Presentation at the TEDx in Turin (http://www.tedxcrocetta.com/EN/) about small, open,big data to "democratize innovation and innovate democracy"

1. Small/Big/Open Data
for Public Empowerment
and Freedom
Lorenzo Benussi
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2. we live in a world of data
Ref: National Geographic http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/14/augmented-reality
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3. You are data
[Source:TIME - Person of theYear: You, 25/12/2006]
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4. They use data:
social graphs
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5. • Data
• Information
• Knowledge
data is value…
HalVarian, Google’s Chief Economist
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6. Big Data Volume Variety Velocity
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7. #smalldata, [...] to prevent the
centralization of data-
power in the hands of the few.
[Open Knowledge Foundation
mailing list, 07/05/2013]
small data…
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8. Free Open AccessibleOpen Data
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9. digital data change politics
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10. Open Data “…will strengthen our
democracy” since it promotes transparency,
collaboration and participation in
Government. Barak Obama
Transparency and Open Government Memorandum for the Heads
of Executive Departments and Agencies (2009)
[…] open data can be a powerful tool to
help reform public services, foster
innovation and empower citizens.
David Cameron
Letter to Cabinet Ministers (2011)
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11. Digital Data open (the) government
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12. Data As A Servicedigital data change the market
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13. When I say that innovation is being
democratized, I mean that users of
products and services—both firms
and individual consumers—are
increasingly able to
innovate for themselves.
(DEMOCRATIZING INNOVATION,
Eric Von Hippel, MIT)
digital data change innovation models
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14. The Cathedral The Bazaar
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15. digital data shape cities
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16. Data helps to monitor the status
and the development of a
system/city
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1) Economic Development -
monitoring efficiency and effectiveness of
the overall economic system;
2) Social Development – assessing
social impact of policies and programs;
3) Environmental Development
- evaluating environmental sustainability
of policies in medium and long term.
Smart City: data & platforms
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17. !
1. Economic value: new products,
services and new markets
2. Social value: open innovation &
social innovation
3. Political value: empowering
citizens to address complex problems
and design reliable solution
(government as a platform)
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Value of digital data

18. data consciousness is data openness

19. innovating democracy and
democratizing innovation
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20. Thank you
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