11 July 2021
Building the world’s largest open source of company data
A talk by Chris Taggart,
OpenCorporates
Building the world’s largest open source of company data
Slideshare notes:
- 1. OpenCorporates the largest open database of companies in the world
- 2. 1. Start small - a simple (but huge) idea A free and open database for every legal entity in the world
- 3. 2. Use the strengths of open • Community contributions • Quality control for free • Provenance • Distribution • Costs
- 4. 3. Become domain experts Sources (e.g. Company Registers)
- 5. 3. Become domain experts Advocacy (Trusted experts working for the public good)
- 6. 3. Become domain experts Policies & Processes (Deep systemic knowledge)
- 7. 3. Become domain experts Data Quality (Robust automatic and manual QAing)
- 8. 4. Make a difference in the world
- 9. 4. Make a difference in the world
- 10. 4. Make a difference in the world
- 11. 4. Make a difference in the world
- 12. 5. Build in Sustainability
- 13. 6. Build in resilience
