CBD, Charlatan Based Decisions, are, in the political arena, those decisions taken not because is there any data backing it but just because they sound coherent with an ideology. After a CBD is taken, data about the results are ignored, distorted, manipulated, or, in the best case, only presented those that hardly fit into their […]
Smart cities are service providers as well as sources of public data. The reuse of cities’ data through the application of technology enables the creation of innovative services for citizens. Apps, developed by reusing information, are considered a key indicator for the creation of services. This paper explores the main characteristics of these apps and […]
Last 20 and 21st of November in Las Palmas city (Spain) I have been helping the Smart city hackaton Resolve your city. You can find here the slides: [slideshare id=55417979&doc=20151120-hackaton-laspalmasaagv01-151123140114-lva1-app6892]
The slides in Spanish, “El valor económico de los datos abiertos: Nuevas oportunidades de negocio para las empresas” 20151120 jornadas-las palmas aag-v02 from Alberto Abella
On the 20th of November I will give a lecture at Las Palmas with the title “El valor económico de los datos: Nuevas oportunidades de negocio para las empresas” (The economic value of data: New business opportunities for companies) You can register for free to attend. The full day agenda Date 20 de noviembre de […]
SEDIC are the annual meeting for information management. This year there was a session dedicated to big data, here you can find my speech (in Spanish). don’t care about the initial image (it’s me when you press start the video)
On November 12nd I have been presenting MELODA talking about information reuse and collaborative economy on XVII SEDIC sessions. Find here the presentation. 20151113 jornadas-sociedad-informacion-biblioteca-nacional aag-v01 from Alberto Abella 20151113-JORNADAS-SOCIEDAD-INFORMACION-BIBLIOTECA-NACIONAL_AAG_V01
This is the presentation of my speech at La casa encendida. Past present and future of the relation between citizens and cities. and how can cities can be understood as digital ecosystems. New trends in citizen experience and open government. Together with : Peter Harper, Head of Research and Innovation at the Centre for Alternative […]
Here you can find a paper (in Spanish) about the conditioning factors for the social and economic impact of open data. It is in Spanish and focused on libraries, but some of the principals could be easily generalised. Hopefully I will translate it soon. Abstract. The economic impact of open data has been studied and […]
Presentation about the economic impact of open data in libraries in the congress amigos 2015 held in mexico DF on the 1-2 october 2015. download here You can find information about how libraries are going to evolve, Why should be involved into open data movement, some factors affecting reuse of information and how to create […]