1. New Data-Product Recipes
Heather Savory
Open Data User Group
@ODUGUK

2. • Chair of Open Data User Group
• Member of Data Strategy Board
• Chair of Scrutiny Panel, RICS
I know Tech: • To ask you for help.
• Managing Director, eComData
• VP Hardware Engineering, 3Dlabs • Offer you something in return.

3. Why the recipe analogy?
• Data generated by the User or 3rd Party is
a key ingredient of many products.
• Lack of ingredients can often hold
products (& dishes) back.

4. Public Sector Data
• Public Sector Data is often:
– Maps & Locations
– Spending Information
– Demographics & Health Stats
– Traffic / Transport Information
– Business Information
• It‟s built by government agencies as part
of their role.
• It‟s funded by Taxes.

5. Why should data be Open & Free?
• We‟ve already paid for it through Tax.
• It can help citizens to „get involved‟ & make
informed choices.
• It can save lives
• It can help create new services or products
• Charging for data can block innovation.
– Can it? Has it stopped you?

6. Open Data – Some Stats
Premium
Chow

7. Where’s the Beef?
• Lots of data so far!
• Is it useful to you?
• What‟s missing?

8. Ready-to-Serve and in Preparation
• ONS National Statistics Postcodes* now openly
available online, for free.
• MoD firing range data.
• ODUG Business Cases available for comment**:
– Historic Met Office data
– VAT Register
– Land Registry historic price paid
– River Network centrelines
– Rights of Way
– Address Data
* National Statistics Postcode Directory
www.census.ac.uk/guides/Lookup_tables.aspx
** data.gov.uk/open-data-user-group-benefits-cases-for-release-of-data

9. ODUG v Jamie Oliver
Experts on Open Data Expert on Italian food
Represent the community Represents the community
Building the business case Writing your dinner recipes
Advising Government Advising Government
Supporting Innovation Supporting Innovation
Prompting debate Holding debates

10. ODUG Needs You!
• What data will perfect your Product Recipe?
• What‟s it worth to you?
• Why can‟t you get it today?
• Comment on our current business cases!

11. What you’ll get
• More data, of better quality, more easily
• Opportunities to build new Products at a
lower cost
• Help lead the world in the Open Data
revolution
• A Michelin Star!

12. Next Steps
• Ask for ingredients
• We‟ll write the Recipe
• Tell us if it looks tasty @ODUGUK
• Innovate like Levi Roots –
“vibrant tastes
& healthy ingredients”