The presentation aims to explain why Open Data should be perceived as great advantage for society, business environment and government as well. Open Data holds immense promise for a better society. Bigger and better data might enhance analytical toolkit and improve operational efficiency, both in private and public sectors.The utility of Open Data is strictly connected to advanced analytics based on which we can make future-oriented analyses that can be used to drive changes and improvements in business practices and society as well.

1. The Value of Open Data through
technology
Teodor Blidarus
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About Softelligence
Big Data & Advanced Analytics
Why Open Data?
What kind of Open Data?
Beneficiaries of Open Data
Case Studies
Q&A
Agenda

3. About Softeligence
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FAST 50 & FAST 500
Ranked by Deloitte
in top technology
companies
in Europe and EMEA
Founded in Bucharest
in 2006,
operating in CEE, UK, Ireland,
Germany, Sweden & Italy
50%
YOY growth rate over
the last 5 years
Microsoft,
Oracle, SAP
certified
expertise
ISO 9001
ISO 27001
certified
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Euro
turnover over
the last 4 years
10 mil.
Euro
turnover in the
next 3 years

4. What is BIG DATA?
How can Advanced Analytics help us?
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5. BIG
DATA
Enterprise
Data
Public
Data
Transactions
Social
Media
Sensor
Data
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Big Data

6. Advanced analytics = future-oriented
analyses that can be used to help
drive changes and improvements in
business practices and society as well.
How does it work?
 Extract information from existing data sets
 Determine patterns and predict future outcomes and
trends
 Achieve efficiency and better results
BIG DATA = voluminous amount of structured,
semi-structured and unstructured data that
has the potential to be mined for information.
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Advanced Analytics

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What kind of Open Data?
Non-personal
data
Data which
does not
contain
information
about specific
individuals
Government data with no
national security restrictions
Open data is data that can be
freely used, re-used and
redistributed by anyone

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Why Open Data?
Open data enables accountability
Open data
empowers
communities
Open data
drives
economic
growth
Open data may lead to more
accurate conclusions and better
decisions
Improved or
new private
products and
services
New knowledge from combined
data sources and patterns in large
data volumes
Transparency
and
democratic
control

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OPEN DATA
Citizens
Government
Business
Environment
Beneficiaries

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The Value of Open Data

12. Weather-Sensitive Economic Sectors
• ANM/National Meteorological
Agency:
• Historic data about the
weather
• Weather predictions
• Weather patterns
Type of Open Data
• It addresses weather-sensitive
economic sectors:
• Utility & Manufacturing
companies
• Transport & Tourism
companies
• Retail (FMCG companies)
Benefits
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13. Insurance & Safety
• Statistics about accidents
• Accidents by geographical area
• Age & average income of those
who cause accidents
• A record of person’s accidents
with their consent
Type of Open Data
• A more accurate risk analysis
• Better customer profiling
• Enable carriers to underwrite
many other emerging risks
that are underinsured
Benefits
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14. Public Institutions
• Financial and legal information
about individuals and
companies
• Common database for several
institutions
• Monthly statistic data regarding
public acquisitions
• Historic acquisitions data
Type of Open Data
• Encouraging start-ups and
entrepreneurs
• Identifying fraud patterns in
public acquisitions
• Fraud analysis to become part
of the decision process in public
acquisitions
Benefits
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16. THANK YOU!
Teodor Blidarus
Managing Partner
teodor.blidarus@softelligence.ro
+4 0722.563.650
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