Utilizing Open Data Commercially
            01.10.2010
         Tapio Nurminen
         www.floapps.com
Flo Apps Ltd?

 consultancy and implementation of modern web technologies
 won Apps For Democracy Finland 2009 with 'Nomen est omen' (www.
 tietokannat.fi/lab/nomen.php)
 currently working on a Linked Data project for Danceinfo Finland
Agenda

 how will Open Data affect different business fields?
Residence, marketing, consumption
 Dwellings in Council Tax Bands F, G and H (maptube.org/map.aspx?
 s=DBHFGkkWRcsKExg2yGbAp8HAp0TAoRnd)
 ASBOrometer (www.asborometer.com)
 school performance can be tracked more closely (education.com)
 traffic optimisation
 may influence people's decisions on where to live
 helps target right geographical areas
Energy / Music / Health
 energy consumption (private and public) data online for re-use
 last.fm statistics (www.last.fm)
Media
 anyone can be(come) a journalist
 "Data Driven Journalism" (www.slideshare.net/jwyg/jonathan-gray-
 ejc)
 tip: tabular data should always be published online for re-use to bring
 more attention
Medicine
 sharing information helps find solutions more quickly (blog.okfn.
 org/2010/09/01/the-power-of-open-data/)
Society
 expenditure can be tracked (www.wheredoesmymoneygo.org)
 bund.offenerhaushalt.de
 UK: all new central g'ment contracts published in full from Jan 2011
 (www.number10.gov.uk/news/statements-and-
 articles/2010/05/letter-to-government-departments-on-opening-up-
 data-51204)
IT
 new applications
 data expertise
 data aggregation + redistribution
 data visualization
 API's and Open Data enable smaller firms to succeed too
Some like it open
 distributing data and knowledge develops public trust into a company
 New York Times (data.nytimes.com/)
 Google (www.google.com/transparencyreport/)
 we could be the Big Brother together: www.topiikki.
 fi/debatti/nayta/476/Valvo%20minua,%20Isoveli/
 Journalisti: "A-lehdet vaatii freelance-työntekijöitä salaamaan
 palkkionsa"
Want to hear more?
 we offer consultancy on Web 3.0 and how it might help your business
 nice summary: www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/7963311/10-ways-
 data-is-changing-how-we-live.html
Bottomline
 "it is the unexpected re-use of information which is the value added by
 the web" - Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Thank you!
 tapio.nurminen@floapps.com
 twitter.com/TapioNurminen

Utilizing Open Data Commercially

  • 1.
    Utilizing Open DataCommercially 01.10.2010 Tapio Nurminen www.floapps.com
  • 2.
    Flo Apps Ltd? consultancy and implementation of modern web technologies won Apps For Democracy Finland 2009 with 'Nomen est omen' (www. tietokannat.fi/lab/nomen.php) currently working on a Linked Data project for Danceinfo Finland
  • 3.
    Agenda how willOpen Data affect different business fields?
  • 5.
    Residence, marketing, consumption Dwellings in Council Tax Bands F, G and H (maptube.org/map.aspx? s=DBHFGkkWRcsKExg2yGbAp8HAp0TAoRnd) ASBOrometer (www.asborometer.com) school performance can be tracked more closely (education.com) traffic optimisation may influence people's decisions on where to live helps target right geographical areas
  • 6.
    Energy / Music/ Health energy consumption (private and public) data online for re-use last.fm statistics (www.last.fm)
  • 7.
    Media anyone canbe(come) a journalist "Data Driven Journalism" (www.slideshare.net/jwyg/jonathan-gray- ejc) tip: tabular data should always be published online for re-use to bring more attention
  • 8.
    Medicine sharing informationhelps find solutions more quickly (blog.okfn. org/2010/09/01/the-power-of-open-data/)
  • 9.
    Society expenditure canbe tracked (www.wheredoesmymoneygo.org) bund.offenerhaushalt.de UK: all new central g'ment contracts published in full from Jan 2011 (www.number10.gov.uk/news/statements-and- articles/2010/05/letter-to-government-departments-on-opening-up- data-51204)
  • 10.
    IT new applications data expertise data aggregation + redistribution data visualization API's and Open Data enable smaller firms to succeed too
  • 12.
    Some like itopen distributing data and knowledge develops public trust into a company New York Times (data.nytimes.com/) Google (www.google.com/transparencyreport/) we could be the Big Brother together: www.topiikki. fi/debatti/nayta/476/Valvo%20minua,%20Isoveli/ Journalisti: "A-lehdet vaatii freelance-työntekijöitä salaamaan palkkionsa"
  • 13.
    Want to hearmore? we offer consultancy on Web 3.0 and how it might help your business nice summary: www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/7963311/10-ways- data-is-changing-how-we-live.html
  • 14.
    Bottomline "it isthe unexpected re-use of information which is the value added by the web" - Sir Tim Berners-Lee
  • 15.
    Thank you! [email protected] twitter.com/TapioNurminen