open data conference - john sheridan - open data as an operating model

John Sheridan

25 September 2012

Open data as an operating model in the public sector

Services to the public

Service development

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legislation.gov.uk experience

● UK's legislation website○ legislation from 1267 to present day○ provided as open data through API○ several data re-users of different types

● General lessons are more widely applicable○ bodies whose public task involves some data○ think statistics, consultations, service provision

Open data

● All the information on legislation.gov.uk is available as open data under the terms of the Open Government Licence

● To access the data, visit any page and add:○ /data.xml○ /data.rdf○ /data.xht

● For lists○ /data.feed

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Benefits

● Innovation by intermediaries● New products and services for consumers● Economic growth

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Benefits

● Improved reach● Intermediaries deliver your channels strategy● For legislation.gov.uk, this includes iPhone / iPad

applications, eBooks, tailored value added products for specific audiences

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Where is the benefit to the publisher?

● Example, the trouble with legislation

Maintaining legislation data

● For primary legislation we currently identify and apply:○ Textual amendments○ Non-textual amendments○ Extents○ Commencements○ Savings and provisos

● We create point in time versions with annotations● This involves extracting meaning from legislative texts in the

form of structured data, which can be used by editors to create new versions showing the changes

The challenge

● Primary Legislation○ In-house team applies ~10,000 effects per annum○ Parliaments and Assemblies now make ~15,000 new

effects○ There is a 100,000 “debt” of unapplied effects

● Secondary Legislation○ Requirement to produce Tables of Effect for Annual

Bound Volumes○ No updated versions

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Expert Participation

● Publicly available, official, free, open and up to date, revised primary and secondary legislation

● We are inviting others to work with us towards this goal● Memorandum of Understanding with participating

organisations● Introducing new processes and tools, so we can collaborate

with participants to create and maintain new revised versions of legislation

● The National Archives provides tools and training. We are also the guardians and arbiters of editorial practice and quality

Open data as operating model

● Private sector values high quality public data● Value official status, processes and controls● Willing to collaborate and invest resources in Open

Government Data● We are enabling Expert Participation on the basis of Open

Data● We’re showing how Open Data:

● Helps to deliver services● Helps to reach new audiences or existing audiences through

new channels● Underpins feedback loops, that improves the quality of your

data and service