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Open Data or Closed Doors?
By
Maire Williams
| 10 December 2013
Open Data or Closed Doors?
By
Maire Williams
| 10 December 2013
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Executive summary
Case study Policy recommendations:
Introduction
Government data
Case study Better data can improve policy and promote economic performance
Case study Cities hold a wealth of data that could be used to improve their performance
Case study Case study 1: London, UK
Case study Case study 2: Lambeth, London UK
Case study Many other countries and cities also operate an open data policy
Case study Case study 3: New York, USA
Case study The UK Government needs to go further on its open data agenda
Case study The economic performance of UK cities could also be enhanced through increased collection, aggregation and publication of data
Case study Figure 1: Data to prioritise for release
Case study Figure 2: Data requests
Case study Supply is not enough – the Government also needs to boost demand
Case study There has been a relatively low level of demand for open data in the UK to date
Case study Case study 4: Hack Days
Big Data
Case study Issues facing cities could also be addressed using big data
Case study Case study 5: Dublin, Ireland
Case study Case study 6: Boston, USA
Case study Case study 7: Santander, Spain
Case study Case study 8: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Case study Case study 10: Glasgow, UK
Case study Case study 11: Bristol, UK
Obstacles to overcome
Conclusions
Case study Policy recommendations
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