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In December of 2012, Nigel Shadbolt, chairman and co-founder of ODI (Open Data Institute) is a special guest.
Nigel offers an odd example of the value of open data. See what you think:
The prescriptions, but not for who, written by all physicians, are made public. A start-up company noticed that many prescribed drugs were “off-license” (generic to use the U.S. terminology) but doctors were still prescribing the brand name drug.
Reported savings of 200 million £ in one drug area.
That success isn’t a function of having “open data” but having an intelligent person review the data. Whether open or not.
I can assure you my drug company knows the precise day when it anticipates a generic version of a drug will become available. 😉