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Louise Marston

Follow updates, thoughts and links as we develop a programme of work on Big Data at Nesta.

Innovation, data and healthcare - part 1

Healthcare is an area where the opportunities for data to transform the sector have perhaps been overhyped, but few people doubt that the industry will be transformed by data.

23.05.2012

Barriers to Data Innovation

Big Data is a great buzzword - but how many are really innovating with data - and what's stopping those who aren't?

17.05.2012

Is there an Uncanny Valley for data?

As I go about scoping some new research on big data, open data and some of the opportunities and challenges for innovation, I've been wondering if there's an equivalent to the Uncanny Valley of robotics that governs how comfortable we feel with the data that we share.

16.05.2012

Open data and education

Louis Coffait at the Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning has put together a good blog post about using open data to improve education.

12.05.2012

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