The State of Open Data: future directions for research & action (roundtable) Tickets, Thu 16 May 2019 at 09:00 | Eventbrite

"In ‘The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons’ (forthcoming, May 2019) over 200 contributors have built up a picture of progress, challenges and future opportunities for securing publication and use of open data across a wide range of sectors and stakeholders: from work on anti-corruption and the extractives industries, to the practice of statistical offices and the decisions of international funders.

Join us for a roundtable to discuss findings from the project and to explore:

• Key lessons from the last decade of work on open data across the world;

• The changing landscape for work on open data, and what open data practice has to offer to emerging agendas around AI, data rights and data justice;

• The actions needed for open data work to make a positive contribution to democratic dialogue and sustainable development in the decade ahead;..."