Presentation to the Open Data Leaders Summit at IODC18, Buenos Aires, about the value of symbiotic relationships and an informal approach to bring about open data change.

4. Image: Bryan Winter, Quora, https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-intriguing-examples-of-symbiotic-relationships-between-animals
a mutually beneficial
relationship involving
interaction between
two organisms that
are not of the same
species

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6. Image: Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tremolite_Asbestos_250.jpg

9. In NZ, many entrepreneurs
chat and bat ideas around
on Twitter.
We established a presence
and following.
When we saw “data
injustice” we responded
and followed up with
agencies.
Built up credibility as doers
amongst an innovative
community

10. Forum established and hosted by Open New
Zealand, a civil society organisation.
Strong advocates for open government and
data.
Collaborated on development of NZ’s
foundation open data policy pieces.
Free and frank discussion, entirely open and
discoverable – means being vulnerable.
Advanced data users – will share impact and
frustrations with open data
http://groups.open.org.nz/groups/ninja-talk/

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