[MyData & Open Data] New study makes a business case for open data

Thu Jun 19 10:05:35 UTC 2014

On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 10:25:34AM +0100, Sally Deffor wrote:
> A new study  report
> <http://www.omidyar.com/sites/default/files/file_archive/insights/ON%20Report_061114_FNL.pdf>by
> the Omidyar Network *Open for Business, *makes an economic case for open
> data. It is cited as "the first study to quantify and illustrate the
> potential of Open Data to help achieve the G20’s economic growth target".

the scope is interesting and quite broad:

> Open data embraces a number of data sources and types:
> 
> • Government data, or public sector information (PSI) is central. It includes
> all data collected or funded by government agencies at all levels (e.g.
> national statistics, operational data from service delivery).
> 
> • Research or science data, especially from publicly funded research. A
> high-profile example of open science data is the Human Genome Project, but
> much day-to-day research data remains hidden from view.
> 
> • Private sector data (e.g. seismic data from mineral exploration) that, with
> appropriate incentives and privacy protections, may be released.

and i believe this is the crux:

> The estimates in the report presume strong and effective privacy safeguards.

nothing more, only presumptions. the costs of this, and the costs of incidents
is not calculated into the whole picture and makes this a biased opinion
feeding the interests of the kraaken industry of silicon valley.

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