Presentation by Gavin Starks for the Digital Utopias conference in Hull, City of Culture.

1. Gavin Starks CEO
gavin@theODI.org @agentGav

2. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web, tweeting from middle of the 2012 Olympics

3. The open web is the most successful information architecture in history

4. 1969- internet (first ARPANET link)
1989- web of documents
2009- web of data
* Launch of data.gov.uk
The global information network affects everyone

5. Data licensed
for use by anyone
for any purpose
What is open data?

6. The data spectrum
Your personal
finance records
Commercially
sensitive
Your
thoughts
The value
of π
|ß Combined health data à|
A bus
timetable
National
security
Closed
Open
Shared

7. “a new era in which people can use open data
to generate insights, ideas, and services
to create a better world for all”
G8 Open Data Charter 2013
G8 Open Data Charter 2013

8. Sustain > 7,000,000,000 people
… Energy … Food … Water … Climate …
… Education … Shelter … Transport …
… Health … Economy … Jobs …
… Culture …

9. Global, regional, local – a shared vision
Political
Politicians, UN, World Bank have shared ambitions
Regional
Smart-cities are driving efficiency and innovation
Business
McKinsey, Deloitte are signalling economic growth
Innovators
Start-ups are creating jobs
Social
NGO communities are building partnerships
Individuals
Engaged in improving their services, rebuilding trust

10. A global landscape for open data impact
Outcomes
Social, environmental, and economic impact
Outputs
Transparency. Efficiency. Innovation.
Reach
Global – Country – City/Region – Individual
Sectors
Smart Cities … Finance … Insurance …
Energy … Water … Climate … Agriculture …
Education … Food … Health … Transport …

11. Global Network
learning, membership, franchise
Innovation Unit
services, evidence, R&D
Core
strategy, environment, culture

12. Learning
Membership
Businesses
Universities
Non-profits
Governments
Individuals
Accreditation
Training trainers
Training people
Franchise
International network of
members and trainers
Global Network

13. Services
Evidence
Sector programmes
Strategic projects
Startup incubation
Applied research
Standards
Tools
Public stories
Policy guidance
Sector-specific papers
R&D
Innovation Unit

14. Strategy
Vision
Mission
Sustainability
Culture
Brand
Web
Events
Environment
Team
Tools
Space
Core

15. Evidence
& investment
Share
knowledge
Collaboration
and ideas
Demonstrate potential
Communicate
value

16. A world-class team
Leadership team
Jeni Tennison OBE
Technical Director & d.CEO
Richard Stirling
International & Services
Louise Burke
Finance & Compliance
Simon Bullmore
Learning
Kathryn Corrick
Content
Georgia Phillips
Membership
Tom Heath
Evidence
James Smith
R&D
Emma Thwaites
Communications
Michelle Prescott
People
Jade Croucher
Operations
ODI board
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
President
Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Chairman
Gavin Starks
CEO
Robert Bryan
Secretary
Martha Lane-Fox CBE
Non-exec (from mid-2015)
Roger Hampson
Non-exec
Richard Marsh
Non-exec
HQ (LONDON)
40 FTE + 20 Associates
GLOBAL NETWORK
20 operational franchises in 13 countries

17. Toronto
Chicago
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Hawaii
Rio
Buenos Aires
Dubai
Seoul
Osaka
Queensland
Manchester
Leeds
Sheffield
Brighton
Devon
London (HQ)
Gothenburg
Paris
Trento
Amsterdam
Moscow

18. Structured
→ machine readable
Addressable
→ shareable URIs
Traceable
→ documented sources
Maintained
→ updated
What is good open data?

19. The quality mark for open data
Helps publishers certify their own data
Helps users search, discover and use it
Helps policy makers benchmark
http://certificates.theODI.org

20. Publisher
Service
User
Feedback
Reliable
Comprehensive
Secure
Interprets
Integrates
Analyses
Organises
Sets quality
Maintains
Improves quality

21. Gavin Starks CEO
gavin@theODI.org @agentGav

22. Examples of open data innovation

23. Convened domain-experts
+ health & data analytics
+ communications
Analysed 35m records
+ all the data & clinical facts
National & international reach
+ Economist & FT
+ broadsheets & tabloid press
+ cited in G8 & govt. reports
http://theodi.org/stories

24. Innovative open insight
+ Mapped the biggest US banks
+ Groundbreaking visualisation
+ Enables new financial analysis
Aggregated and cleaned data
+ Extracted from huge PDFs
+ Over 900 pages
+ Combined with public data
Featured internationally
+ Wired
+ GigaOm
Development opportunities
+ Map network changes
+ Find patterns and trends
http://theodi.org/stories

25. Convened domain-experts
+ P2P lenders
+ Banking professionals
+ Data analytics (ODI)
+ Communications (ODI)
Analysed 14m records
+ All the data (i.e. not a model)
+ Anonymised and analysed
+ ODI analytics & research
National & international reach
+ Front-page Financial Times
Development opportunities
+ Data intensive & policy-light
+ Create real-time view
+ Stimulate market
http://theodi.org/stories

26. Convened domain experts
+ Entrepreneur think-tanks
+ Federation of small businesses
+ Government procurement
Analysed and cleaned data
+ 350,000 EU tenders
+ 38 million UK transactions
+ 1.8m documents + 9,000 CSVs
National reach
+ Front-page Daily Telegraph
(Business Section)
Development opportunities
+ Discover & address issues
+ Predictive bid analytics
http://theodi.org/stories

27. Convened domain experts
+ Fire service
+ Smart-steps intelligence (Telefonica)
+ Data analytics (ODI)
Real-time big data processing
+ 509,000 incidents over (4y+)
+ 120,000 network stations
+ 600,000,000 location records
1 expert analysis tool
+ Making cities smarter
+ View impact on people, the
borough, and whole city
http://theodi.org/stories

28. Readiness
Political, social and economic.
Government, entrepreneurs,
business, citizens, civil society.
Implementation
Measuring progress on 14 core
datasets (e.g. land, spending,
transport, crime, health)
Impact
Analysis of positive political,
social and environmental impact,
and economic change.
http://theodi.org/stories

29. Gavin Starks CEO
gavin@theODI.org @agentGav