Presentation given at the Centre for Science and Policy conference in London on 10 April 2014

1. Big Data – how will citizens benefit?
Andrew Stott
UK Transparency Board
formerly Director, data.gov.uk
CSaP, London
10 April 2014
@dirdigeng
andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com

2. What is Open Data?
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Open data is
data
that can be
freely
used,
reused
and redistributed
by anyone
for any purpose.

3. What is Big Data?
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“Big data is
high volume,
high velocity,
and/or
high variety
information assets that
require new forms of processing
to enable
enhanced decision making,
insight discovery and
process optimization.”
- Gartner

4. Big Open Government Data
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Government Data
Big Data Open Data
Big Open
Gov Data

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Government Data
Big Data Open Data
Prescriptions
Care.Data
Government
Wine Cellar
Network
Rail
Tesco
Clubcard
Otter
Surveys
Rail
Timetables

6. Open Data backed by two Prime Ministers
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“Public information
does not belong to
Government, it
belongs to the
public.”
“Greater transparency
will enable the public
to hold politicians and
public bodies to
account”

7. Policy Objectives of Open Data
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New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
TripleObjectives

8. Plus … an unintended benefit
New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
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TripleObjectives More Efficient GovernmentPlus

9. Public Transport Information
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10. Logistics
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11. Medicine
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15. Possible UK Benefits of Gov Open Data
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Date Study Direct
(£bn/yr)
Total
(£bn/yr)
2013 McKinsey 62.7
2011 EC 3.3 17.3
2013 Shakespeare 1.8 6.8
Global and EU studies scaled by GDP

16. Some Challenges
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17. Data owners like to hoard data for themselves
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18. Temptations to Charge
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19. Selling the goose that lays the golden eggs
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20. Ensuring Privacy of Personal Data
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21. Do citizens feel they’re getting a fair deal?
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22. $930m US company fuelled by big, open, data
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 Weather for 1m
points
 60 years of crop
yield data
 14 TB of soil
data
 Company
formed in 2006
 Sold to
Monsanto
October 2013 for
$930m cash

23. Could it happen here?
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24. End
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