The document discusses the need to foster an "open data culture" and make data manipulation skills more accessible to the general public. It argues that working with data currently requires technical skills that remain challenging and "geek-specific". The proposed solution is to create "Infolabs", collaborative spaces that would teach basic coding, statistics, and data skills to help more people engage with and utilize open data. These labs would also incubate data-based community projects and offer resources like hack spaces and technical training to develop a more inclusive "data culture". The ultimate goal is to facilitate public participation and debate around the quantification of society through accessible data literacy.

1. THE
INFOLAB
INFOLAB CAMPAIGN
« FOSTERING (OPEN) DATA CULTURE »
Amandine Brugière
Open Data Week Marseille
June 2013

2. DOES DATA REMAIN « GEEK-SPECIFIC » ?
(AND MEN-SPECIFIC) ?

3. WRANLING DATA IS STILL CHALLENGING
IT
Development
skills
for
data-­‐base
manipula?on
Basic
familiarity
with
algorithms
Graphic
design
skills
Some
understanding
of
sta?s?cs
(the
rules
for
large-­‐scale
data-­‐analysis)
It requires
Awareness
of
existence
of
data
Awareness
of
the
range
of
knew
knowledge
of
data
manipula?on
Awareness
of
the
underlying
issues
(poli?cal,
economic)

4. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS ?
To
become
geeks
?
Adding
coding,
maths,
algorithms,
sta?s?cs
courses
in
school
curricula

5. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS ?
To
facilitate
public
access
to
necessary
ressources
?
Tools
and
human
ressources

6. What forms of mediation/intermediation to educate and
support the data manipulation efforts of the general public ?
INFOLAB CAMPAIGN

7. Tools
Technologies
Methods
Targeted services
Skills
Available data
Open Data
Self-generated data
Legal rights
Research
BUSINESSES
Competitiveness
Marketing
Innovation…
PUBLIC ACTORS
Efficiency
Participation
Valorisation…
VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS
New Tools
Effectiveness
Skilling…
LOCAL MEDIA
Datajournalism
Services
Participatory media…
…
Gain awareness, discover, explore,
train, valorise,
colaborate, support…
An openly accessible, permanent platform
THE 'INFOLAB' CONCEPT

8. Teach the fundamentals of coding and
statistics
Develop popular education
Develop plateforms for the incubation and
support of data-based projects
Stimulate the development and use of
co-produced data
Offer open hack data spaces
Offer a vector for public consultations
Participatory democracy
Develop technical training for
existing tools

9. DATA WRANLING CALLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
COLLABORATIVE CULTURE
THE AIM OF INFOLAB CAMPAIGN IS TO CREATE SPACES
THAT FOSTER THE COLLABORATIVE USE OF DATA
AND DEVELOP A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE
QUANTIFICATION OF OUR WORLD.

10. 2 WORKSHOPS TOMORROW
9.30 am
Decision-making approaches with data
2.30 pm
Skills of data culture

11. Charles Nepote
Amandine BrugièreFaustine Bougro
Claire Gallon Sarah Labelle
Simon ChignardLoup Cellard
Fabienne Guibé
INFOLAB TEAM