Workshop E: Open Data - what's the point?
Chair: Keiron Mumby, Account Manager, Jadu
Speakers: Sally Kerr, Web Manager from Edinburgh City Council
Stuart Harrison, Web Manager, Lichfield District Council

Open Data is strongly represented by Central Government, with the new Public Sector Transparency Board advocating transparency for local government spending, contracts and tenders - but Open Data means much more to a wide range of sectors - sharing and creating data as well as offering transparency.

This workshop will discuss a variety of projects and ideas - crowdsourcing data, sharing data and open knowledge - and explore their viability for the future of the web.