Why should I care about open data?
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The document discusses the importance of open data and its potential to improve governance, innovation, and economic growth in the UK. It highlights various aspects of open data, including its accessibility and the benefits it brings to businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises. Additionally, it mentions the government's efforts and financial support available for fostering open data initiatives.
![UK Government took 45% (53 days)
longer than the EU average to
complete an EU compliant tender in
2013. [that] starves the UK’s SMEs of
£734m of cash flow each year
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Why should I care about open data?
- 1. SHOULD I CARE ABOUT OPEN DATA?
- 3. InnovateUK & NESTA hyperlocal demonstrator Leeds & York Open data & hyperlocal content . MEDIA MILL PROJECT
- 5. OPENSOURCE
- 6. Open data and content can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose http://opendefinition.org/
- 7. - Open Data by default - Improved Governance - Innovation https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-data-charter
- 8. make your stuff available on the Web make it available as structured data use non-proprietary formats use URIs to denote things link your data to other data http://5stardata.info/
- 9. Raw: A great start at the basics of publishing open data. Pilot: Data users receive extra support from, and can provide feedback to the publisher. Standard: Regularly published open data with robust support that people can rely on. Expert: An exceptional example of information infrastructure. https://certificates.theodi.org/about
- 11. UK Government took 45% (53 days) longer than the EU average to complete an EU compliant tender in 2013. [that] starves the UK’s SMEs of £734m of cash flow each year http://theodi.org/news/new-data-analysis-by-odi-startup-shows-uk-businesses- starved-of-22bn-in-cash-flow
- 12. “The Centre for Economics and Business Research estimates that the EU’s move towards more openness in data will create 58,000 jobs in the UK by 2017 and add £216 billion to the nation’s GDP.” http://thegovlab.org/nhs/
- 13. an annual turnover of over £92bn. over 500k employees. 70% had fewer than 10 employees. https://theodi.org/open-data-means-business 270 UK open data companies
- 14. 54% of high growth firms collect and analyse open data; in the case of low growth firms the percentage is 36% http://www.economistinsights.com/analysis/data-directive
- 22. exploit data commercially & non-commercially as long as you credit the source non-end
- 23. open, attribution & share-alike licenses for your own data
- 25. Offensive tactic. Defensive tactic. Solve collective action problems. Forces added value. Chris Taggart Co-Founder & CEO at OpenCorporates
- 26. OPEN DATA IS ABOUT MAKING LINKS
- 28. ODINE offers financial support of up to 100,000 € to European innovators to grow their open-data idea into a sustainable business https://opendataincubator.eu/