Welcome to the 'Open Data Cafe' podcast

To this final episode of the podcast series, we invited Daniele Rizzi, who served with the European Commission and recently retired after decades dedicated to advancing European efforts in promoting data supply and re-use. In this episode, he takes us on a quick journey through nearly 20 years of data strategy and regulatory history and shares his insights on what the future holds.

Our guest is Dominique Roest, a management consultant with Capgemini Invent working on FARM project. She shares with us the story of her team addressing societal challenges, using data to support small hold farmers. In conversation with the host, she discusses the essential skills to make the project successful, the types of data used, and the importance of involving users.

In this episode, Hans Graux, attorney-at-law and partner at Timelex, helps us understand the fundamental principles of the digital world. He explains the practical legal aspects of reusing data and the importance of licensing, responsibility and liability when using it, for example, to train artificial intelligence models.

Our guest Ian Makgill, an entrepreneur and founder of SpendNetwork, describes the challenges of procurement data and how these challenges have evolved over time. He shares with us the insights into what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, especially when relying heavily on open data.

In this episode, we talk to John Harnisher, Head of Research at DataKind, about how most data projects need to begin with the preparation of the data itself and how critical this stage is for the overall success of the operation. He also defines data governance and addresses the challenge of tracking data sources.

To kick off this podcast series, we invited Stefaan Verhulst, co-founder, Chief of Research and Development, and Director of the Data Program of the Governance Laboratory in New York City. In conversation with our host, Gianfranco Cecconi, he introduces the concept of open data and discusses the various waves that have transformed open data over time, namely freedom of information, civic tech and the potential application of generative AI.