Tagged: iceland
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“Brutal transparency” on the DataMarket blog
I just posted a new entry on the DataMarket blog: Iceland: Restoring trust through open data and “brutal transparency”
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Iceland & Energy – presentation w. John Perkins
Just finished my previously mentioned presentation on Icelandic energy data. Some 250-300 people showed up – mostly to listen to John Perkins obviously. Interesting audience to say the least, but a lot of fun! My DataMarket piece went well – and putting it together at least helped me put some thi...
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Iceland & Energy: Upcoming presentation
I have been invited – on behalf of DataMarket – to give a presentation at the University of Iceland on April 6th. The occasion is a small conference due to the visit of “Economic Hit Man” John Perkins to Iceland. Perkins is here to attend the premiere of “Dreamland“, a documentary on the effects ...
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Icesave and Icelandic deposits
As DataMarket‘s Money:Tech gig (see previous entry) approaches, we’re starting to see all sorts of interesting data coming together to form our “DataMarket on the Icelandic Economy”. Some graphs just speak for themselves. Here’s one that caught my eye today: The numbers are millions ISK. Note tha...
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Presentation on Innovation (IceWeb 2008)
Ever since the banking crisis struck Iceland a few weeks ago, I’ve been running out and about to advocate for innovation as the way to rebuild the economy. Yesterday, I was privileged to give a presentation on the topic at the IceWeb conference. The title of my talk was “The Innovation Renaissanc...
