Open Data Day
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Description
Make friends with data at Open Data Day.
This will be a rare 1 day opportunity to learn how you can make the most of data from the leading practitioners in New Zealand.
Data is for everyone. Learn how to make the most of it.
Understanding what you can do with the free and open data available in New Zealand can change the way you understand the world and make a huge difference to your work.
Whether you run a small business, advise clients on business strategy or technology, work in marketing, academic research, journalism or work on developing policy - understanding how to leverage open data will open new doors for you.
Join us for a one day mini-conference to hear from NZ’s data leaders. Learn practical skills in hands on workshops and connect with other innovators from across the private and public sector.
Join New Zealand’s data leaders.
Open Data Day will include presentations from:
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Liz MacPherson, CEO of Statistics New Zealand
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Lillian Grace, CEO of Figure.NZ
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Peter Ellis, Manager of sector trends from MBIE
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James Mansell, Founder of the NZ Data Alliance
You’ll learn about the potential of open data and how you can use it in your work from leading practitioners in New Zealand.
Gain practical skills. Understand the potential of data.
Open Data Day will include hands on, practical sessions to help you put the ideas into action. You’ll learn:
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How to make the most of open data to ‘navigate by numbers’ and help research, strategy, building personas to better empathise with your audience, customers, clients, markets and users.
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How to use existing, open resources like simple graphs, visuals and maps to develop strategy, prioritise research and make better decisions - using insights from open data.
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How the data landscape works in New Zealand and how you can contribute public, commercial or academic open data to grow NZ’s open data capacity.
Join a room full of innovators.
Understanding open data is for innovators. Whether you work in technology, public policy, local government, marketing, consulting or client management, run a small business, journalism or academic research. Join us and connect with a room full of innovators who are sharpening the skills they need to stay ahead of the curve.
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