My thoughts before going to the Data Supply Consultation with DG Connect of the EU. How best can they support those that create real innovation of Big Data?

1. A view from both ends!
David Overton
Dbyhundred Ltd and SplashMaps
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

2.  A desire to support environments that
nurture Open Location Data
 An awareness that the instruments have to
suit those that innovate… the SMEs and those
that don’t know they’re SMEs yet…
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

3.  No one can guess on the best bets.
◦ So better to be open, perhaps pro-active
◦ Better to be flexible
◦ Better to be agile
◦ Better to deal with small projects with big ideas
◦ Better to deal with “bottom-up” innovation rather
than “top-down”.
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

4. …identify opportunities for better data driven
efficiency (e.g. business intelligence), cross-
sector solutions and data dependent sectors.
These should also include aspects of Open
Government Data.
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

5.  Low Carbon vehicles Innovations
◦ Data and Sensor network driven
◦ Size of Sensor market
 INSPIRE
◦ Project Manager coordinating award winning
collaboration
◦ Successful bidder for policy support funding to
combine and cloud enablement of
 Amazingly ordinary and
quirky, desirable, tangible consumer outputs
from the Open sphere!
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

6.  Project Manager
 Bid Manager
 Entrepreneur
 Innovation Manager
 … with time for other things too ;-)
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

7.  Every part of the value chain needs motivation
◦ Creation
◦ Supply
◦ Use
◦ Re-use
 Legislation is important and undoubtedly INSPIRE
and similar initiatives have played a part. (Open
data programme in the
UK, Norway, Finland, Germany and a number of
other countries)
 Culture plays a large part
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

8. • Culture
Creation • Re-imbursement – but need to see longer term
• Heavy interoperation work
Supply • New Skills
• Encourage innovative use
Use • Make it tangible
• Legal – Geo rights
Re-Use • Ease of re-use
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

9.  Suppliers don’t see benefit beyond the
government funding they get
◦ Intervention to encourage commercial exploitation
of Open Data
 Traditional EU type approaches filter out REAL
innovative SMEs
◦ New instruments that engage, encourage and
celebrate diverse companies
 New Crowd source funding approaches have
emerged
◦ Decisions made by the crowd… not a committee….
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

10.  Cash to grow without losing ownership
 If I’m an innovator, I will establish relationships
first and look for funding second.
 Easily and quickly accessible funding
 Expertise from diverse fields (web
designers, marketing professionals, research etc.)
 Proactive a themed networks without hefty
membership fees and with funded events
 Cash to develop own networks (volunteer data)
 Normalised supply of data across Europe
 Support for those that harmonise
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

11.  Culture is a barrier in the commission and in
all civil service departments
 An approach that engages rather than invites
is needed
 Interventions need to be light and quick and
less process driven for SMEs
doverton@dbyhundred.co.uk

12.  Open becomes Tangible!
 Crowd funding platforms – a rich eco-system
of innovation
 Crowd sourced data is getting commercial
 Already in ITS
 Try for yourselves!
www.splashmaps.co.uk