Join Tim Davies for this discussion based on his forthcoming co-edited collection for IDRC, The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons. This book looks at how openness has helped shape current critical awareness of problems of data governance, and questions what kind of leadership, data literacy building and principles will be needed for open data to play a role into the future. How should open data communities interact with work on AI, big data, and data justice? Share your insights to help shape future conversations and proposals.

Helpful readings:

Introduction - http://stateofopendata.od4d.net/chapters/introduction.html
Conclusion - http://stateofopendata.od4d.net/chapters/conclusion.html
Chapter listing at http://stateofopendata.od4d.net/

Hosted by Gabby Lim.

About the Speaker

Tim Davies is a researcher and consultant working on social impacts of open data policy and platforms. He is currently working with the Open Data for Development (OD4D) network on the State of Open Data project, a review of ten years of policy and practice. Tim was previously research co-ordinator for the World Wide Web Foundation's Open Data in Developing Countries programme, where he also developed the Open Data Barometer global study. He has worked extensively on the role of data standards in transparency and accountability projects, co-founding a workers co-operative in 2015 to provide sustainable maintenance of data standards infrastructure and to support context-aware standards adoption. His work aims to broaden applied understanding of the political and ethical choices built into data infrastructures.

The State of Open Data | Small Group Session with Tim Davies