• moderation

• examples• MusicBrainz• OpenStreetMap• legislation.gov.uk

lower

informedinformed

data

CAPABILITY

SHAKESPEARE REVIEW

"Many existing businesses will have to dramatically engage with “big data” to survive, but unless we improve our base of high-level skills few will have the capacity to innovate to create new approaches and methodologies that are simply orders of magnitude better than what went before."

CHALLENGECapabilities• data publishing• technical• business & legal• digital

engagement

• data reuse• analysis• visualisation &

stories• weighing decisions

People• big companies• buy in analysis

talent

• public sector• third sector• small

businesses• other priorities

(not as high as pictured)

ASKING PEOPLE TO LEAP OVER A HIGH BAR

APPROACHES TO HELPING

• train the person• provide the tools• publication, analysis, visualisation• interactive guides, questionnaires

• lower the bar• better quality data is easier to

reuse• focus on quality that makes a

difference

OPEN DATA INSTITUTE

• training• Friday lunchtime lectures• taught short courses

• help and advice• online guides• consultancy

• tools• Open Data Certificate

ADAPTING TOAN OPEN DATA WORLDJENI TENNISON @JENITTECHNICAL DIRECTOR, ODI JENI@THEODI.ORG