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Transcript of Open Government Data - Supporting Democratic Participation
Community Development Conference 2015, 19 February 2015
Paul Stone
New Zealand Open Government Data Programme
What is open data? Brief description of the open government
data policies and the programme Some sources of open government data Some examples of putting data to use Exercise 1 – problems you want to solve and
the data needed Exercise 2 – challenges to using data faced by
your organisation Your questions
”Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and share alike.”
(Open Data Handbook – Open Knowledge Foundation)
NZ Government…
Non-proprietary and machine-readable format
licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)
NZ Government Open Access & Licensing Framework (NZGOAL)
NZ Data & Information
Management Principles Declaration on Open
and Transparent Government
Data.govt.nz
Clear Cabinet decisions and intent Foundations built
Our job is to:
To encourage and support the release of data
To understand the user communities and their demand for data (and raise awareness)
To assess the impact
Charities Register
https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-in-new-zealand/the-charities-
register/advanced-search/
Ministry of Health Statistics
http://www.health.govt.nz/nz-health-statistics
MSD Contracts
http://map.contractmapping.govt.nz/
Statistics NZ
http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx
Land Information NZ Data Service
https://data.linz.govt.nz/
IRD Tax Statistics
http://www.ird.govt.nz/aboutir/external-stats/tax-statistics-sitemap.html
Land Resource Information System (Landcare Research)
https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/
Ministry of Transport Statistics
http://www.transport.govt.nz/research/
Public Health Surveillance (Environmental Science and Research, ESR)
https://surv.esr.cri.nz/surveillance/annual_surveillance.php
Victims of Crime Statistics
http://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/new-recorded-crime-
victimisation-statistics-rcvs
Campaigning against liquor outlet licenses
Show on a map ◦ Licensed outlet locations
◦ Crime statistics and location
◦ School locations
◦ Population demographics (eg. income, age, etc.)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/secondary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=315&objectid=11207352
http://maori.geek.nz/post/the_difference_between_rich_and_poor_schools_in_new_zealand
• Data shows: • low income earners are more likely to be obese
• High concentration of low income earners in central Washington DC
• low quality food outlets in low income neighbourhoods
What is open data? Brief description of the open government
data policies and the programme Some sources of open government data Some examples of putting data to use Exercise 1 – problems you want to solve and
the data needed Exercise 2 – challenges to using data faced by
your organisation Your questions
What is open data? Brief description of the open government
data policies and the programme Some sources of open government data Some examples of putting data to use Exercise 1 – problems you want to solve and
the data needed Exercise 2 – challenges to using data faced by
your organisation Your questions
Contact
Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Open Government Data Programme: www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/ Case Studies: www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/open-data-case-studies/
Questions?