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Jul 15

“Too good to be true”

We are in the midst of two exponential changes: our environmental crises (e.g. climate change) and the web of data. I created Icebreaker One to try and catalyse ‘green swan’ moments: to help break through the complete stalemate of private-public-sector interactions that we are stuck in. “Too good to be…

Change

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“Too good to be true”
“Too good to be true”
Change

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May 5

On data: where is it and what can we do with it?

From a discussion with a non-technical board which I was helping recently There was confusion around ‘where is the data?’, ‘who owns what?’ and ‘what can be done with it?’. My synopsis is that: The ‘data gap’ is usually leadership Data governance needs to be taken seriously at the C-suite…

Data Governance

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Data Governance

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Jan 6

What is a data infrastructure strategy?

I’m often asked to unpack ‘data’. There’s a lot of confusion and, often, people think it’s a function of ‘IT’ and just for the geeks. A ‘data strategy’ can often be quite shallow in its thinking and tends not to focus on data sharing—which is a cultural shift in the…

Data

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What is a data infrastructure strategy?
What is a data infrastructure strategy?
Data

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Dec 8, 2022

D0 Principles for Global Data Infrastructure

Having spent quite a number of decades working on data at scale, we’ve worked to codify some of the baseline principles that could underpin a trusted web of data. The purpose is to unlock open markets and increase the precompetitive spaces to both commoditize current parts of the data ecosystem…

Data Infrastructure

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D0 Principles for Global Data Infrastructure
D0 Principles for Global Data Infrastructure
Data Infrastructure

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Jul 1, 2022

Data Spectrum — language evolution

Reflecting on the language of the data spectrum, and in conversation with Leigh, here’s an evolution of thinking. Open = any-to-any Shared = many-to-many Closed = some-to-some (or none/not shared at all) The Data Spectrum we defined at the Open Data Institute focussed heavily on trying to help people understand…

Data Infrastructure

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Data Spectrum — language evolution
Data Spectrum — language evolution
Data Infrastructure

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Jun 6, 2022

Making data work harder to deliver Net Zero — can we automate environmental reporting?

Pension funds, market investors and countries (sovereign wealth funds) are allocating $trillions to create a lower-carbon future. At the moment this is done using ‘financial economy’ modelling based on top-down economic models, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings and related financial instruments that have a risk-based focus. …

Esg

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Making data work harder to deliver Net Zero — can we automate environmental reporting?
Making data work harder to deliver Net Zero — can we automate environmental reporting?
Esg

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Apr 5, 2022

Open Banking evolution— pt2

[continued from part 1]

Open Banking

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Open Banking evolution— pt2
Open Banking evolution— pt2
Open Banking

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Mar 9, 2022

Connect don’t collect (again)

The data gap is leadership. Building on my previous post, I am finding myself referring to this more and more, and it’s starting to land as an idea. Referring back to the Bezos’-level mandate that I think is now needed. To recap, this was allegedly the internal memo Bezos sent…

Data

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Connect don’t collect (again)
Connect don’t collect (again)
Data

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Jan 20, 2022

Sustainability — in space

This evening I learned… just how bad our sky pollution is going to get. There is *exponential* growth in satellite: this is growth from 2,000 satellites a couple of years ago, to over 4,000 now and (realistic) projection of over 100,000 THIS decade. This means, for example, if you looked…

Space

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Sustainability in space
Sustainability in space
Space

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Dec 15, 2021

Open Banking evolution — pt1

Preface This is the first in a series of posts that will map out where Open Banking came from, why and what it all means. Open Banking represents one of the most significant step-changes in banking in a generation. There are now millions of people using it across dozens of countries. …

Open Banking

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Open Banking evolution — pt1
Open Banking evolution — pt1
Open Banking

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Gavin Starks

Gavin Starks

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https://dgen.net || https://icebreakerone.org || Twitter: @agentGav // @icebreakerOne for climate+finance+data

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