Introduction to Open Data

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Introduction to Open Data

Opening Up Government DataDERI, NUI Galway

Deirdre Lee8th November 2011

[email protected]://www.StefanDecker.org/


“In God we trust. Everyone else bring data” Mayor Mike Bloomberg, New York City

“My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government” President Obama, US

"This revolution in government transparency will make it easier than ever before for the public to make informed choices between providers, and hold government to account for the performance of key public services.” Prime Minister David Cameron, UK


What is Open Government Data (OGD)?

Open Data: data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone.*

Government Data: data and information produced or commissioned by government or government controlled entities.*

Not sensitive or private information but core public data on transport, infrastructure, education, health, crime, environment, etc.

*Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) http://opengovernmentdata.org/what/

http://opengovernmentdata.org/what/


Examples of OGD

Zoned land for commercial/green/residential use Polling stations and election turnout Enrolments at schools and in funded pre-school

education Bathing water quality Noise maps Street lighting Bring banks Traffic cameras Cycle routes Vehicle licensing statistics


Benefits of Open Data

Social Transparency Accountability Participation

Economic Cost saving and optimisation Promote innovation


Transparency

To highlight deficiencies, mistakes and inaccuracies within government?

To rebuild trust between citizens and government, identify room for improvement, encourage new solutions, and remove inefficiencies.


Accountability

To hold one person or organisation responsible for errors?

To add objectivity to government, validate resource allocation, improve public-sector decision making, and promote a fair public system.


Participation

Opening up data naturally encourages comments, feedback, critique, insights, recommendations, queries....

Starts a two-way discussion Enables government to respond to real-time

needs of citizens


Data as a Resource...

Resources: oil, gas, skilled workforce, infrastructure, etc.

Data is also a valuable resource!

By-product of day-to-day governance


Gov2Gov

Health Department

Education Department

Transport Department


Cost Saving and Optimisation

Internal Open Data sharing Avoid task duplication Pool resources Share results


Gov2Biz / Gov2Citizen

Government Data

Citizens

Businesses

Media NGOs

Academia


Capitalise on Data as a Resource

Consume Process Analyse Enrich Merge Overlay

Knowledge

Products

Services


Businesses using Open Data

placr.co.uk See real-time tube performance and departure info

TubeTap.co.uk Request refunds from Transport for London (TFL) after

service disruptions

RoundaboutBrewery.com Uses real-time feedback (mobile apps) to tweak the next

round of ale


Lessons Learned from London Datastore

1. Two-way conversation Engage with developers from start Look at where and why individuals, private sector and

NGOs can fill the gap government can’t

2. Agility Developments are not linear; they are emergent and

unpredictable

3. Go ugly, go early

http://data.london.gov.uk

http://data.london.gov.uk/


Open Data Cycle

discover

enrich

consume

publish

discover

enrich

consume

publish


Open Data Timeline


190 Registered Data Catalogues to date (datacatalogs.org)


Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission

Open Data Strategy Nov 2011 Legislative: Changes to PSI Directive, which has governed

the use of public sector information since 2003

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBUpUD4l1Wo

Investment: Make everything accessible by default, build Open Data into our public administrative systems, get rid of case-specific licenses, everything reusable by default.

Practice what we preach: Launch of EU portal

Pan-European Open Data Portal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBUpUD4l1Wo


Irish Open Data Timeline

Nov 2010Fingal Open Data launched

Oct 2010Open Data Google Group


data.fingal.ie





Nov 2010ie.ckan.net launched


ie.ckan.net




Dec 2010opendata.ie launched




opendata.ie







Jan 2011data-gov.ie launched


data-gov.ie




Jul 201118-hour Open Data Challenge

Aug 2011First workshop of National Cross Industry Working Group on Open Data

Oct 2011Dublinked launched






Dublinked.ie




Jul 201118-hour Open Data Challenge

Aug 2011First workshop of National Cross Industry Working Group on Open Data

Oct 2011Dublinked launched

Nov 2011First Irish Open Data Week






workspace.opendata.ie


Join the Community!

Open Data Ireland Grouphttp://groups.google.com/group/open-data-ireland

Open Data Ireland Workspacehttp://workspace.opendata.ie/

http://groups.google.com/group/open-data-ireland

http://workspace.opendata.ie/

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