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In my latest podcast I talk with Flip Kromer, co-founder of InfoChimps.
We explore the background to InfoChimps, and discuss their aspiration to build a marketplace in which people can contribute and find data – both freely available and commercial.
In my latest podcast I talk with Felix Van de Maele, CEO of Belgian semantic technology company Collibra.
We discuss Collibra, and the problems that many enterprises face in understanding and integrating data held in diverse silos.
In my latest podcast I talk with Diane Mueller of JustSystems.
We discuss the evolution of the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), consider some of the use cases for it, and look at its’ relevance to the Semantic Web community.
Towards the end of the conversation we refer to a recent workshop organised by XBRL International and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
This conversation was recorded on Tuesday 22 September, 2009.
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In my latest podcast I talk with Tom Steinberg of UK-based mySociety.
We discuss mySociety’s approach to promoting transparency in Government, and consider some of their popular projects before exploring Tom’s views on moves by Government to make more of its data available for use and reuse.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
This conversation was recorded on Thursday 17 September, 2009.
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In my latest podcast I talk with Kevin Merritt, CEO of Seattle-based Socrata.
We discuss the company’s approach to ‘social data discovery,’ and consider ways in which these techniques might be applied to the wealth of data emerging from Government in the United States and elsewhere.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
This conversation was recorded on Wednesday 16 September, 2009.
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In my latest podcast I talk with William Tunstall-Pedoe, CEO of Cambridge-based True Knowledge.
We discuss the company’s ‘Answer Engine’ and consider the ways in which its technology can be seen as complementing rather than competing with more traditional search engines.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
This conversation was recorded on Monday 7 September, 2009.
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In my latest podcast I talk with David James of Sunlight Labs, part of the Sunlight Foundation in Washington, DC.
We discuss the Labs’ work to increase Government transparency by making public sector data such as that disseminated via Data.gov more useful.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
This conversation was recorded on Friday 14 August, 2009.
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In my latest podcast I talk with Jim Hendler and Li Ding of the Tetherless World Constellation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
We discuss work that they and colleagues have been undertaking to convert chunks of the US Federal Government data released via the data.gov portal to RDF.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
This conversation was recorded on Friday 7 August, 2009.
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In my latest podcast I talk with David Eaves about a recent initiative by the Canadian city of Vancouver. The May Motion, of which David was a co-author, calls upon the city to embrace Open Source and Open Standards, and to make much of the city’s data Openly available for use and reuse. We discuss the background to the Motion, and consider some of the uses to which municipal data might usefully be put.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
This conversation was recorded on Friday 31 July, 2009.
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In my latest podcast I talk with John Sheridan, Head of e-Services at the UK Government’s Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). John is also co-chair of the World Wide Web Consortium’s e-Government Interest Group, and we discuss both roles in the context of current enthusiasm for making Government data more readily available online.
During the conversation, we refer to the following resources;
This conversation was recorded on Wednesday 22 July, 2009.
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