[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.77,0:00:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each week I come across \Nan article or a report Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.43,0:00:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that asserts that data is the new oil, Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.48,0:00:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the use of data will lead\Nto a new era of knowledge, Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.37,0:00:39.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even that it can predict the future. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.70,0:00:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has been particularly true since\Neveryone started talking about big data. Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.50,0:00:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, the use of large-scale data, \Nmega data. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.72,0:00:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, Sergei Brin, \Nthe founder of Google, Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.67,0:00:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is focusing on the use of medical data Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.49,0:00:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cure Parkinson's disease, \Nfor which he is at risk. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.04,0:01:00.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the World Cup, many people said Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.01,0:01:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the German team was able to\Nbeat the Brazilian team 7-1 Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.67,0:01:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thanks to the use of match data. Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.26,0:01:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's clear Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.26,0:01:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is no field or \Ntype of organization Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.52,0:01:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for which Big Data Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.08,0:01:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't supposed to be\Na magic wand that will enable Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.35,0:01:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the resolution of extremely \Ncomplex problems. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.74,0:01:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I must admit that I feel uneasy Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.74,0:01:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about these kinds\Nof simplistic statements, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.54,0:01:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I see as overshadowing \Na number of issues, including the economy, Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.20,0:01:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the environment, Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.51,0:01:31.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,politics, Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.40,0:01:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the ethics \Nof the massive production of data. Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.23,0:01:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please don't think that I am skeptical Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.64,0:01:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or doubtful about data, Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.92,0:01:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or that I am opposed \Nto all forms of quantification. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.80,0:01:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the contrary, Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.80,0:01:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I live surrounded by data. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.91,0:01:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the day, I'm working on a thesis\Nin sociology at Telecom ParisTech Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.87,0:01:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I study Open Data. Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.10,0:01:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important effort\Nto provide open access to public data. Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.19,0:01:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I study the consequences of Open Data Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.50,0:01:58.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the operation of government. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.77,0:02:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At night, I am the administrator\Nfor an association, Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.63,0:02:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Open Knowledge Foundation France, Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.65,0:02:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which campaigns for open knowledge\Nand for data that benefits everyone. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.31,0:02:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I would like to persuade you Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.23,0:02:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that, at this time, when data\Nis becoming obtrusive, Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.11,0:02:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to take a step back. Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.58,0:02:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This coronation of data \Nthat we are witnessing Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.57,0:02:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during the era of Open Data and Big Data Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.55,0:02:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,demands a new culture of\Ncritical thought about data. Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.36,0:02:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must be able to understand\Nhow it is produced and used, Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.78,0:02:28.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how we can become\Nindependent from it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.100,0:02:32.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also want to share \Nthe results of an experiment Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.47,0:02:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we did at\NOpen Knowledge Foundation France Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.28,0:02:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "the School of Data." Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.25,0:02:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope to show that, \Nthrough the use of data, Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.47,0:02:43.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can manage to develop\Nthis culture of critical thought Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.53,0:02:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we can develop \Nnew checks and balances. Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.51,0:02:49.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what are the problems with data? Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.66,0:02:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first problem is that\Ndata is always right. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.71,0:02:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, don't believe that this is\Nanything new. Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.86,0:03:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Historically, the word 'data'\Ncomes from the Latin word "datum" Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.51,0:03:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, in mathematics and theology Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.79,0:03:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the 15th century, referred to Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.53,0:03:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the facts taken as given in an argument\N Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.69,0:03:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and which were not to be \Ncalled into question. Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.92,0:03:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, as you know, data refers Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.32,0:03:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to everything that flows \Nin your computer. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.33,0:03:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is to say, the 1's and 0's\Nthat pass from USB stick to hard disk Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.83,0:03:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are considered data. Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.77,0:03:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other hand, Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.80,0:03:22.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sense that data is a given, Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.43,0:03:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it is factual, Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.60,0:03:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it is not to be questioned, Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.31,0:03:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has remained. Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.82,0:03:29.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second problem with data Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.86,0:03:32.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we don't really know\Nwhere it comes from. Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.57,0:03:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In general, when someone uses data, Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.88,0:03:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he or she has very little information\Nabout the way Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.42,0:03:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which it was produced. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.92,0:03:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At best, you will have access to metadata, Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.07,0:03:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is to say, data about the data, Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.09,0:03:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which will tell you the contents\Nof the file and, occasionally, Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.98,0:03:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how the data was produced. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.94,0:03:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, that data has a long history. Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.49,0:03:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was collected. Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.74,0:03:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was processed, formatted, Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.07,0:03:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aggregated, processed by algorithms, Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.87,0:04:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and visualized before reaching you. Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.08,0:04:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why sociologist \NBruno Latour asserts Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.39,0:04:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we should say 'obtaineds' \Ninstead of data Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.83,0:04:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to accurately reflect this long history Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.17,0:04:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which will constrain a number of uses. Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.27,0:04:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, the third problem with data Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.94,0:04:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we can't really see it. Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.87,0:04:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever seen a data center, Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.92,0:04:22.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if only from outside, \Nor from the road? Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.87,0:04:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have any idea \Nof where your data is stored? Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.84,0:04:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, physically, where it is stored? Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.52,0:04:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you have any idea what will happen\Nto it in 10 years? Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.51,0:04:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In any case, I have no answer \Nfor these three questions. Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.48,0:04:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, even if we can't see our data,\Nwe can measure its effects. Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.17,0:04:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the individual level, Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.25,0:04:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Facebook changes its terms of service Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.77,0:04:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or modifies its algorithm, it has \Nconsequences for your private life Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.68,0:04:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the way in which you present \Nyourself as an individual. Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.72,0:04:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And on the most macroscopic level,\Nthe Snowden affair has shown Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.62,0:04:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the massive production of data Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.12,0:04:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can have consequences \Nfor the sovereignty of the State Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.94,0:05:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or for diplomacy. Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.51,0:05:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why we must develop a culture Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.70,0:05:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of critical thought about data. Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.46,0:05:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To encourage myself, Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.72,0:05:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was inspired by a book \Ncalled "Statactivism." Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.68,0:05:13.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Statactivism is a neologism Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.81,0:05:16.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,proposed by researchers and artists Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.81,0:05:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that refers to those experiences \Nthat permit one to liberate oneself Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.27,0:05:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the power of data. Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.99,0:05:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fundamental basis of statactivism Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.27,0:05:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that data controls us, Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.46,0:05:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that it imposes on us\Nlike an argument from authority. Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.38,0:05:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The goal of statactivism \Nis almost revolutionary. Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.79,0:05:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It asserts that other kinds of data\Nmust be possible. Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.29,0:05:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not necessary to be opposed\Nto all data. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.70,0:05:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, we should use the power of data Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.20,0:05:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to propose other realities Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.73,0:05:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to critique data more effectively, Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.56,0:05:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to propose other measures. Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.74,0:05:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In short, to propose other data. Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.06,0:05:52.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a motif in the book\Nwhich I find particularly meaningful, Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.52,0:05:53.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that of the judoka. Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.95,0:05:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Judoka use the strength of their opponents\Nin order to turn it back on them. Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.49,0:06:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what I want to invite you \Nto do today: Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.27,0:06:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think about how to use data \Nto better analyze it. Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.37,0:06:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think, precisely at this moment\Nin the development of Open Data, Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.53,0:06:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the need to develop a culture \Nof critical thought about data Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.41,0:06:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is increasingly crucial. Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.46,0:06:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be misled: Open Data represents\Nan extraordinary opportunity. Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.99,0:06:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The volume of data is exploding Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.03,0:06:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and data is no longer \Nthe privilege of the powerful. Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.91,0:06:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, you can use data Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.14,0:06:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without asking anyone's permission. Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.12,0:06:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is a good idea, \Nbecause public data is available. Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.73,0:06:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think that there is a risk Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.38,0:06:38.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to thinking \Nthat the simple diffusion of data Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.07,0:06:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be enough to emancipate society, Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.11,0:06:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that individuals can emancipate \Nthemselves from the power of data Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.54,0:06:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just because they have access to data. Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.39,0:06:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a Canadian sociologist\Nnamed Michael Gurstein Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.25,0:06:53.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who has proposed an expression \Nthat sums up a risk of Open data, Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.48,0:06:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,namely, "Empower the Empowered," Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.59,0:06:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning to give more power \Nto those who already have it. Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.48,0:07:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why it's crucial\Nto develop a culture of critical thought Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.94,0:07:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be able to understand how data\Nis produced, Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.58,0:07:09.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used, and how you can use it \Nto take a step back. Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.00,0:07:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that's the theory. Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.36,0:07:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like to share with you\Nthe first results from an experiment Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.55,0:07:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we did in my association: \NOpen Knowledge Foundation France. Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.25,0:07:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are part of a worldwide network \Ndedicated to open knowledge and open data. Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.03,0:07:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have groups in more than 50 countries. Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.00,0:07:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the idea of our association\Nand of this worldwide movement Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.93,0:07:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that each person can benefit,\Ncan profit, Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.48,0:07:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from works, scientific articles, \Nand content, Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.48,0:07:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create, play, educate, \Nor to start up a business. Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.22,0:07:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Open Knowledge has \Na large number of projects. Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.91,0:07:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to talk about one project,\Nthe "School of Data." Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.91,0:07:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We participated together \Nin the translation of this project, Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.43,0:07:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this "School of Data." Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.88,0:07:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The School of Data consists \Nof online resources Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.74,0:07:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are free and accessible to all, Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.83,0:07:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also events. Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.31,0:07:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We first proposed classes. Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.60,0:08:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In these classes, you do not even have \Nto know what data is. Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.02,0:08:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or how to use a spreadsheet,\Nwhich is really the tool of choice. Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.16,0:08:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will be taught about that\Nin our class. Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.93,0:08:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No expertise is required, Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.16,0:08:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are guided step by step\Nin the use of data. Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.52,0:08:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also use another format\Nwhich is particularly educational, Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.74,0:08:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,namely, the recipe. Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.29,0:08:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recipes are just like in cooking - \Nyou have ingredients Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.29,0:08:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and steps. Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.29,0:08:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ingredients will be data, Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.28,0:08:27.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,software - free if possible, Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.99,0:08:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you can use data. Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.33,0:08:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea is that making a map\Nof electoral results, Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.44,0:08:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a graph of results \Nof the French soccer team Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.88,0:08:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should be as easy to do as making\Na tarte Tatin or Bechamel sauce. Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.14,0:08:41.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You find the resources online Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.90,0:08:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we walk you through the project\Nstep by step. Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.60,0:08:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have tried to develop\Nanother format for in-person sessions, Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.04,0:08:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we call expeditions. Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.12,0:08:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For expeditions, it's like\Nmountain climbing: Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.64,0:08:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have a guide, a "data sherpa," Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.10,0:08:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who will accompany you, Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.99,0:08:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attached by a rope. Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.23,0:09:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be 10 or 20 participants Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.43,0:09:05.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who work together during a weekend\Nor sometimes for a few hours. Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.77,0:09:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our first data expedition Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.63,0:09:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,focused on the question of air pollution\Nin Île-de-France. Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.99,0:09:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if you have seen Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.68,0:09:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these images of Paris \Nwith black clouds of pollution. Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.32,0:09:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They left their mark on us, \Nand we said to ourselves: Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.06,0:09:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, let's dig into this set of data." Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.46,0:09:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first step, when we undertook\Nthis data expedition, Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.47,0:09:27.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to identify the available data. Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.75,0:09:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We realized that there is\Nno available data Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.04,0:09:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is freely reusable, that is to say,\Nthat you have the right to reuse Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.80,0:09:37.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without asking for permission,\Non this crucial question. Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.47,0:09:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, we had to extract data\Nfrom websites, Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.68,0:09:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reports, or even from graphics. Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.30,0:09:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine what a mess it is to expose\Ndata that is in a graphic. Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.81,0:09:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also realized that Airparif, Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.40,0:09:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the organization responsible \Nfor the production of data Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.16,0:09:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relevant to the question \Nof air pollution in Île-de-France Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.41,0:09:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not allow you to use\Nits data freely. Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.58,0:10:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One must ask permission, or pay. Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.13,0:10:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were able to overcome\Nthese constraints Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.16,0:10:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to conduct this expedition Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.70,0:10:10.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guided by our sherpa, Pierre. Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.57,0:10:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During this data expedition Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.99,0:10:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we broke into small groups,\Nand each group was assigned an angle. Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.23,0:10:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the principles of the expeditions:\Nyou have an angle, like in journalism, Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.26,0:10:25.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we ask ourselves questions that could be\Nthe title of an article. Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.32,0:10:26.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first group asked itself Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.100,0:10:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if bicycle riding had led to a decrease\Nin air pollution in Paris.\N Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.48,0:10:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second group, Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.52,0:10:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since it was during a strike, Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.25,0:10:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asked itself if public transport strikes Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.46,0:10:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cause air pollution in Île-de-France \Nto increase. Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.98,0:10:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the third group asked if\Nall regions are equal Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.38,0:10:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with regard to air pollution,\Nor if geography and environment Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.42,0:10:51.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could have an effect, and if so, \Ncould be seen in the data. Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.62,0:10:55.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The results of this expedition, Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.17,0:10:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am sorry to say, will be a bit \Ndisappointing. Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.37,0:11:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did not find any correlation\Nor causal connection Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.44,0:11:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with nice data points, \Na fitting curve, or a straight line, Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.32,0:11:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that proves that our hypotheses\Nare correct. Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.55,0:11:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did not succeed at that,\Nbut we worked for four hours. Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.19,0:11:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we did manage to show,\Non the other hand, Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.20,0:11:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it is extremely difficult Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.01,0:11:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to use data concerning a question\Nas crucial as air pollution, Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.84,0:11:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to understand how it is produced, Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.44,0:11:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,extremely difficult to use it, Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.23,0:11:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the most simple measurements\Nare not accessible, Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.08,0:11:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you do not necessarily have\Nthe right to reuse them. Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.34,0:11:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is just what we tried \Nto do at this event: Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.35,0:11:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to develop a culture of critical thought\Non the way in which data Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.43,0:11:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is used concerning the question\Nof air pollution. Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.49,0:11:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also tried to develop this format \Nof expeditions and training events Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.36,0:11:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with another group Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.15,0:11:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is less expected, Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.24,0:11:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that of children. Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.13,0:11:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked ourselves the question\Nduring an event that we did with Etalab, Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.06,0:11:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the government institution\Nin charge of data.gouv.fr, Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.66,0:11:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the open data portal\Nof the French government. Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.50,0:12:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We suggested the idea \Nof radically different open data portals. Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.74,0:12:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were fictional projects,\Njust prototypes. Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.77,0:12:12.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a group that has come out\Nwith a prototype called Tada.gouv.fr. Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.95,0:12:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tada.gouv.fr is a fictional portal,\Na bit idealistic, destined for children. Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.78,0:12:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The data is presented\Nnot by government department or minister, Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.90,0:12:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but by discipline, that is to say\Nthat you have data Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.80,0:12:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about history and geography,\Nphysics and chemistry, Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.52,0:12:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or life and Earth sciences. Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.48,0:12:32.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On this occasion, we realized\Nthat open data Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.47,0:12:34.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be a fantastic resource\Nfor school Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.100,0:12:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it allows the development\Nof inter-disciplinary work, Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.30,0:12:41.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this culture of critical thought\Nabout data I have mentioned. Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.92,0:12:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We did not leave things at observation. Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.88,0:12:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried to do a first experiment Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.22,0:12:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would like to tell you \Nabout the first results. Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.74,0:12:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We joined with Silicon Banlieue, Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.67,0:12:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a site dedicated\Nto data in Argenteuil, Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.06,0:12:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we proposed to do an event Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.09,0:12:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with children between 8 and 14 years old Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.48,0:13:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who came to the Open World Forum, Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.26,0:13:02.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an event dedicated \Nto open computing in Paris. Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.55,0:13:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, you can see me from the back. Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.39,0:13:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the 8 to 14 year old children,\Nwe worked on the question of cinema, Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.83,0:13:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that interested them,\Nand it is a simple enough subject. Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.15,0:13:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First we collected data, Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.78,0:13:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing very complicated,\Nit was just a paper form. Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.62,0:13:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked them how many times a month\Nthey go to the cinema, Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.03,0:13:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which movies they saw from a list;\Nthen we compared that with data Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.81,0:13:27.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is available from the survey\Nof French cultural practices, Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.37,0:13:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on which you have \Nexactly the same type of data. Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.24,0:13:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the children, we produced\Nan infographic at this time. Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.87,0:13:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I am really bad at math,\NI got a 7,5 on the Bac, Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.51,0:13:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found myself explaining\Nthe concept and calculation Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.59,0:13:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of averages using a spreadsheet,\Nwhich was rather surprising. Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.51,0:13:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I explained how it works. Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.36,0:13:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We emerged with an infographic\Nand we were able on this occasion, Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.50,0:13:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that this is the important point,\Nto develop a culture of critical thought. Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.14,0:13:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I explained to them about data,\Nhow it is used, Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.52,0:13:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how they can use it, Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.30,0:14:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how it controls us in a certain way, Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.91,0:14:03.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that we can also take back\Nthe power over data. Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.73,0:14:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I assure you that with a topic\Nas attractive as cinema Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.73,0:14:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can deliver this kind of message Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.70,0:14:10.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a discussion on these questions. Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.06,0:14:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that I have convinced you\Nthat it is necessary today Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.20,0:14:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to take a step back with regard to data, Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.22,0:14:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to develop a culture of critical thought,\Nto understand Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.52,0:14:23.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how it is produced \Nand how you can use it, Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.57,0:14:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prevent data from being forced on you. Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.81,0:14:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So from today, \Nget your hands dirty, Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.55,0:14:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find a sherpa,\Nall of the resources are online, Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.29,0:14:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go on a data expedition. Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.12,0:14:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.31,0:14:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)