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Begin forwarded message: > From: New America Foundation <[email protected]> > Date: December 4, 2013 at 11:37:32 AM EST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: INVITE 12/17: The Value of Open Data > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > > > > The Value of Open Data > In collaboration with McKinsey & Company > > Tuesday, December 17, 2013 > 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. > > New America Foundation > 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400 > Washington, DC 20036 > > > As the value of using big data and analytics is becoming increasingly > recognized and embraced throughout the global economy, a complementary trend > is taking hold. Governments and other institutions are making their data > (e.g. weather, disease monitoring, terrain maps, or traffic patterns) open > and available to the private sector and entrepreneurs, which raises > productivity and extends the powers of big data to make possible entirely new > applications, such as the smartphone app that tells commuters when the next > bus will arrive. > > Open data has generated a great deal of excitement around the globe because > of its potential to empower citizens, change how government works, and > improve delivery of public services. What is not yet fully appreciated is how > much economic value open data can generate. New McKinsey research shows that > it could help unlock more than $3 trillion in value every year in seven > domains of the global economy. The report focuses on quantifying the > potential value of using open data in education, transportation, consumer > products, electricity, oil and gas, health care, and consumer finance. For > each of these "domains," the research describes the ways open data can create > economic value and also explore the barriers to adoption and enablers that > are required for capturing value with open data. &nbs p; > > Join the conversation online using #opendata and following @OTI and our > speakers (twitter handles below). > > If you are unable to join us in person, please tune in to our live webcast of > the event. No signup is required to view the streaming video. > > > Featured Speakers: > Diana Farrell > Co-founder, McKinsey Center for Government > @Farrell_Diana > > Michael Chui > Principal, McKinsey Global Institute > @mchui > > Sascha Meinrath > Vice President and Director, Open Technology Institute > @saschameinrath > > Nick Sinai > Senior Advisor, Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House > @NickSinai > > Michael Flowers > Director of Analytics, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, New York City > > Moderator: > Alex Howard > Fellow, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University > Fellow, Networked Transparency Policy Project, Ash Center at Harvard > University > @digiphile > > > To RSVP for the event, click on the red button or go to the event page: > http://newamerica.net/events/2013/the_value_of_open_data > > For questions, contact Liana Simonds at New America at (202) 735-2829 or > [email protected]. > > www.NewAmerica.net > > > This email was sent to [email protected] by > [email protected] | > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | > Privacy Policy. > New America Foundation | 1899 L Street, NW | Suite 400 | Washington | DC | > 20036
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