How open data can save lives | Forum:Blog | The World Economic Forum

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How open data can save lives | Forum:Blog | The World Economic Forum
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Data drives our decision-making. But in this information age, new data sources are making sharing, analysing and applying all this data far more difficult.
For example, we now have crowdsourcing (the ability to communicate directly with the communities we are working in); open data (large data sets provided free of charge by governments and agencies); and big data (massive data sets created as a by-product of transactions in systems such as mobile networks).
And let’s not forget “small data” – the operational and internal data we need to run our organizations efficiently. Small data is hard to collect, making it difficult to draw solid evidence-based conclusions. It is often stuck in silos where it can’t be shared. We need to release it. If we share our small data, collective large data sets will emerge, potentially offering useful insights in how to deal with complex situations more innovatively."