[open-sustainability] New open product data WG

[Jack Townsend]

And I've just seen they've just launched a new open product data OKFN working group.


On 4 Nov 2013, at 16:25, Jack Townsend <Jack at jacktownsend.net> wrote:

> Hey Robert!
> 
> There was this session at the Open Government Partnership Summit last week. Unfortunately I wasn't able to go. Did anyone record it?
> 
> Openness in the Extractives Working Group
> http://www.opengovpartnership.org/get-involved/london-summit-2013/agenda/session/openness-extractives-working-group
> 
> Also this site on product open data, and source map on supply chains 
> 
> http://product-open-data.com/
> http://sourcemap.com/
> 
> EITI.org and Fairphone great too, cheers Emanuil, Pierre
> 
> Jack
> 
> 
> 
> On 4 Nov 2013, at 13:59, Emanuil Tolev <emanuil at cottagelabs.com> wrote:
> 
>> Talk to http://www.fairphone.com/ too - in order to prove (just to themselves to begin with) that their phone really is as "fair" as possible, they must have analysed such data. Furthermore their supply chain infographic contains leads to other potential sources, such as initiatives to certify gold as fair (which would then have a list of certified gold sources complete with geographic location of source).
>> 
>> Analysis of such data seems like something they will be interested in regardless of how much data they have right now / what capacity to analyse it.
>> 
>> Greetings,
>> Emanuil
>> 
>> 
>> On 4 November 2013 13:23, Pierre Chrzanowski <pierre.chrzanowski at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Robert, 
>> 
>> The documentary blood in the mobile looked into this for the cassiterite mineral http://bloodinthemobile.org/
>> The answer given was there is no such traceability process over the supply chain that would allow to identify from which mine minerals in my mobile come from. But some hints were given. 
>> 
>> You can also have a loot to EITI.org where you will find information on countries revenue on natural ressources exploitation.
>> 
>> My understanding is that at least mapping the supply chain and identifying gaps in the data availability would be of a great value.
>> GlobalWitness.org should have some clue in this.
>> 
>> Best
>> Pierre
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Robert Rattle <robert14robert at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> My students are looking for mineral/mining data trying to link the minerals in a certain ICT device from a manufacturer with specific mines and/or states (ie. where did the gold come from that's in my cell phone?).
>> 
>> Does anyone know if such data sets exist?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Robert
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