3. Purpose of today
โข Publicise funding received via โRelease of Data
Fundโ
โข Ensure wide engagement with โopen dataโ
from Cambridgeshire agencies
โข Impart knowledge from a range of individuals
- how to do Open Data
4. Why Open Data?
โข Transparency and democratic control
โข Participation
โข Self-empowerment
โข Improved or new private products and services
โข Improved efficiency of government services
โข Improved effectiveness of government services
โข Impact measurement of policies
โข New knowledge from combined data sources and
patterns in large data volumes