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Open KnowledgeFoundation &
Open DataOpening Up Meeting, Cambridge
September 2012
Rufus Pollock@okfn[.org]
@rufuspollock[.org]
Licensed under cc-by v3.0 all jurisdictions
We build technology and communities to create, share and useopen information that everyone can use, share and build on.
Working since 2004 on Open Data
Anyone means anyone! No restrictions on commercial use.
Open != Creative Commons. Many CC licenses NOT open (and most not appropriate for data).
http://blog.okfn.org/2012/09/13/managing-expectations-ii-open-data-technology-and-government-2-0/
CKANOpen-source Data Publishing and
Management
CKANOpen source data publishing and management platform that makes it easy to publish, share and find data.
● Rich search and data publishing tools● Integrated data storage, processing, viewing and
visualization● Geospatial metadata & search (including support for
INSPIRE)● Extensible and flexible - easy to adapt, extend and
integrate● Componentized structure with variety of add-ons:
stats, analytics, datastore & data API, social etc● Rich RESTful JSON API to catalog and data
{OpenSpending}
OpenSpendingA global community
Creating an open map of the moneyFrom streetlights to international aid
Where Does Our Money Go?
A project of the Open Knowledge Foundation, the Budget Transparency Initiative and the World Bank Institute
Getting data is hard!Data not made available
Data not machine readableNo standard format for data
Poor or dubious qualityFinances are complex
{Summing Up}
Increasing Amounts of Data
But need to ensureIt is really open
Of reasonable quality(good enough not perfect)
The Best Thing to Do With Your Data Will be Thought
of By Someone Else
(And you'll think of the best thing to do with someone else's data)
Small Datavs
Big DataIt's about small pieces loosely joined not
one ring to rule them all!
@okfn[.org]@OpenSpending[.org]
CKAN.org@SchoolOfData[.org]
~Rufus Pollock @rufuspollock[.org]