Friday lunchtime lecture: Open wide? Business opportunities and risks in using open data

Friday 11 July 2014, 1:00pm - 1:50pm

The Open Data Institute, 65 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4JE

As the open data movement gains momentum, it becomes clear that there are substantial business opportunities to be seized through the use and publication of data. However, using open data can often present new risks which need to be managed. Drawing on some preliminary findings from an ongoing study of SMEs, corporate and public sector organisations, Tom Wainwright seek to provide insight into these issues.

Dr Thomas Wainwright is a researcher based in the University of Southampton’s Centre for Innovation and Enterprise.