BCU - MA Social Media - Open Data
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Open Data
What is Open Data?
Open Government Data are all stored data of the public sector which could be made accessible by government in the public
interest without any restrictions on usage and distribution.
Geiger and Lucke (2011)
Why now?
Access to broadband
Cheap storage
Cloud computing
What are the benefits of Open Data?
Approaches to Open Data
#1 The Hackathon
The Hackathon
Data+
Geeks+
Pizza+
Overnight(I don't understand the overnight bit)
Approaches to Open Data
#2 The App Competition
The App Competition
Data+
Geeks+
Prize+
A decent amount of time
Open Warwickshire
Quick Wordpress site
Some open data
Ipod Shuffles
Yahoo!
Library books
Approaches to Open Data
#3 Build an application
Build an application
Birmingham Civic Dashboard
Rate My Place
Birmingham Civic Dashboard
Birmingham Civic Dashboard
A bit of social media
Rate My Place
The benefits …..
(i) restaurant health inspection scores increased
(ii) consumer demand became sensitive to changes in restaurants' hygiene quality
(iii) the number of foodborne illness hospitalizations decreased
Jin and Leslie (1998)
Approaches to Open Data
#4 Host an open data platform
Open Data Platforms
And a Birmingham Open Data Platform.....?
Apps are nice
Transparency is good
How to get normal people using data?
A role for social media?
* Be demand driven* * Provide context* * * Support conversation* * * * Build capacity & skills* * * * * Collaborate with the community
Davies (2012)http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2012/01/21/5-stars-of-open-data-engagement/