Satorys contributes to debates at ITU World Telecom 2011.

Marco Ricca’ contribution on Data: Free and Priceless:

Marco Ricca, CEO at Satorys, was speaker on Wednesday 26, October 2011 for “Data: Free and Priceless: Data is the new currency of the online world, with some observers suggesting that free access to data could drive fresh economic growth and entrepreneurialism. Governments are starting to experiment with the potential of open data in making government more accessible, responsive and useful to their citizens.

An entire ecosystem of start-ups is blooming around the abundance of data available on the Internet – businesses that analyse, visualise and combine data to identify emerging trends. In the best-case scenario, data is used responsibly to improve future interactions through customization, recommendations, personalised offers and relevant advertising. Social networking tools can help customize and improve interactions with peers and colleagues. In other cases, data may be used, shared or altered without permission, challenging individuals’ rights to privacy or protection of their online profile and identity.

What are the full benefits to business and society of open data and public service data reuse? How can we develop mechanisms that ensure the sustainability of these innovative processes? Can government agencies link data sources coherently to enable citizens to find what they need? Can data be presented in a way that informs decision-makers in a meaningful way, yet allows the public to have a real impact on policy-making?

 

Florent Batard’ contribution on Heads in the Cloud :

Florent Batard, R&D manager at Satorys, asked about Security issues in the Cloud on Wednesday 26, October 2011 for Heads in the Cloud: The rapid spread of cloud computing has drawn significant attention and scrutiny in the media over recent months. It has also raised policy questions concerning how people, organizations, and governments handle information and interactions in the cloud environment. While moving to the cloud offers recognized benefits of cutting capital expenditure and enabling the more efficient use of computing resources, questions of information security, data privacy, interoperability, reliability and liability persist and need to be considered carefully and addressed rigorously. Lack of interoperability and portability between providers makes it difficult to migrate data from one service to another – good for cloud service providers, but not necessarily good for end-users. What happens if the business goes bust, or decides to change?

 

Press book links:  Satorys in the press for ITU World Telecom 2011.