[Open-access] A map of publicly funded work in the UK for a campaign for open license for publicly funded work

Wed Dec 3 13:28:58 UTC 2014

The classic is Rufus Pollock's work on the value to UK PLC if map data was
open. Roughly Ordnance survey generates 100 Million GBP from maps, licences
BUT massive opportunity cost. If open the value to UK PLC would be about
500 million. No doubt Rufus will correct figures.

In my slides I quote Batelle survey on human genome - 1 dollar generates
180 dollars. Slightly flawed as other technologies and developments also
contribute - I'd go for 18.

I'm listening to BBC news where "1 pound on infrastructure generates 2.5
pounds of value" (would like firmer figures). We have to get an economist
who cretaes a similar figure for Open. Then government can use this.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 12:47 PM, John Cummings <
John.Cummings at wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:

> Thank you Peter
>
> I think one of the strongest arguments to make is the economic one
> although I have little knowledge of it, can you suggest sources of
> information for this?
>
> Many thanks
>
> John
>
> On 3 December 2014 at 12:34, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> GREAT idea John,
>>
>> I'd start with areas where creators' right don't muddy the water - this
>> is science and public government. I calculate that we spend 500 Billion or
>> more on public science worldwide (
>> http://www.slideshare.net/petermurrayrust/osbrazil ) and we lose a large
>> percentage of that. If governments want to generate new wealth , then
>> starting with opening up science is close to a no-brainer.
>>
>> I'm with you - and have committed TheContentMine (contentmine.org) to
>> mine facts directly into Wikidata.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter Murray-Rust
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>> Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
>> University of Cambridge
>> CB2 1EW, UK
>> +44-1223-763069
>>
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Peter Murray-Rust
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Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry
University of Cambridge
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