What is open data and why should we be interested?

Gavin Starks, Chief Executive, Open Data Institute
Tuesday 24 June 2014
17:00 - 18:30
Woburn House

The UUK seminar series ‘creating value from open data’ kicks off with Gavin Starks of the Open Data Institute. Gavin will be talking about why open data is so important, how the agenda is developing and what higher education should take on board. The Open Data institute is an independent, non-profit organisation working to catalyse open data innovation established by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt and supported by funding of £10 million over five years from the UK Government.

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