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Date Day 2 – 25th November 2015 (Wednesday)
Session Session 6: ‘Open Data, Big Data, Mobile Data’
Time 16:55-17:15
Format Individual Presentation
Topic
Worldwide Open Data Trend and Its Implication to Big Data
Adoption and Innovation
Time 17:15-18:00
Format Panel Discussion (Panelist)
Topic
Collaborate across Government and Industries to Provide Open
Data for Big Data Innovations
Speaker
Mr. Richard Stirling
International Director, Open Data Institute
Since 2008 Richard has been at the heart of transparency and open data initiatives in
the UK. Within government Richard helped shape the current transparency agenda,
created and the world’s first online competition for government
Richard is passionate about the ability for technology to change society and the
possibilities it opens up for new businesses models. He provided the first seed funding
for the Open Knowledge Foundation’s Where Does My Money Go? in 2008 which has
gone on to become Open Spending and worked with the Ordnance Survey on
OpenSpace and their business approach to Open Data in 2009. In 2010 he made sure
all of the commitments in the Prime Minister’s letter on Transparency were met and
the UK was able to cement its position as a world leader in open data.
Originally a lawyer, before his work on transparency Richard has had a number of
roles in HM Treasury working on corporate tax and financial services.