The business of Open Data: where's the benefit? 8, February 2013 The passion and excitement around Open Data is palpable across many sectors but what are the benefits and value for business? Jeni Tennison, Technical Director at the Open Data Institute, discussed business models that support publishing open data and what further work is required.
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The business of Open Data, where's the benefit?
1. THE
BUSINESS
OF
OPEN
DATA
WHERE'S
THE
BENEFIT?
JENI
T ENNISON
@ JENIT
TECHNICAL
D IRECTOR
J ENI@THEODI.ORG
2. WHAT
DOES
OPEN
MEAN?
• for
everyone
• not
limited
by
funds
• not
limited
by
who
they
are
• not
limited
by
what
they
intend
to
do
• everyone
else
benefits
from
my
work?
• everyone
benefits
including
you!
• how?
3. THREE
MODEL
TYPES
• freemium
• free
entry
level,
charged
added
value
• cross-‐subsidy
• get
extra
benefit
from
your
data
• network
effects
• collaborate
in
rich
data
environment
11. RISKS
OF
SHIFTING
DEMAND
• content
web
has
changed
everything
• hit
every
content
industry
• music,
film,
books,
news,
encyclopedias
• data
web
is
changing
everything
• hit
every
data
industry
• avoid
risk
by
• selling
data
whose
demand
won't
shift
• reorienting
your
business
14. EXAMPLE
BUSINESSES
• share-‐alike
dual
licence
• pay
OpenCorporates
to
use
privately
• added-‐value
products
• pay
GeoLytix
to
get
up-‐to-‐date
data
• better
service
• pay
Placr
to
exceed
rate
limits
25. PRIMARY
DATA
collect
• takes
effort
• collect
maintain
• maintain
• and
investment
• people
• equipment
data
• examples
• Met
Office
people
• book
publishers
• census
equipment
26. EXHAUST
DATA
• support
activity
as
usual
• no
extra
effort
• no
extra
cost
• examples
• till
receipts
data
• phone
usage
• customer
data
• accounts
as
usual
27. COMBINING
MODELS
• different
data
suits
different
models
• primary
or
exhaust?
• who
else
is
involved?
• what's
the
data
quality
like?
• different
models
can
combine
• collaborate
on
shared
open
data
• …
which
is
used
to
underpin
services
• …
and
gains
freemium
revenue
28. WHAT
DO
YOU
THINK?
comment
on
draft
business
model
guide
http://personal.crocodoc.com/4t2sJhn
questions?
@JeniT
jeni@theodi.org