Overview of the ODI and its progress in its first 5 months.

1. Knowledge for everyone
Gavin Starks – CEO – The Open Data Institute
gavin@theODI.org – @agentGav – @ukODI
theODI.org

2. Our mission
catalyse the evolution of open data culture
to create economic, environmental, and social
value

3. ODI leadership team
Gavin Starks CEO
15+ years startup experience
Sir Tim Berners-Lee 20+ years science, web, media, and data
President
Jeni Tennison Technical Director
World-leader in open data and linked data
W3C, legislation.gov.uk and data.gov.uk architect
Prof. Nigel Shadbolt
Chairman Stuart Coleman Commercial Director
15+ years in tech space
Formerly HP, CA, and AMEE

4. Open data will help us address some of
the greatest challenges of our time
and generate value for everyone
Open data today has vast potential (like the web in 1995)
→ big difference is global infrastructure is already in place

5. Catalysing open data culture
“Open Data is at the heart of my agenda for Government”
UK Prime Minister Cameron
“e-Gov Open Data Strategy is very important in terms of enhancing transparency
and trust of government, and economic revitalization by creating new market”
Former Prime Minister Noda, Japan
“Openness will strengthen our democracy
and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government”
US President Obama

6. Catalysing open data culture
“Inventing better open-source big-data improves supply chains”
Hannah Jones / Nike / 2012
“In an open enterprise, the more likely you are to be able to get an advance
which allows you to make a medicine…”
Patrick Vallance / President of Pharma R&D
“For clients seeking competitive advantage through direct interactions with
customers, partners and suppliers, open data is the solution”
David Newman / Research VP

7. Our mission
→ Standards
→ Research
→ Training
→ Innovation
ODI are bringing together world-experts
from public sector, private sector, and academia
to help create a new primary industry

8. Catalysing open data culture
Unlock Unlock Communicate
supply demand value
→ Standards → Innovation → Inspiring stories
→ Research → Mentoring → Structured evidence
→ Training → Funding → Training
Standards, training, research, community
Short training courses Issue-focussed events
Post-graduate certificate Domain expertise
Open assets + MOOC Professional services
“Information causes change”

9. data as culture
The Obelisk (2012), Fabio Lattanzi Antinori – ODI commission “Data as Culture”

10. Highlights of ODI growth
£10m UK public-sector funding
£500k philanthropic funding from Omidyar Network
£750k Technology Strategy Board innovation fund
£850k Data Strategy Board immersion programme
2-year programme with World Bank
“To train world’s political and national leaders”

11. Highlights of ODI growth
£200m/year saving for UK health service
5 startups in-house
4 hackathons, 4 policy consultations,
4 case studies, 6 courses launched
Over 1,500 people visited our space
Open Government Partnership, ICT Reform, MacArthur Foundation,
Open Data User Group, Public Sector Transparency Board,
Open Knowledge Foundation, and MySociety

12. http://prescribinganalytics.com/
→ £200m+ saving
potential
→ Convened domain-experts
+ health
+ data analytics
+ communications
→ Analysed 35m data records
(all the data)
→ 8-week turnaround
→ Trackable interventions
→ Repeatable
→ Could scale to £1.5bn
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13. Helping startups
Ideas Revenue Funding

14. Knowledge for everyone
Gavin Starks – CEO – The Open Data Institute
gavin@theODI.org – @agentGav – @ukODI
theODI.org