[ecrea] What I Know Is 2 conference

What I Know Is 2:
Data Literacy, Open Data and Knowledge-Building Communities
2-Day International Conference

Date: 27th September 2018 – 28th September 2018 Venue: CodeBase 
Stirling. FK8 2HU

*Please note that due to a number of recent changes in circumstance, and 
in a change to previously advertised circumstances, tickets to this 
event are now free. Spaces are limited, however, so please do go to the 
registration site to register your attendance*

This conference sets out to reintroduce the original objectives of the 
RSE Life in Data Research Network in the context of recent international 
developments, and colleagues from international partner universities 
will present keynote research on the power of data literacy, the concept 
of Open, and what this means for various kinds of knowledge-building 
communities.

*Keynote Speaker*
Dr Martin Poulter (Wikimedian in Residence, University of Oxford)
"Working in a World of Open Data"

Alongside the World Wide Web of sites and documents, there is a growing, 
global web of data. This web changes the environment in which we create 
sites and applications. These changes offer great opportunities to join 
up research, curation, and education. The rewards are not just ease of 
access, but sustainability for existing knowledge and a more active role 
for the public. To make the best use of these changes, we need to 
rethink how institutions manage their knowledge. There also needs to be 
a hub; a starting-point for the web of data in the same way that 
Wikipedia is a starting point for the web of documents. This talk is an 
overview of the changes brought about by the web of open data and the 
central role played by Wikidata.

Dr Martin Poulter is the Wikimedian In Residence at the University of 
Oxford. He helps cultural institutions and researchers work with 
Wikidata, Wikipedia and other open platforms. His PhD is in the 
philosophy of science.

About the RSE Life in Data Research Network:
The RSE Life in Data Network is a collaborative project funded through 
generous support by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. We facilitate 
knowledge exchange amongst Scottish HEIs, SCIs, public and third sector 
partners, to explore the emergent field of data literacy, openness, 
education policy and creative data innovation in Scotland.
At its inception in January 2017, the Network set out to meet a number 
of objectives, chief among these being to map

• how data literacy is currently understood & how understandings can 
shift depending on context;
• the extent to which data literacy is fostered in the education sector 
in Scotland, and in the skills development sector for creative industries;
• what it means for local governance, education policy and lifelong 
learning; and
• what the best ways are to encourage the development of creative and 
inclusive Scottish data community.

These objectives had both educational and civic ends in mind, sought to 
address the challenges in a contemporary multi-sectoral work 
environment, multi-disciplinary approaches to problem-finding and 
problem-solving in the field of data literacy.

Since setting out these terms we recognise that there are valuable 
opportunities to both learn from and collaborate with, international 
partners who have expertise in local and national contexts that pose 
both similar and radically different challenges for citizens, 
governments, businesses and institutions to engage with data literacy.

Conference presentation themes include: Ethics and Politics of Open 
Data; Working with Open Data; Open Learning and Open Energy; Data 
Journalism in China; Practices of Data Journalism in Vietnam; and Wikis 
as Knowledge-Building Communities.

Speakers Include:
Darinka del Carmen Ramírez Hernández, (Tecnológico de Monterrey, 
Mexico); Ewan McAndrew (Wikimedian In Residence, University of 
Edinburgh); Dr Lê Triệu Thanh (Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and 
Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnamese 
National University); Ian Watt (Open Data Institute, Aberdeen); Dr Simon 
Rowberry (Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University of Stirling); Dr 
Chang Xin (Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, China); Professor 
Weiwei Zhang (School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing Normal 
University, China); Professor Xi Zhuang (Deputy Director – Department of 
Journalism, School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing Normal 
University, China).

*Please note that due to a number of recent changes in circumstance, we 
are now in the fortunate position to offer tickets to this event free of 
charge.*

Conference ticket link:
https://shop.stir.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculties/faculty-of-arts-and-humanities/life-in-data-conference 

Ticket includes lunch and refreshments. For further enquiries, or to 
notify us of special dietary or access requirements, please contact the 
Conference Administrator, Lyana Macinnes at: 	
(lp5 /at/ stir.ac.uk)
For more information about the activities of the Life in Data RSE 
Research Network, please visit: http://www.lifeindata.org/
A highlights video for a previous Life in Data Event, KE Workshop#3 
Creative Innovation on Scotland: Big Ideas from Small Cities, can be 
found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F433yk1ik8



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