Terence Eden

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Terence Eden
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Eden in 2023
OccupationTechnologist
SpouseElizabeth Eden (married 2008-present)
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Terence Eden is a technologist specialising in open standards, open data, open source software, and privacy matters.

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Career

Education

Eden graduated in 2002 from the University of East Anglia with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Computing with Chinese. [1] [2] [3] In 2023, Eden was conferred a Masters of Science (Digital and Technology Specialist) in Data and Analytics from the Northumbria University. [4] [5]

Public sector

Eden was previously employed by the United Kingdom (UK) Civil Service in various roles, including as the Open Standards Lead at the Government Digital Service, [6] [7] Senior Technology Policy Advisor at the Data Standards Authority, [8] and as Lead Cybersecurity Architect of the Central Digital and Data Office [9]

In 2013, Eden proposed for the UK Civil Service to switch from using Microsoft Office file formats to Open Document Format (ODF). [10] [11] [12] [13]

As Head of Open Technology for NHSX, Eden open sourced the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app on GitHub in May 2020, under the MIT licence. [14] [15] [16]

Eden was formerly a representative to the W3C appointed by the UK Government. [17]

In January 2020, Eden was appointed to the board of OpenUK. [18]

Other experience

In 2011, in collaboration with Roger Bamkin, Eden developed QRpedia, a mobile Web-based system which uses QR codes to deliver Wikipedia articles to users in their preferred language. [19]

Eden previously worked as a Senior Product Manager at O2. [20] [21] [22] [23]

Eden was appointed as a member of the Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Advisory Committee in November 2018. [24] In 2020, Eden resigned his position and explained that he did so because he did not believe that AMP would improve the web: "The stated goal of the AMP AC is to 'make AMP a great web citizen'... I am concerned that... Google has limited interest in that goal". Eden also emphasised the need for "an open, standards based approach to the web". [25]

In 2018, Eden demonstrated a flaw in the Verisart blockchain's verification of artwork authenticity by registering himself as creator of da Vinci's Mona Lisa. [26] [27] [28]

Eden develops and runs OpenBenches together with Elizabeth Eden. [29] OpenBenches is an open data website which catalogues memorial benches around the world through crowd-sourced data. [30] [31] As of December 2023, there were more than 30,000 memorial benches recorded on the site. [32] [33]

In 2024, Eden developed ActivityBot, a simple template for creating self-hosted ActivityPub bots. [34]

Personal life

Eden has been married to Elizabeth Eden since 2008. [35] [36] [5] [37]

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References

  1. ↑ "Disappearing Computer (2002)". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2002-04-20. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  2. ↑ "Terence Eden". orcid.org. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  3. ↑ "Open Rights Group – Standing For the Board of Directors". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  4. ↑ "MSc Managed". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  5. 1 2 "Exploring the visualisation of hierarchical cybersecurity data within the Metaverse". December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Eden, Terence (2016-11-01). "Newvember – New Job!". Terence Eden’s Blog. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Join the Open Standards Board – Government Digital Service". Government Digital Service. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  8. ↑ "We want your feedback on using the DOI standard in government – Data in government". Data in government. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  9. ↑ "Is it time to retire the .gb top level domain? – Central Digital and Data Office". Central Digital and Data Office. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  10. ↑ Temperton, James (23 July 2014). "So long, Microsoft! UK government abandons Office, embraces free-to-use software". Expert Reviews. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Eden, Terence (27 April 2018). "Open Document Format in government: an update". Technology in government.
  12. ↑ "Offer Documents In Multiple Open Formats". Standards Hub. 17 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "How I Got The UK Government To Adopt ODF". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  14. ↑ "The code behind the NHS Covid-19 App". NHS Transformation Directorate. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  15. ↑ Eden, Terence (2024-05-07). "Pushing The Button". Terence Eden’s Blog. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  16. ↑ "Lessons learned Open Sourcing the UK's Covid Tracing App". Electromagnetic Field. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  17. ↑ "Terence Eden". OpenUK. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  18. ↑ Brock, Amanda (2020-01-16). "OpenUK, new Board and Strategy to kick off the Roaring 20's, 19 January 2020 London". OpenUK. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  19. ↑ Anon (2011-08-19). "The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Creates New Learning Opportunities through Wikipedian-in-Residence". The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  20. ↑ Harris, John (2015-05-06). "Digital Henley event brings tech firms together". www.henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  21. ↑ Cox, Joseph (2015-11-28). "Hack Makes Car Tweet Its Mileage and More". VICE. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  22. ↑ Meade, Aimee (2013-10-08). "Live discussion: tapping into the mobile gaming industry". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  23. ↑ "Regeneration". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  24. ↑ amphtml (2018-11-30). "AMP Project's new governance model now in effect". Accelerated Mobile Pages Project. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  25. ↑ Claburn, Thomas (19 December 2020). "Google AMP gets a shock to its system as advisor quits, lawsuit claims foul play". The Register. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  26. ↑ Dodds, Io (2021-03-15). "The crypto-art market is being infiltrated by fakes, thieves and scammers". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  27. ↑ "How I became Leonardo da Vinci on the Blockchain". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  28. ↑ "The Man Who Used the Blockchain to Steal the Mona Lisa". ICO Examiner. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022.
  29. ↑ "Liz Eden, co-founder of OpenBenches.org". enspire.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  30. ↑ "Client Stories: Open Benches | Krystal Hosting". krystal.io. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  31. ↑ Liverman, Gene. "Uncovering the Stories Behind Memorial Benches with Terrence Eden". www.volunteertechnologist.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  32. ↑ "30,000 Crowd-Sourced Memorial Benches!". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  33. ↑ Turner, Neil (2024-03-05). "OpenBenches". Neil Turner's Blog. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  34. ↑ Halfacree, Gareth (1 November 2024). "Terence Eden's ActivityBot Is a Simple Two-File PHP Project for Creating Mastodon, ActivityPub Bots". Hackster.io. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  35. ↑ "Scammer's Internet Domain Uses the Date to Mask Phishing Attack". PCMag Australia. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  36. ↑ "Selling Out". Terence Eden’s Blog. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  37. ↑ Mirror.co.uk (2008-02-05). "Sci-fi fan lives out dream by getting married dressed as Star Wars villain Darth Vader". The Mirror. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
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