A paper on social machines by Nigel Shadbolt, Daniel Smith, Elena Simperl, Max van Kleek, Yang Yang and Wendy Hall. The concept of social machines is defined, the key features are described and a framework for classification is proposed.
In her new role as non-executive director of the board Professor Dame Wendy Hall will be advising on the ways in which technology can help to improve the economy and on how to encourage entrepreneurship.
A Catapult is a centre in which businesses, scientists and engineers work together on research and development. The Connected Digital Economy Catapult board is part of the Catapult Programme which was set up by the Technology Strategy Board, a government agency which provides support and funding to help businesses develop new products and services.
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt discusses the need to reduce the asymmetry of information between the state and citizens in a panel discussion at the Campus Party Europe conference.
A review of the state of linked open government data by Nigel Shadbolt and Kieron O’Hara.
A paper by Max Van Kleek, Daniel Smith, Heather Packer, Jim Skinner and Nigel Shadbolt on a study investigating the feasibility of extending the capability of Personal Information Management (PIM) tools which integrate diverse datasets.
The United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management met in New York on the 13th – 15th of August, with experts from around the world being invited to contribute their views on the future trends in geospatial information management.
The report can be found here.
The committee stated:
“Given the vast amount of data being generated, particularly through use of the Web, and the need to make sense of this data, the ability to link information on the Web will be increasingly important in the coming years. To this end, data is likely to increasingly be distributed as Linked Data in the coming five to ten years. Linked Data offers the opportunity to connect data to other pieces of data on the Web, contextualising and adding value to the information that already exists. Given the amount of data already generated and the fact that this amount will continue to increase, the importance of linking data together, particularly by location, is likely to grow.”
A paper by Michael Yip, Craig Webber and Nigel Shadbolt describing research carried out in collaboration with the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) examining the structure of organisations carrying out cybercrime.
A video of the keynote speech given by Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt for the Informatics event at the Natural History Museum on the 24th of July. Professor Shadbolt discusses the work of the Open Data Institute and the value of Open Data for a range of areas of public life, including health care, crime and the environment.
A research paper by Daniel Smith, Max Van Kleek and Nigel Shadbolt on a mechanism to enhance patient/clinician communication by augmenting electronic health records with personal activity diaries derived automatically using activity sensors.
A research paper by Jarutas Pattanaphancha, Kieron O’Hara and Wendy Hall proposing a set of criteria for assessing quality and trustworthiness of Web information.