The Data Economy

1
The Data Economy

• Chapters 2 and 3 of Data Basics

2
The Data Marketplace

• From Commonwealth to Commodification
• Science is dependent upon openness, which means
  open access to data
• Commodification arising because of trends in
  government charging for data and because of the
  emergence of e-commerce

3
Commonwealth to Commodification

• Competing values
• Science requires access for replication, which
  has roots in openness and data stewardship
  caretakers of the data, not owners
• Commerce has its roots in data ownership
• Differing information cultures
• Governments define ownership rights

4
The Data Marketplace

• Four data economies
• Research commonwealth share data at the minimum
  cost of copying the data
• Underground economy data bartered in closed,
  informal network
• Commercial economy data licensed or sold
• Data hoarders value self-interest over the
  interest of the research community

5
The Data Marketplace Stakeholders

• Data Archives
• Commercial Data Vendors
• Government Agencies
• National Statistical Offices
• Inter- and Non-governmental Agencies
• Data Libraries
• Social Science researchers

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Data Economy
dot COM Vendors
Govt Stats
7
Data Economy a model
dot COM Vendors
Govt Stats
8
Data Economy reality
dot COM Vendors
Govt Stats