Slides from a presentation at the ICA 2014 Pre-conference on Data and Discrimination - http://oti.newamerica.net/events/2014/05/22/data-and-discrimination
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Open data, decision points and distribution of benefits
1. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
The construction of open government data!
ICA Pre-conference: Data & Discrimination -
converting critical concerns into productive inquiry
!
Tim Davies (@timdavies) - tim.davies@soton.ac.uk
2. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
The construction of open government data
3. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
The construction of open government data
4. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Definitions
Accessible
!
Machine-readable
!
Openly licensed
(Not personal data)
5. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open government data initiatives
55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open
data policy of some form
6. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open government data initiatives
55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open
data policy of some form
Prioritisation
7. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open government data initiatives
55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open
data policy of some form
Prioritisation
Developer
engagement
8. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open government data initiatives
55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open
data policy of some form
Prioritisation
Standardisation
Developer
engagement
9. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open government data initiatives
55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open
data policy of some form
Prioritisation
Standardisation
Developer
engagement
Privatisation
10. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open government data initiatives
55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open
data policy of some form
Prioritisation
Standardisation
Infrastructure creation
Developer
engagement
Privatisation
11. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
“Treating government data as an asset and making it
available, discoverable and usable - in a word, open -
strengthens democracy, drives economic
opportunity, and improves citizen’s quality of life.”
Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values
The White House, 2014
12. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
13. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
14. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
15. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
16. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
The
empowered
17. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
The
empowered
18. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
The
empowered
Minorities
19. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Winners and losers
Benefit
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
The
empowered
Minorities
20. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
LicenseAppsStandard
Winners and losers
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
The
empowered
Minorities
?
?
?
?
21. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
License AppsStandard
Winners and losers
Everyone
else
Past
incumbents
The
empowered
Minorities
?
?
?
?
22. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Decision points
23. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Questions & issues
•How do we explore the distribution of
benefits and harm from data collection,
storage, structuring, distribution and re-
use?
•Does open data create an opportunity
space for dialogue and action around
data & discrimination?
24. Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
The construction of open government data!
!
Tim Davies (@timdavies)
tim.davies@soton.ac.uk
!
www.opendataresearch.org