Friday Lunchtime Lectures

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2017-02-10

  Friday Lunchtime Lecture: How much faith should be have in data?

We often talk about ‘evidence-based decision making’ or becoming ‘data-driven organisations’. But how much faith should we put in data? ODI CEO Jeni Tennison will look at how complex using data in decision making can be, and how, to get the best result...
  The Open Data Institute author
2017-02-03

  ODI Friday Lunchtime Lecture: The ups and downs of data journalism

With increasing accusations of ‘fake news’, spin and highly influential public relations flying around, data is becoming more widely used in stories to back up their claims with evidence their readers can verify. How has data journalism developed? Wha...
  The Open Data Institute author
2017-01-27

  ODI Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Can open beneficial data help curb corruption?

Watch a video of the lecture here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raEEWlwfzUA&index=1&list=PL6DDzoHu1cx1ozmghXXCgzwHF8Ln8Tlv8 Each year, over billions of dollars in illicit funds – the fruits of crime, corruption or tax evasion – pass through ...
  The Open Data Institute author
2017-01-20

  ODI Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Bringing Ghost Data Back From the Dead

The shape, architecture and deployment of data are subject to much debate. Digital technology has helped us to optimise the utility of data sources for future applications. That said, the digital revolution has also led to the destruction of many pape...
  The Open Data Institute author
2017-01-13

  Friday Lunchtime Lecture: How can banks keep up with FinTech?

Watch the lecture here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18oS3vKqm0 Easy and convenient access to financial services is becoming more important as more of us expect to be able to bank with our smartphones. How are traditional banks reacting to consum...
  The Open Data Institute author
2017-01-06

  Friday lunchtime lecture: Who'll run the law, wo(man) or machine?

Watch the lecture here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYB0mrwimZM Interpreting the law requires years of study. In any case you need to carefully and objectively analyse the facts and judge them based on legal precedent and principles of justice. Op...
  The Open Data Institute author
2016-12-16

  Friday Lunchtime Lecture Holiday Special: Algorithmic and Mechanical Music

Watch a video of the performance here https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=9XGWx2N7AKM&video_referrer=watch It’s that time of year again, when team ODI welcome special guests for a festive Friday lunchtime lecture. This year, sound artists Davi...
  The Open Data Institute author
2016-12-09

  Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Stuff ours Labs team have built

Watch the lecture here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6vUe-ACaZ8&list=PL6DDzoHu1cx1ozmghXXCgzwHF8Ln8Tlv8 The ODI Labs team work hard to evolve and create state-of-the-art technology tools, standards and techniques to help people work better with...
  The Open Data Institute author
2016-12-06

  Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Creating an open register – what it takes and why

A ‘register’ is an authoritative list of data you can trust. Government keeping and maintaining open registers can help us move beyond relying upon data which is published periodically to operating on data that is trustworthy, standardised and open. Us...
  The Open Data Institute author
2016-11-25

  Friday Lunchtime Lecture: Creating a Web of Cats

Is it possible there aren’t enough cats on the web? In this lecture, ODI’s Peter Wells explains how a bout of lunchtime whimsy led him to create an open data register of UK government cats. He talks about the tools he used to create the register and da...
  The Open Data Institute author