~$20130314 thoughts on the data value chain
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My thoughts before going to the Data Supply Consultation with DG Connect of the EU. How best can they support those that create real innovation of Big Data?TRANSCRIPT
Thoughts on the data value chain A view from both ends!
David OvertonDbyhundred Ltd and SplashMaps
A desire to support environments that nurture Open Location Data
An awareness that the instruments have to suit those that innovate… the SMEs and those that don’t know they’re SMEs yet…
What do I want from this?
No one can guess on the best bets.◦ So better to be open, perhaps pro-active◦ Better to be flexible◦ Better to be agile◦ Better to deal with small projects with big ideas◦ Better to deal with “bottom-up” innovation rather
than “top-down”.
Answer?
…identify opportunities for better data driven efficiency (e.g. business intelligence), cross-sector solutions and data dependent sectors. These should also include aspects of Open Government Data.
What’s today about
Low Carbon vehicles Innovations◦ Data and Sensor network driven◦ Size of Sensor market
INSPIRE◦ Project Manager coordinating award winning
collaboration◦ Successful bidder for policy support funding to
combine and cloud enablement of Amazingly ordinary and quirky, desirable,
tangible consumer outputs from the Open sphere!
My Areas
Project Manager Bid Manager Entrepreneur Innovation Manager … with time for other things too ;-)
My Roles
Every part of the value chain needs motivation◦ Creation◦ Supply◦ Use◦ Re-use
Legislation is important and undoubtedly INSPIRE and similar initiatives have played a part. (Open data programme in the UK, Norway, Finland, Germany and a number of other countries)
Culture plays a large part
Observations
Creation •Culture•Re-imbursement – but need to see longer term
Supply •Heavy interoperation work•New Skills
Use •Encourage innovative use•Make it tangible
Re-Use •Legal – Geo rights•Ease of re-use
Data supply chain
Suppliers don’t see benefit beyond the government funding they get◦ Intervention to encourage commercial exploitation
of Open Data Traditional EU type approaches filter out REAL
innovative SMEs◦ New instruments that engage, encourage and
celebrate diverse companies New Crowd source funding approaches have
emerged◦ Decisions made by the crowd… not a committee….
But
Cash to grow without losing ownership If I’m an innovator, I will establish relationships
first and look for funding second. Easily and quickly accessible funding Expertise from diverse fields (web designers,
marketing professionals, research etc.) Proactive a themed networks without hefty
membership fees and with funded events Cash to develop own networks (volunteer data) Normalised supply of data across Europe Support for those that harmonise
What do bottom-up SME data innovators need?
Culture is a barrier in the commission and in all civil service departments
An approach that engages rather than invites is needed
Interventions need to be light and quick and less process driven for SMEs
In conclusion
www.splashmaps.co.uk
Conclusion Open becomes Tangible! Crowd funding platforms – a rich eco-
system of innovation Crowd sourced data is getting commercial Already in ITS Try for yourselves!