chapter six

6 Moving from Open Data to Our Data

 

This chapter covers

  • The movement from data as a closed monopoly controlled by companies to an open ecosystem controlled by individuals
  • The laws that are in place, and legislation that is in process, to govern and enable active control and management of data by groups and individuals
  • New organizations to manage Open Data/Our Data including data pools, data commons, data exchanges
  • The creation of data intermediaries as an interface for individuals to manage Our Data.

This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful wife. Well, how did I get here?[1]

- David Byrne

We have been discussing several historical and current contextual elements that surround data including legal, psychological, corporate misuse, ill-defined ownership. At this point in the book, you may despair at the scale of the problem, but hang in there. Change is coming, and it is sooner you might think. This chapter may bring some hope.

6.1 Data from many sources drives value

6.2 Data & Analytics at dinner parties

6.3 Data can be used as a weapon

6.4 The horse is out of the barn, let’s go riding…

6.5 New & Modern Approaches to Data

6.5.1 Open Data Defined

6.5.2 Open Data Beginnings

6.5.3 Open Data Today

6.5.4 Governmental Open-Data Policies

6.5.5 Open Data – US Federal & State Governments

6.6 Data Exchanges

6.6.1 Types of data exchanges

6.7 data intermediaries, data pools, and data unions

6.8 Data Commons

6.9 Final Thoughts

6.10 Summary