Worldwide adoption of open data is gaining momentum, particularly for public sector and government data. In 2013, all G7 countries signed the Open Data Charter agreeing that government data should be open by default, and many G20 countries are now introducing similar practices. Tesco used open weather data to improve operational efficiency by predicting demand increases of 300% for barbecues during 18 degree rises in temperature. A Colombian research center used open and private data to create a decision tool that helped rice farmers avoid $3.6 million in losses during a drought.

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Worldwide adoption of open data is gaining momentum, particularly
where public sector and government data is concerned. In 2013, all of the
G7 countries signed the Open Data Charter, agreeing that all government
data should be open by default. Many G20 countries are now also
introducing similar open data practices.
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G7 OPEN DATA CHARTER
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G20 OPEN DATA CHARTER
Tesco used open weather data from government and a
third-party supplier to improve operational efficiency across
thousands of stores by predicting demand for product. Weather-
based predictive analytics helped Tesco calculate that every 18-
degree F rise in temperature corresponds to a 300% rise in
barbeque sales.
Source:
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/localgovtpolitics/remarksfromobam
asspeechatappliedmaterials/nXm24/
TESCO
Colombian research centre, CIAT used a mixture of open
and private data to analyse decreasing crop yields to create a
decision-making tool to help rice growers in drought conditions.
Actions informed by this data helped farmers avoid extreme
damage from the drought saving an estimated $3.6m of
potential economic losses.
Source: http://www.unglobalpulse.org/bigdataclimatechallengewinnersan-
nounced
CIAT
Flood Map uses open data from the Environment Agency in the
UK to warn users about potential flooding in their area. Warnings
are updated at 15-minute intervals, allowing users to monitor
water elevation and prepare for disasters.
Source: http://data.gov.uk/sites/default/files/library/Flood%20map.pdf
FLOOD MAP
OPEN DATA AT WORK
OPEN DATA BENEFITS OPEN DATA CONCERNS
Quote source:
http://diginomica.com/2014/02/28/opendataputtingfear
localgovernment/
1. PRIVACY
Although open data is anonymised,
there are concerns that enough
data could be pieced together to
reveal personal information.
2. INTEGRITY
It is possible that the act of opening
data could reduce its reliability. Also,
survey data could be affected by 'self
selection' with respondents being
reticent due to openness of data.
3. MISINTERPRETATION
To use data in a meaningful way
requires considerable skill and
understanding. Opening data for all
to use could result in misinterpreta-
tion or the introduction of errors.
4. COST
While open data may be free to the
end user, supplying and curating it
doesn't come without costs. Collation,
organisation, storage, bandwidth and
security costs will need to be covered
by the supplier.
5. LOSS OF PROFIT
Closed datasets and the processing
thereof grant privilege to those that
use them. In many cases this privilege
is a road to profit for data businesses.
THERE’S A FEAR THAT
RELEASING EVERYTHING SEEMS
PRETTY SCARY, UNLESS SOMEONE
HAS GOT THE TIME TO CHECK THAT
YOU ARE NOT RELEASING SENSITIVE
INFORMATION, WHICH COULD
BACKFIRE QUITE MASSIVELY”
- Eddie Copeland, Head of Technology Policy,
Policy Exchange, February 2014
1. TRANSPARENCY
Opening your data can mitigate
uncertainty and enhance the levels
of trust between the business and
its partners.
2. EMPOWERMENT
Making your data available to all
can empower employees, custom-
ers and external parties to make
use of it in ways that could benefit
everyone.
3. INNOVATION
Open data can lead to new
products and innovations that
simply wouldn't have been
possible otherwise.
4. KNOWLEDGE
Seeing your own business data
used in new and exciting ways can
reveal new patterns and knowledge
that has been hiding behind the
numbers.
5. IMPROVEMENT
Opening your data could lead to
improvement in many areas of your
business or that of your customers.
Quote source:
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/localgovtpolitics/
remarksfromobamasspeechatappliedmaterials/nXm24/
IT’S GOING TO HELP MORE
ENTREPRENEURS COME
UP WITH PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES THAT WE HAVEN’T
EVEN IMAGINED YET
- Barack Obama, President of the United States,
May 2013
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Sources:
· The Open Data Handbook - http://opendatahandbook.org/guide/en/why-open-data/
· ODI - Open Data Means Business - http://theodi.org/open-data-means-business
· Open Data Barometer - http://barometer.opendataresearch.org/report/analysis
/rankings.html
http://businessvalueexchange.com/
OPEN DATA UNLOCKED
OPEN DATA IS THE IDEA THAT CERTAIN DATA SHOULD BE FREELY
AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE TO USE AND REPUBLISH AS THEY WISH.
IT'S ALREADY HELPING GOVERNMENTS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND
INDIVIDUALS INNOVATE AND DRIVE INVESTMENT IN NEW
INDUSTRIES AND NEW WAYS OF WORKING.