The Lancaster Open-Data Workshop is an opportunity for everyone interested in open data to discuss and explore issues around open data, linked data and open data stores. It runs March 21, 2011 from 13:00-16:00 at InfoLab21, Lancaster University (Meeting room C60b/c), Lancaster University, Management School, Lecture Theatre 3 (LT3). LT3 is in building 53 on this map. 

Overview

This workshop will explore initiatives around the recently founded Manchester Open Data Store http://datagm.org.uk/. (see also http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/feb/24/manchester-datastore-open-data-manchester). The data store already contains some details about public sector spending across Greater Manchester, transport, crime data, and locations of recycling centres, schools and GP surgeries. It will also contain data about education, the economy and health. 

This workshop is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with data and to collaboratively explore ideas and innovations around open data.

Workshop Facilitators

Julian Tait (FutureEverything, http://futureeverything.org)

Gerd Kortuem (Lancaster University, School of Computing and Communications, http://www.kortuem.com) 

Prelimnary schedule:

1. Introduction: The Manchseter Open Data Store 

Presentation by Julian Tait (http://futureeverything.org/) 

2. A closer look at open data

Participants will collaboratively explore concrete data sets from the Manchester Open Data Store to identify opportunities and discuss potential issues (data quality, privacy, owenership etc.)

3. Idea Generation

Participants will collaboratively generate ideas for data-driven products and services and discuss to what extent current data sets are suitable or appropriate to support these products. 

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in open data.