Introduction to ODDC (Asia Regional Meeting, Delhi, 16th July)

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development

Research Centre (web.idrc.ca). Find out more at www.opendataresearch.org/emergingimpacts

South & South East Asia WorkshopJuly 16th, India Habitat Centre,

New Delhi, India



Introducing open data



“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike” The Open Definition.

Definitions, history and dilemmas



Accessible on the web for download

Licensed to allow re-use

Machine-readable




Generally accessible online

Practically & legally re-usable

Machine-readable and ‘remixable’




But - open data is not just defined ‘technically’...



Open data is a set of policiesand practices



Accessible

Standardised

Re-usable

Place data online

Use common formats

Use open licenses

.csv, .xml, .txt

Open data should be...



Open data is a response to changingtechnologies, and societies



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Open data is what open data does



Open data is a tool for transparency



Open data is a philosophy& a movement



Open data is a foundationfor a collaborative web



What is open data to you?



Identifying the research space



Areas of focus



Research objectives

1.To explore how open data improve governance, support citizens’ rights, and promote more inclusive development in developing countries;

2.To support knowledge sharing, policy learning and evaluation based on, and feeding into, the developing research findings;

3.To develop and test common methods for assessing the context, and the strengths and weaknesses, of open data initiatives over time;

4.To identify how global standards, platforms and infrastructures for open data impact upon the use of open data in developing countries;



Research framework



Policy & practice oriented research

• Open data is an idea spreading rapidly;

• National governments, international institutions, civil society and companies are all involved in articulating visions for open data;

• What is achieved through open data will be shaped by policy, technology and practice;

• Research needs to address



The case study network...



Journey so far...

•In development since April 2012

•Open call in June 2013

•Case studies selected late 2012

•Case studies started March - June 2013

•Case studies running for one year

•Late 2013: planning for phase II



This week

•Sharing learning so far;

•Surfacing key issues and focussing future research activities;

•Building deeper collaboration around research methods and outputs;



Revisiting key questions

Introduction to ODDC (Asia Regional Meeting, Delhi, 16th July)

Economy & Finance

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