Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Ton Zijlstra describes his recent presentation on Open Data and Government.

His slideshare on this struck me as a brilliant insightful explanation of the whole issue and why it really matters. And a terrific example of weaving together very specific personal stories into the bigger narrative… such as how Open Data could help a fireman save lives (and how in another century, its principles helped to uncover the true cause of cholera.

And here’s the video version:

Ton Zijlstra: Value Creation of Open Data. A Community Perspective from Heinz Wittenbrink on Vimeo.

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