[Okfn-ke] Where does Open Data and Big Data meet?

[Ahmed Mohamed Maawy]

The Guardian explores the meeting point between Open Data and Big Data. It
is interesting to note that Open Data and Big Data are related, but are
never the same.

*Big data <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/big-data> and the new
phenomenon open data are closely related but they're not the same. Open
data brings a perspective that can make big data more useful, more
democratic, and less threatening.*

*While big data is defined by size, open data is defined by its use. Big
data is the term used to describe very large, complex, rapidly-changing
datasets. But those judgments are subjective and dependent on technology:
today's big data may not seem so big in a few years when data analysis and
computing technology improve.*
..... (Read more here
<http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/apr/15/big-data-open-data-transform-government>
)

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