Open source leaders, developers, and innovators are converging in Portland, Ore. this week for OSCON 2011. Stay tuned to this space for live keynotes and interviews from the event (below). Be sure to also check out OSCON's three conferences: OSCON Classic, OSCON Data and OSCON Java.
British Columbia joins the ranks of governments embracing open gov platforms.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| +Alex Howard | 26 July 2011
Canadian citizens in the province of British Columbia now have three new websites that focus on open government data, making information related to accountability available, and providing easier access to services and officials.
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Theo Schlossnagle on the state of real-time data analysis and where it needs to go.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb
| +Jenn Webb | 26 July 2011
Real-time data analysis has come a long way, but Theo Schlossnagle, principal and CEO of OmniTI, says some technology improvements are actually causing a data analysis devolution.
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George Siemens on the applications and challenges of education data.
by Audrey Watters
| @audreywatters
| +Audrey Watters | 25 July 2011
Education theorist George Siemens discusses education data: its current state, how it can shape customized learning, and what lies ahead for education analytics.
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SMS and mobile data reveal communication communities — some new, some old.
by Audrey Watters
| @audreywatters
| +Audrey Watters | 22 July 2011
Researchers are looking at mobile phone data to see if our relationships and communications are restricted by geographic boundaries.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora
| 21 July 2011
BioCurious is a Silicon Valley gathering place for biologists and
other people such as artists who are fascinated by biology. It serves
for learning, sharing, and an incubator for products and ideas.
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by Andy Oram
| @praxagora
| 21 July 2011
Opening up clinical trials can accelerate findings, reveal more data
of value to future trials, and--perhaps most important--make
participants feel really good about doing it. An interview with OSCon
speaker Greg Biggers.
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