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Speaker: Professor Nigel Shadbolt , Web & Internet Science Group, Southampton University

Two years ago Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt unveiled data.gov.uk – and now it provides and single point of access to many thousands of government datasets. In this session Professor Nigel Shadbolt looks at why public data consumption works, what open public data can do for transparency and how it can generate real economic returns.

Professor Shadbolt will also discuss the achievements of data.gov.uk  and how it is being emulated and copied around the world and will provide is view on why this open government data revolution could be as important as any we have seen in the Web era.

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  • Conference / Carnet Pass Holders
  • Wednesday, 14 March 2012
  • Summit Room A
  • 11:00
  • 11:30
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