[Irtalk] Big data and open data: what's what and why does it matter? | Joel Gurin | Public Leaders Network | Guardian Professional

[Hilton Gibson]

Big data and the new phenomenon open data are closely related but they're
not the same. Open data brings a perspective that can make big data more
useful, more democratic, and less threatening.

http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/apr/15/big-data-open-data-transform-government
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