Online discussion series "60 minutes": Open data - added value for citizens and society?

Public administrations have large amounts of data at their disposal. More and more cities are making this data available to their citizens for free use in open data portals - with the expectation of increasing transparency, promoting citizen participation and triggering innovation. But are these expectations realistic? What concrete added value is there for individual citizens and urban society in general? What challenges need to be overcome when providing and using open data? How can these challenges be addressed and what role do different stakeholders play in this?

In discussion: Dr. Lioba Buscher (Head of the Municipal Statistics Office Dresden) / Dr. Katharina Ebner (FernUniversität Hagen) / Marco Sieber (Open Data Specialist of the City of Zurich) / Moderation: Susanne Strahringer and Martin Wiener (TU Dresden, Faculty of Economics)

When? 24.06.2025, 18.15
Where? The online discussion will take place as a webinar in Zoom. Please use the following Zoom link to participate.

About the online discussion series

In the public online discussion series "60 Minutes" , scientists discuss current economic and socially relevant topics from different perspectives.

The events are held virtually via Zoom. No prior registration is necessary. We record events that are held in cooperation with the ifo Institute. The videos are available for a few days afterwards on the ifo Institute's YouTube channel and the ifo Institute's media library.