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Transcript of On Opening Up Government Data
2nd International Open Data Dialogue
18 November 2013, Berlin
On Opening Up Government Data
Carl-Christian Buhr
@ccbuhrhttp://bit.ly/cc_buhr
All views are
just mine...
...but you are welcome
to agree
...and even
to share
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@NeelieKroesEUhttp://bit.ly/NeelieKroesEU
EU Commission
Vice-President
“open & direct”
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda
Commissioner for the
(Roaming, Spectrum, ISPs, Internet
Governance, Net Neutrality, Cybersecurity,
Media, R&D, Hardware, Online Privacy,
Standardisation...)
Open Data (ideally) is
1. raw
2. available
3. re-usable
(4. interesting)
Why should the Digital
Agenda care?
Computers
Internet
Automation
= Open Data (perhaps)
Why should everyone else
care?
Better data
==>
Better decisions
Not using
available
data
=
Walking
blind
Fairness
Image credit [1]
Transparency
Image credit [2]
Value
Image credit [3]
Isn't this just a gimmick?
Think again
GPS
Geographical info
Weather info
Public transport info
Traffic info
Company registry info
...
Open Public Data Investment Cycle
1. Make data open, reliably
2. See new uses
3. See new tools/services/jobs
4. Receive new taxes
Overall EU potential economic
gain: 140bn EUR/year
Same logic for corporate data!
Overall: How to support data value
chains?
Neelie Kroes just announced work
on a PPP for Big Data
What does the EU do?
1. Make more data open
- Make EU data available
- New PSI re-use directive
- Follow-up with EU Members
http://open-data.europa.eu/
2. Fund Open Data
Research & Innovation
3. Make publicly funded
research results openly
accessible
Open Access in Horizon 2020
PublicationsOA Mandate
(Green/Gold, Embargo 6/12m)
&OA to Data Pilot
Image Credits [3, 4]
10 Theses
on Open Data in Europe
1. Open Data adds to Freedom of Information Rules
2. Open Data means re-use
3. Open Data is an economic issue
4. Open Data makes transparency real
5. Open Data must become routine
6. Open Data should be“hard-wired”
7. Open Data drivespublic sector modernisation
8. Nobody should wait for legislation
9. Open Data anddata protection play together
10. Open Data in 2030 -everywhere or losing
Questions?
Contacts<web>http://bit.ly/{NeelieKroesEU, cc_buhr}</web>
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Image Credits
[1, Tax]: http://www.firstpost.com/economy/disclose-true-income-by-15-dec-or-face-action-govt-to-tax-evaders-551901.html
[2, Transparency]: http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0811kanagawa-1.asp
[3, Gold]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27117418@N07/2557960827/
[4, Green]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spool32/4633177036/