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Dan McQuillan:
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Dan McQuillan:

“Open data doesn’t empower communities. I’m not saying open data is a bad thing, but we need to highlight the gap between the semantic web and social impact. Otherwise we’ll continue to get swept along on a tide of technocratic enthusiasm where hope lies in ‘a flood of data to create a data-literate citizenry’.

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<p><strong>Dan McQuillan</strong>:</p> <p>&#x201c;Open data doesn&#x2019;t empower communities. I&#x2019;m not saying open data is a bad thing, but we need to highlight the gap between the semantic web and social impact. Otherwise we&#x2019;ll continue to get swept along on a tide of technocratic enthusiasm where hope lies in &#x2018;a flood of data to create a data-literate citizenry&#x2019;. </p>