Forget Big Data, Small Data is the Real Revolution
This is the first in a series of posts. The next posts in the series is What Do We Mean by Small Data There is a lot of talk about…
Reinhart-Rogoff Revisited: Why we need open data in economics
This blog post is cross-posted from the Open Economics Blog. Another economics scandal made the news last week. Harvard Kennedy School professor Carmen Reinhart and Harvard University professor Kenneth…
The new PSI Directive – as good as it seems?
A closer look at the new PSI Directive by Ton Zijlstra and Katleen Janssen image by European People’s Party CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons On 10 April, the European Commission’s Vice-President…
What We Hope the Digital Public Library of America Will Become
Tomorrow is the official launch date for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). If you’ve been following it, you’ll know that it has the long term aim of realising…
Data roundup, April 17
We’re rounding up data news from the web each week. If you have a data news tip, send it to us at schoolofdata@okfn.org. TOOLS, COURSES, AND EVENTS Sooner or later,…
New course: Exploring and understanding your data
We’re pleased to announce a new course: A gentle introduction to exploring and understanding your data. This is Tactical Tech’s second course for the School of Data, building on our…
Open data highlights from European Data Forum 2013 in Dublin
Europe’s data league convened in Dublin last week – Open Data increasingly taking the stage Over 500 data professionals gathered last week at European Data Forum conference in Dublin.…
Panton Fellowship wrap up: Ross Mounce
The Panton Fellowships have come to an end. The work that our two Panton Fellows, Ross Mounce and Sophie Kershaw have done over the past year to promote openness…
3 Days Left to Sign Up for Data Explorer Missions!
As a Data Agent, your first Mission, should you choose to accept it, would begin Monday, April 15. That gives you only 3 more days to sign up for this…
A Data Expedition in Cooperation with Save the Children
This post is written by Ralf Becker, from the University of Manchester about an impending data expedition – the first to be independently run! The topic? Child poverty levels &…