The Open-data Cities Conference will take place in Brighton on April 20 2012.
Description:
The high-profile conference – the first of its kind in the United Kingdom – will focus on how publicly-funded organisations can engage with citizens to build more creative, prosperous and accountable communities.
It will be attended by more than 200 people who believe the value of public data is greatest when it is freely and openly shared. They will be leaders from the public sector, arts and cultural organisations, and creative and digital industries.
The focus will be on the opportunities to improve the lives of more than 10 million citizens in the UK’s biggest cities.
Speakers from Europe and the United States will inspire discussions about the potential impact of open data in four specific areas:
- improvement in democratically-accountable public services;
- enhancement of artistic and cultural experiences;
- development of new technologies, including the semantic web;
- innovation in media industries, including newspapers and television.
Speakers Include:
- Ian Holt, senior developer programmer manager at Ordnance Survey
- Jonathan Carr-West, director of Local Government Information Unit
- Greg Hadfield, founder of Open-data Brighton and Hove
- Tom Steinberg, founder and director of mySociety
- Emer Coleman, Deputy Director of Digital Engagement at the Government Digital Service
- Leigh Dodds, chief technology officer of Kasabi
- Lean Doody, Associate at Arup
Learn more about the conference at: http://opendatacitiesconference.com/about
