UKGovLD - opening the doors event

The UK Government Linked Data Working Group - Quick Start Team event - opening the doors was held on the 5th November 2012. The event was for anyone interested in being a part of the UK Government Linked Data Working Group, helping build UKGovLD ahead of major efforts next year to drive the Linked Data agenda forward.

Event agenda

• pdf - UKGovLD 'opening the doors'
• doc - UKGovLD 'opening the doors'

Welcome, introduction and outline for UKGovLD were provided by Alex Coley who was voted in a Chair of UKGovLD at the end of the event.

• pdf - UKGovLD - Event Presentation

A series of 5min presentations highlighting the mix of Linked Data projects across the public sector provided an enlightening and diverse session. All slides are available in pdf format.

• Jeni Tennison - An Open Data Institute view
• Steve Peters - Linked Data at DCLG
• Martin Farrell - A local government perspective
• Paul Davidson - Open Public Services
• Mike Thacker - Value in Open Linked Data
• Oli Bartlett - BBC Linked Data Platform
• Chris Martin - Potential Barriers to Open and Linked Data
• John Goodwin - RAGLD developers framework
• Hugh Glaser - sameAs.org
• Phil Archer - A World Wide Web Consortium perspective
• Ed Parkes - An Open Data User Group view
• Richard Goodwin - Linking Data from unstructured and semi‐structured sources
• Lizzie Adams - Linked Data at Land Registry
• Tom Guilbert - Where next for environmental Linked Data
• John Sheridan - One direction

Further details about the UKGovLD including the details of how to become a member are available on http://data.gov.uk/linked-data/UKGovLD/