Aberdeen Data Meetup 03 Dec 2024

"Standards – who needs them?*" - Julian Tait, Open Data Manchester

*We all do

This talk is about Open Data Manchester’s journey into the open standards for data world, and how once you delve into this nichest of worlds things are never the same again.

It will give an overview of open standards, how we first got involved in them and how we used user research and system analysis to understand the key components needed for the standards we have created and ones in development, that are tackling supply chain data exchange to promote a more resilient and circular economy.

BIO Julian, who began his career as a music photographer, is the co-founder and CEO of Open Data Manchester CIC, a not-for-profit organisation established in 2010. The organisation aims to help communities and organisations better understand and utilise data.

He oversees the development of several open standards for data including: · The Open3P data standard for the packaging value chain, which facilitates the exchange of packaging data between organisations, promoting process and resource efficiencies to reduce packaging's environmental impact and reducing costs. · The Open Product data standard for batteries and electrical and electronic equipment. · The Open Standard for Fashion and Textiles Data, which is currently in development.

He leads the development of equitable data stewardship organisations through the Data Cooperative Working Group.

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This event is orgnanised by a charity - Code The City. We are grateful to ScotlandIS for their generous sponsorship of the Aberdeen Data Meet-ups from June 2023 onwards.

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Those attending the physical space meetup should attend at 6pm for pizza and drinks. The talk will be from 6.30pm. Doors will be locked from 6.30pm.

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