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This event, which is aimed at public bodies, business, researchers and civil society, will help inform the development of Ireland’s Open Data Strategy and will complement a public consultation process, which will be launched in June 2015.

Programme (see http://www.per.gov.ie/open-data/)

4.30-5.00 Registration

5.00-5.05 Welcome by Chair, Mr. William Beausang (D/PER)

5.05-5.20 Opening Address by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr. Brendan Howlin T.D.

5.20-5.40 Demonstration – data.gov.ie beta version, Ms Deirdre Lee, Derilinx

5.40-6.00 Overview of the Open Data Technical Framework and the Foundation Strategy consultation paper, (D/PER)

6.00-6.30 Tea & Coffee/networking

6.30-7.30 Break-Out Sessions – Building an Open Data Strategy

1) Open Data for the Public Service

• Identification of high value datasets

• Compliance with Technical Framework

• Data analytics and knowledge management

• The making, implementation and institutionalisation of open data policy

• Capacity building

• next steps

2) Open Data for Business – how it can help

• Key themes emerging from business event on 3 March

o Big business perspectives and opportunities

o Start-up perspectives and opportunities

• Examples of successful open data projects

• How can take-up and usage be encouraged

• Pilot projects

• Challenges and requirements – expertise and investment?

• Next steps

3) Open Data for Researchers/Academia

• increasing use of publicly funded research through publication as open data

• assessment of the impact of open data

• Critical challenges for open data: privacy, exclusion and abuse

• How can open data be used to help tackle big economic challenges e.g. climate change, population growth and resource scarcity, pandemics, and energy security • Addressing skills needs of students in data driven economy • next steps

4) Open Data for Citizens/Civil Society

• Linkages between transparency, freedom of information and open data communities

• Building Open Data Infrastructure and Strategies for effective Citizen Engagement

• Use of open data to improve services and contribute to quality of life

• Priority areas to focus on for release of data

• Raising awareness of open data amongst citizens

• Next steps

7.30-7.50 Rapporteur feedback from break-out sessions

7.50-8.00 Wrap-up and Next Steps by Chair.

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