Gavin Starks CEO@agentGavtheODI.org

We connect, equip and inspire people around the world to innovate with data

http://theodi.org/about-us

Connect thousands of countries & cities, millions of companies, billions of people and unlock $trillions

Web of documents Web of data

Machine-readable data, sensors, and the internet of everything and everyone

>7B population today>11B population by 2100

>3B people online today>5B machines online today>25B machines online by 2020

data are emitted by people and machines

translated into forms people and machines can use

helping people and machines decide

things that impact each of our worlds — and the whole world

making people and machines emit more data

http://theodi.org/culture/body-01000010011011110110010001111001-2012

http://www.theodi.org/data-spectrumhttp://www.theodi.org/data-spectrum-

“I know it’s a juggernaut heading in our direction…

not sure what it isscared of itlots of questionsIP threats?security?income?quality?liability?value?risks?

we don’t know what to do”

FearUncertaintyDoubt

Our challengesustain > 7,000,000,000 people now

… Energy … Food … Water … Waste …… Education … Shelter … Transport …

… Health … Jobs …

while hitting peak ‘everything’ everywhere

$3.6m saving in climate change damage to rice crops in Colombia

Research centerFarmers association

Ministry of agriculture

Planning investment in schools based on needs & linked services

Government ministriesOpen data institute

World bank

5,000+ smallholder farmers in Ghanaaccessing weather & market advice

Esoko, USAID & AWhere

Punchcard EconomySam Meech

http://theodi.org/data-as-culture-2014

Data are not just a set of targets, or a report written

Data are part of your operational decision-making infrastructure

BEYONDCOLLABORATION

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Roads help us navigate to a location.Data helps us navigate to a decision.

http://theodi.org/who-owns-our-data-infrastructure

http://theodi.org/culture

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Manchester HampshireLeeds SheffieldBristolDevonParis AmsterdamTrentoAthensBelfastVienna

Connect, equip and inspire people around the world to innovate with data http://theodi.org/nodes

http://theodi.org/how-improve-agriculture-food-nutrition-open-data

http://theodi.org/supporting-sustainable-development-with-open-data

http://theodi.org/guides/prioritise-open-data-to-drive-global-development

Data in general, and open data specifically, is changing the nature of politics and business.

It reflects a cultural shift to an open, networked society.

@agentGav theODI.org