The conference objectives were:

“The conference will focus on free access to information and on its political, economic and social implications. The Wikileaks case spawned a hype of scale around the concepts of open data. Even though it has been absent from the radar screens during a certain period, the theme remains topical as demonstrated by the recent case of Offshore Leaks. The relevance of the subject is further sustained by the importance that data are taking on a daily basis. Thus, the day will be an opportunity to consider attitude and practices of the different actors involved, to explore the new challenges for the business of journalism as well as to assess the impacts, both on economic and political terms, that open data can have on the whole society.