KadeMorton
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6 years ago This topic is very pertinent to the overall festival and decentralisation this year. Completely optional but something you can do is see how, if at all, you might want to engage with the decentralisation theme https://github.com/KadeMorton/Xenshana
[ UUID ] 68b9907e-7001-4a5e-ad08-313c67e0baec
[ Session Name ] Why Open Data? [ Primary Space ] Openness [ Secondary Space ] Decentralisation
[ Submitter's Name ] Ayah Soufan [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] University of Southampton | Mozilla Tech Speaker | Palestine [ Submitter's GitHub ] ayahsoufan
What will happen in your session?
First, I will explain the meaning of Open Data and the importance of open data for governments and communities. I will talk about some areas where we can expect open data to be of value. Then I will split the audience into groups to discuss how can different people and organisations benefit from the availability of open data, including government itself. The groups will think about the benefits of open data in these areas: 1- Transparency and democratic control 2- Participation 3- Self-empowerment 4- Innovation 5- Improved efficiency of government services
What is the goal or outcome of your session?
My goal is to share knowledge of the open data and why it is important, also audience should know real world examples about how open data lead to improve transparency, making better decisions in their own life and better Economy. Also, I'll share with them how open data helped us as Data Scientist to solve problems like detecting and classifying toxic comments on the web.
Time needed
less than 60 mins