The
Information School is hosting two seminars on open data on Tuesday 4 November
2014.
The first seminar, ‘Open data: global policies and grassroots practice’, will be
delivered by Tim Davies at 13:00. Open data had rapidly become a global phenomena,
driven both top-down policy transfer, and bottom-up demands for greater access
to vital information. Drawing on
research from the Open Data in Developing Countries (ODDC) project, which has
supported case-study research into open data use and impacts in 12 countries
across the global South, this presentation will explore how far the models for
open government data that are promoted through global institutions are aligned
with the needs and realities of different communities around the world. By moving beyond a 'narrow model' of open
data, focused on datasets, portals and apps, a richer picture of both the
potential and the pitfalls of particular approaches to opening up data can be
uncovered.
Tim Davies is currently
the Open Data Research Lead at the World Wide Web Foundation, where he
coordinates the Open Data Research Network, and Open Data in Developing
Countries project. He is also a PhD
Candidate in the Web Science Doctoral Training Centre at the University of
Southampton, exploring the role of socio-technical infrastructures in shaping
outcomes from open data policy, and is an affiliate of the Harvard Berkman Centre
for Internet and Society.
This will be followed by Danny Antrobus’ seminar
entitled ‘The Sheffield Open Data
Community Needs You!’ at 13:30. The tale of open data in Sheffield is one of bright
starts, dashed dreams, and a grassroots resurgence. Now, there are real opportunities for everyone
to benefit from open data, whether or not you have any particular technical or
data skills. This presentation will
cover the current open data projects and activities going on in Sheffield and
invite you to get involved.
Danny Antrobus is Director and co-founder of The Better With Data Society, a civic data engagement social enterprise for Sheffield city region. The Society is the Sheffield city node of the Open Data Institute (ODI). It hosts the Open Data Sheffield network, supports local data holders to publish open data, and runs projects to help people engage with data and do useful things with it.
Danny Antrobus is Director and co-founder of The Better With Data Society, a civic data engagement social enterprise for Sheffield city region. The Society is the Sheffield city node of the Open Data Institute (ODI). It hosts the Open Data Sheffield network, supports local data holders to publish open data, and runs projects to help people engage with data and do useful things with it.
The seminars take place
on Tuesday 4 November, beginning at 13:00 in RC-204 Lecture Room at the
Information School, Regent Court. Refreshments
will be provided beforehand at 12:30.
All are welcome and there is no need to book.
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