Andrea Cox @andrea_cox_ andrea.cox@theodi.org

• Why was the ODI set up?

• What does the ODI do? • Open data tools and

research

“a new era in which people can use open data to generate insights, ideas, and services to create a better world for all”

G8 Open Data Charter 2013

Catalyse the evolution of open data culture

to create economic, environmental, and social value

Definition of Open Data

“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike”

Open Knowledge, http://opendefinition.org/

Professor Sir Nigel ShadboltFounder

Sir Tim Berners - LeeFounder

CCflickr:RSLN

Gavin Starks CEO18+ years startup experience, 20+ years science, web, media & data

Jeni Tennison CTOWorld-leader in open data and linked data, W3C, legislation.gov.uk and data.gov.uk

Stuart Coleman15+ years in commercial tech space. Formerly HP, CA, and AMEE

Richard Stirling6+ years in government transparency, led on data.gov.uk

What do we ODI do?

Training

Membership

International

Research

Start-upsAttribution: Noun project – Julian Claus, Scott Lewis

SOCIAL – Transport data

SOCIAL – Prescription data £200m

potential saving

identified in 6 weeks

Scalable to £1bn [BMJ]

ENVIRONMENTAL – Energy data

ECONOMIC – Company data

SOCIAL

• Transportation • Housing• Health

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Energy • Weather • Farming

ECONOMIC

• Company data• Tax• Market information (e.g.

commodities)

Growing supply of global open data

‘$3 trillion potential annual

value…‘(McKinsey Global

InstituteOct 2013) theodi.org/stories

Open data tools and research

An exceptional example of information infrastructure.

Regularly published open data with robust supportthat people can rely on.

Data users receive extra support from, and can providefeedback to a publisher.

A great start at the basics of publishing open data.

http://certificates.theODI.org

The first robust quality badge for open data

Research projects

Data visualization of open data sets across Europe@opendatamonitor

“Github” for open data@dapaas

Connect with us!

@UKODI@UKODImembers

theodi.orgtheodi.org/lunchtime-lectures