[open-sustainability] Fwd: Future of food and open data: ODI research afternoon

Tue Nov 5 12:53:22 UTC 2013

Thought we would also find http://en.openfoodfacts.org/ in the menu ;)

On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Jack Townsend <jack at jacktownsend.net> wrote:

> Upcoming event on Food and supply chains at the Open Data Institute
>
> Recording should end up here <http://theodi.org/lunchtime-lectures>.
>  Previous event on open data and rail travel.
>
> Jack
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> Show me the future of food and open data
> 2-5pm, 28 November
>
> The details and how to book are here:
> http://theodi.org/research-afternoons/show-me-the-future-of-food-and-open-data
>
> Consumers are demanding to know more and more about the food they eat and
> where it comes from. Open data is answering some of these demands by
> allowing people and companies to track supply chains, make better
> agricultural decisions and healthier food choices.
>
> Tesco has pledged to open up its supply chain data<
> https://www.tescoplc.com/talkingshop/index.asp?blogid=96>, the G8 Open
> Data in Agriculture Conference<
> https://sites.google.com/site/g8opendataconference/home> explored
> exciting new open data based apps for farmers; so what does the future hold
> for food and open data?
>
> Dr Christopher Brewster<
> http://www1.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school/staff/academic/oim/dr-christopher-brewster/>
> (Aston Business School) and Dr Tony Hirst<
> http://www.open.edu/openlearn/profiles/ajh59> (Open University) will
> outline their current research and share their views about what the next
> ten years may hold in this field. Innovative SMEs will discuss the current
> market climate and how that might change in the future.
>
> Book:
> http://theodi.org/research-afternoons/show-me-the-future-of-food-and-open-data
>
> <https://showmethefutureoffood.eventbrite.co.uk/>
> Prof Leslie Carr, Web Science Institute
> on behalf of Kathryn Corrick, Head of Training, theodi.org<
> http://theodi.org/>
>
>
>
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