Open Data for
Startups
Manifesto
Dr. Manu Carricano – feb. 2016
Who owns (y)our Data?
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Data Infrastructure
Open Data 101
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1. Open data is data that’s available to everyone to access, use and share.
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2. But open data should be easy to access.
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3. Open data isn’t the same as big data, but big data can be open data too
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4. Oh, and it’s also not the same as ‘shared data’
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5. Open data is good for business & democracy
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Power = Information Asymmetry
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Open Data breaks the imbalance of Power due to information asymmetry
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Seizing the opportunity of open data
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Is Spain a good spot for open data?
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What startups can do with open data?
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Some examples of incubated startups
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And here in Barcelona?
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So, ready to make an impact?
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Funding and support for EU startups and SMEs
• Call open until August 2016 for Open Data centered ideas
• Submissions reviewed by external experts every 2
months
• Grants up to €100K per project
• Projects of 6 months
Next cut-
off date:
February
29th
€5.5M
Visit opendataincubator.eu
Follow @ODincubator
Thank you
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