Carla Bonina reports from an intense week end of August 2017 discussing the past, present and future of open data in Latin America The last week of August I took part in a busy agenda for an engaged community that meets regularly in Latin America to mobilise the open data agenda and its initiatives. This year […]
There is increasing excitement about the developmental effects that data released in open format could bring to the global south. The so called open data—data released in digital format, publicly available for anyone to use—promise to contribute to key development goals, such as economic growth, job creation, inclusion and access to public services. To illustrate […]
We got an active week at Surrey Code. On Monday 8 June, I took part as invited speaker at the Social Media Week Mexico–the first Mexican chapter of the worldwide conference that curates and shares the latest innovations and insights into how social media and technology are changing business, society and culture around the world. In 2015 […]
I am attending the 3rd international open data conference in Ottawa this year. There is a great vibe on the corridors of the Shaw Center and certainly optimism about open data making its way around the world. There have been great conversations about open data in cities, parliaments, participation, fostering citizen engagement and impact measurement. I […]
A wave of financial tech firms is shaking up the world of banking By Carla Bonina, University of Surrey Digital technology and pervasive access to the internet have reshaped many industries, and banking is no exception: Hampden and Co is the latest in a short but growing list of digital-only banks built not of bricks […]
