In this session, invited international speakers present state-of-the-art examples of Open Data – from policy actions to data reuse, from knowledge networks to use cases. In a panel setting, we’ll discuss key aspects on how to "make it happen" and get the best value from Open Data.
Open linked data for both humans and machines - Lydia Pintscher
Imagine what we can build when the sum of all human knowledge is machine readable. Wikipedia is providing access to knowledge. But we have not reached everyone yet. Wikidata is the next step in our quest to give more people more access to more knowledge. Learn how we do it and what you can do with a treasure of open data about the world we life in.
Open Data for Better Services and Engagement - Asta Manninen
Experiences from Helsinki and the Helsinki Region – HRI, Helsinki Region Infoshare. Open data leads to more transparency, communication and engagement between the public sector and society. Moreover, open data with the aid of new tools and software development paves the way for entrepreneurship and new employment, which ideally ends up in better services and new options for citizens. Open data encourages citizen engagement, multistakeholder involvement, and new types of collaboration. Open data helps you link up with the entire world. The presentation will tell about the experiences from Helsinki and the Helsinki Region, i.e. the open data service HRI, Helsinki Region Infoshare www.hri.fi.
A Global Open Data Revolution - Pernilla Näsfors
More and more data is being released openly by governments and public institutions. How can we make sure that all parts of the world have the resources, skills, and policies in place to join this data revolution? Can we also harness the potential of big data in an open way, even though it is often held by private companies? Can we open up data in a responsible way that isn’t a threat to people’s privacy or security? In her talk Pernilla Näsfors will highlight some of the questions raised during the UN led process to design the future Sustainable Development Goals, with a call for a worldwide data revolution.
Opening up government data - Irina Bolychevsky
This year we've seen a rapid rise in open data portals launched by governments and organisations alike. What do these portals look like and why do they matter? Irina will be giving an overview of open data and providing live demonstrations of some of the most known and newest portals to explore the platform behind data.gov.uk, data.gov and 100's of others (CKAN).
Open Data Challenge Series - Tris Dyson
Tris will talk about the unique collaboration between open data and competitions design experts, with the goal to spur innovation based on the large amount of UK open data. NESTA and the Open data institute are running a series of seven competitions. They provide hands on support to strengthen ideas and reward winners with equity free funding. Three challenges themes (Crime and Justice, Education and Energy/Environment) are completed, and four are still to go. Here we get exciting results so far, and what is to be expected next.