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<section>
	<h2>Background</h2>
	<ul>
		<li>Head of Research at ODI</li>
		<li>Senior Research/Data Scientist at Talis Group</li>
		<li>PhD in Social Network-driven Recommender Systems</li>
	</ul>
</section>


<section>
	<h2>Overview</h2>
	<ol>
		<li>What is Open Data?</li>
		<li>The Open Data Institute</li>
		<li>Applications of Open Data</li>
		<li>Next Steps</li>
	</ol>
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<section>
	<h2>What is Open Data?</h2>
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	<p>
		<blockquote>Open data is information that is available for anyone to use, for any purpose,<br/>at no cost.</blockquote>
		<span class="quoteattr">&mdash;&nbsp;<a href="http://opendefinition.org/">http://theodi.org/guide/what-open-data</a></span>
	</p>
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<section>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li><strong>open data</strong><br/>must have have a <em>licence</em> to say it is open<br/>just being on the web is not enough</li>
		<li class="fragment"><strong>the license</strong><br/>may impose some constraints:<br/><em>attribution</em> and/or <em>share-alike</em></li>
	</ul>
</section>

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	<p>
		<blockquote>A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it &mdash; subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike.</blockquote>
		<span class="quoteattr">&mdash;&nbsp;<a href="http://opendefinition.org/">http://opendefinition.org/</a></span>
	</p>
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	<h2>Open | Big | Personal Data</h2>
	<p><img class="stretch" src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/venn-diagram-open-big-personal.png" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"/></p>
	<p style="text-align:center; font-size: smaller;">Image Credit: Ulrich Atz</p>
	
	<aside class="notes">There is often confusion about the relationship between big data, open data, and personal data. This slide helps clarify the following points: all three topics are related but only partially overlap. For example, if we look at all the data sets that could be classified as big data, only some of them will have an open license. Similarly, if we think about the intersection of open and personal data, most of the personal data will not be available under an open license. To be really clear about this, I could choose to publish some of my personal data under an open license, but this will probably always be the exception. To restate that in simple terms, most open data will not be personal, and most personal data will not be open. Similarly, most big data will not be personal, and most personal data will not be big. However, over time there will likely be more and more personal data sets that are so big they justify the label of big data, for example, there is a trend known as the quantified self, where people increasingly capture data about themselves and their lives. If some of these big and personal data sets were published under an open license then they would occupy this central area of the Venn diagram.</aside>
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<section><h2>The Open Data Institute</h2></section>


<section>
	<h2>The Open Data Institute</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li><strong>founded in 2012</strong><br/>by Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt</li>
		<li class="fragment"><strong>non-profit, non-partisan company</strong><br/>partly funded by, but <strong>independent</strong> from, government</li>
		<li class="fragment">based in <strong>east london</strong>, but with <strong>(inter)national outlook</strong></li>
		<li class="fragment">dedicated to<br/><strong>unlocking supply of and demand for open data</strong><br/><strong>communicating its value</strong></li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>ODI Activities</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li><strong>training</strong></li>
		<li><strong>tools and services</strong></li>
		<li><strong>startups</strong></li>
		<li><strong>policy</strong></li>
		<li><strong>research</strong></li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>ODI Members</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li><strong>Quanta Computer</strong><br/>needs no introduction!</li>
		<li><strong>Telefonica</strong><br/>major mobile and fixed line telco</li>
		<li><strong>Virgin Media</strong><br/>large UK cable telco</li>
		<li>...plus almost 50 others<br/>
		<a href="http://directory.theodi.org/members">http://directory.theodi.org/members</a></li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>ODI Ethos</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li><strong>doing everything in the open</strong></li>
		<li>creating <strong>economic, social and<br/>environmental value</strong> by...</li>
		<li>...<strong>helping others be successful with open data</strong></li>
	</ul>
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<section>
	<h2>An Open Data Culture<br/>for Everyone</h2>
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<section>
	<h2>So What?</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li>open data makes you free to<br/><strong>build cool things</strong></li>
		<li><strong>without having to pay for the data or collect it yourself</strong></li>
	</ul>
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<section><h2>Applications of<br/>Open Data</h2></section>

<section>
	<h2>Prescribing Analytics</h2>
	<h3>The Question</h3>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li class="fragment">annual prescription drugs bill for NHS is <strong>~&pound;10 billion</strong></li>
		<li class="fragment">potential cost savings from prescribing <strong>generic drugs</strong></li>
		<li class="fragment"><strong>how big are the savings?</strong></li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Prescribing Analytics</h2>
	<h3>The Method</h3>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li class="fragment">prescription data for england, published monthly<br/>anonymised, under an open license</li>
		<li class="fragment">work with domain specialists<br/>select one drug class: statins</li>
		<li class="fragment">find all cases where generic could have been prescribed<br/>with no difference in patient outcomes</li>
		<li class="fragment">what is the cost difference?</li>
	</ul>
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<section>
		<img src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/prescribinganalytics.png"><br/>
		<span class="quoteattr"><a href="http://prescribinganalytics.com/">http://prescribinganalytics.com/</a></span>
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<section>
	<h2>Prescribing Analytics</h2>
	<h3>The Results</h3>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li class="fragment">potential costs savings to national health service of<br/><strong>&pound;200 million per year</strong></li>
		<li class="fragment"><strong>for just one drug class</strong></li>
	</ul>
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<section>
	<h2>Fire Stations in London</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li class="fragment">proposal to close a number of <strong>fire stations</strong>
				<br/>in central london</li>
		<li class="fragment">candidates for closure identified by
				<br/><strong>non-transparent analysis/process</strong></li>
		<li class="fragment"><strong>questions</strong>
				<br/>is the analysis fair/accurate?
				<br/>how can citizens engage in the process?
		</li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<img src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/london-fire-cropped.png"><br/>
	<span class="quoteattr"><a href="http://london-fire.labs.theodi.org/">http://london-fire.labs.theodi.org/</a></span>
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<section>
	<h2>Fire Stations in London</h2>
	<h3>Conclusions</h3>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li class="fragment">findings broadly compatible with initial analysis</li>
		<li class="fragment">significantly cheaper than official analysis?</li>
		<li class="fragment"><strong>tool is publicly available</strong>
				<br/>citizens can explore the options
		</li>
	</ul>
</section>


<section>
	<h2>Evaluating Data Quality</h2>
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<section>
  <h2>Open Data Certificates</h2>
  <ul class="centred-list">
		<li class="fragment"><strong>the first robust quality badge for open data</strong></li>
		<li class="fragment">
			<strong>helps...</strong><br/>
			<strong>publishers</strong> certify their data<br/>
			<strong>users</strong> find and use it<br/>
			<strong>policy makers</strong> benchmark<br/></li>
		<li class="fragment"><a href="http://certificates.theodi.org">http://certificates.theodi.org</a></li>
</section>

<section>
	<img class="stretch" src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/cert-levels.png" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"></a>
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<!-- ==== Next Steps ==== -->

<section>
	<h2>Next Steps</h2>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Phenomenal Growth</h2>
	<img src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/india-data-sites.png" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"/>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Phenomenal Growth</h2>
	<img src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/opendatasites.png" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"/>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>ODI Nodes</h2>
	<img src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/node-orgs.png" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"/><br/>
	<p class="fragment" style="text-align:center">Businesses + Universities + NGOs</p>
	<p class="fragment" style="text-align:center">ODI Nodes connect the organisations that support<br/>open data projects and people</p>
	<p class="fragment" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://theodi.org/node">http://theodi.org/node</a></p>
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<section>
	<h2>ODI Nodes</h2>
	<p style="text-align:center">supporting local, national and international impact</p>
	<img src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/node-types.png" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"/>
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<section>
	<h2>ODI Nodes</h2>
	<img src="2013-11-taiwan-open-data-culture-technology/nodes-map.png" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"/>
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<section>
	<h2>(Some) R&amp;D<br/>Challenges</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li class="fragment"><strong>tracking the evolution and spread of open data</strong><br/>including analytics</li>
		<li class="fragment"><strong>helping data consumers, e.g. startups</strong></li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Project: Open Data<br/>Monitor</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li><strong>monitoring and analytics for<br/>open data deployment across europe</strong></li>
		<li>2-year project, started this week</li>
		<li>european focus, but may provide services elsewhere</li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
	<h2>Project:<br/>&quot;Data and Platform<br/>as a Service&quot;</h2>
	<ul class="centred-list">
		<li><strong>making it radically easier to consume<br/>open &amp; linked data</strong><br/>
				e.g. for small businesses, startups</li>
		<li>2-year project, started this week</li>
		<li>partners in europe and korea</li>
	</ul>
</section>

<section>
  <h2>Questions?</h2><br>
  <img height="320;" src="brand/odi_dynamic_logo.png" alt="ODI" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"> 
  <hr>
  <p style="text-align:center">Tom Heath · Open Data Institute</p>
  <p style="text-align:center; font-size: smaller">
		<a href="mailto:tom.heath@theodi.org">tom.heath@theodi.org</a> ·
		<a href="https://twitter.com/tommyh">@tommyh</a>
	</p>
</section>

<section>
  <h2>Acknowledgements</h2>
  <p style="text-align:center"><strong>DaPaaS</strong> and <strong>OpenDataMonitor</strong> projects</p>
  <p style="text-align:center">funded by EC FP7 grants 610988 &amp; 611988</p>
  <img height="320;" src="brand/odi_dynamic_logo.png" alt="ODI" style="border:none; box-shadow:none;"> 
  <hr>
  <p style="text-align:center">Tom Heath · Open Data Institute</p>
  <p style="text-align:center; font-size: smaller">
		<a href="mailto:tom.heath@theodi.org">tom.heath@theodi.org</a> ·
		<a href="https://twitter.com/tommyh">@tommyh</a>
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