Open Local Government

Open (Local) GovernmentChase Southard

@southardopenlexington.orgbit.ly/OLGslides

Open 2.0 10.19.2010Monday, October 18, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010

Open Government

Open Government = Open Data + Open Source

Why Open Gov?

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Why Open Government?

Transparency

Accountability

Civic Surplus

Collaboration

Participation

Innovation

Turn Gov. Data into Useful Applications

Weather

Open Source

OpenData

Define: Open Data

8 Principleshttp://resource.org/8_principles

8 + 2 Principleshttp://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/documents/ten-open-data-principles

Open Data

Complete

All public data is made available. Public data is data that is not subject to valid privacy, security or privilege limitations.

Open Data

PrimaryData is as collected at the source, with the highest possible level of granularity, not in aggregate or modified forms.

Open Data

Timely

Data is made available as quickly as necessary to preserve the value of the data.

Open Data

Accessible

Data is available to the widest range of users for the widest range of purposes.

Open Data

Machine Readable

Data is reasonably structured to allow automated processing.

Open Data

Non-discrimatory

Data is available to anyone, with no requirement of registration.

Open Data

Non-proprietary

Data is available in a format over which no entity has exclusive control.

Open Data

License Free

Data is not subject to any copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret regulation. Reasonable privacy, security and privilege restrictions may be allowed.

Open Data

Permanent

For best use by the public, information made available online should remain online, with appropriate version-tracking and archiving over time.

Open Data

Freely Obtainable

Imposing fees for access skews the pool of who is willing (or able) to access information.

Awake?

Open is better than closed.Transparent is better than opaque.Simple is better than complex.Accessible is better than inaccessible.Sharing is better than hoarding.Linked is more useful than isolated.Fine grained is preferable to aggregated.(Although there are legitimate privacy and security limitations.)Optimise for machine readability — they can translate for humans.Barriers prevent worthwhile things from happening.“Flawed, but out there” is a million times better than “perfect, but unattainable”.Opening data up to thousands of eyes makes the data better.Iterate in response to demand.There is no one true feed for all eternity — people need to maintain this stuff.

The Zen of Open Data, by Chris McDowallhttp://sciblogs.co.nz/seeing-data/2010/10/12/the-zen-of-open-data/

Why Open Data?

Data helps us make sound decisions.Data impacts:

our communities.

our economic development.

civil discourse.

our elections.

Data in an open format allows for more collaboration, participation, and innovation.

Open Data promotes a more efficient use of public resources.

Government Data belongs to You.

WhyLocal?

Why Local?lots of effort and hard work already at the federal level

“cities are the incubators of innovation” - Richard Florida

the next great challenges will be in our cities

greater impact at the smaller scale

think big, act small

“When you open up the data, there’s no limit to what people can do. It engages the imagination of citizens in building the city.”

-David Miller, Mayor of Toronto. Toronto 2.0: Data Sharing Source

The Globe and Mail, 09-01-31{ source: http://www.slideshare.net/jenniferbell }

Where to begin?

Budget

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Checkbook

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RestaurantHealthScores

Traffic / Transit

Municipal Services

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Real Estate

Enact Laws

that mandate & support open datathat support the use of open source

Bring Geeks & Gov Together[6]

citycamplex@citycamplex

Build it...

data.lexingtonky.gov

Remix.

Challenges

Mindset

Cost / ROI of Open

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Current Situation

Employment in local government decreased by 76,000 in September [2010] (including education)

US Dept. of Labor, BLS, USDL-10-1393http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

Portland, OR

Washington, DC

San Francisco, CA

New York, NY

Manor, TX

Thank Youspkr8.com/t/4826

Chase Southard@southard

openlexington.org

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ResourcesCode for Americahttp://codeforamerica.org

Open311http://open311.org

CityCamphttp://citycamp.govfresh.com

Sunlight Foundationhttp://sunlightfoundation.com

Public=Onlinehttp://publicequalsonline.com

Civic Commonshttp://civiccommons.com

NYC BigApps 2.0http://nycbigapps.com

Civic Apps for Greater Portlandhttp://civicapps.org

DataSF Showcasehttp://datasf.org/showcase

OpenLexingtonhttp://openlexington.org

8 Principles of Open Datahttp://resource.org/8_principles

10 Principles of Open Data - Sunlight Foundationhttp://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/documents/ten-open-data-principles

Open Source Definitionhttp://opensource.org/docs/osd

Open Source for Americahttp://www.opensourceforamerica.org/

Gov 2.0 Goes Localhttp://radar.oreilly.com/2010/10/gov-20-goes-local.html

Benefits of Open Government Datahttp://www.slideshare.net/jenniferbell

Everyblockhttp://www.everyblock.com/

SeeClickFixhttp://www.seeclickfix.com/

MetroMapperhttp://metromapper.org

Oakland Crimespottinghttp://oakland.crimespotting.org

KY Transportation Cabinethttp://511.ky.gov

Zen of Open Datahttp://sciblogs.co.nz/seeing-data/2010/10/12/the-zen-of-open-data/

How did Weather Data get Open?http://infovegan.com/2010/08/09/how-did-weather-data-get-opened

Resources cont.

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