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• That you can find out in everymomentwherethefire isburn-ingandwherethefirebrigadeisheadedto?

• Thatdata from intelligentnavi-gation devices originate frompublic information (re-use ofpublicinformation)?

• Thatpublishingfoodinspectionresults helped reducing emer-gency room visits due to foodpoisoningby16%inonecityintheUSA?

• That data from roadworthinesstestswasusedtopreparealistofthemostcommonfailuresofdifferentcarmodels?

• That patient waiting times inhealth caremay reducedue tothe use of public sector infor-mation,andthattheapplication,showing patient waiting times,may be prepared for smartphones?

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The brochure was realised with the support of the Project LAPSI, financed by the Union’s ICT Policy Support Programme as part of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme.

portalsstimulateinnovation(forex-ample developing useful web andsmartphoneapplications)and leadto new or improved products andservicesonthemarket.Allthiscom-binedpositively influencestheeco-nomicgrowth.

The creation of open data portalsstimulates and facilitates the re-use of public sector information,because the potential re-users aremade aware of all the informationavailableforthere-useandcaneas-ilyaccesssuchinformation,avoidingsometimes complicated and long-lastingbureaucraticprocedures.

The number of states, regions andcities thathavealreadyestablishedopendataportals is risingmonthly.It is popular to have an open dataportal!!

Keyelementsofaqualityopendataportal:• Clearrulesofthegame–simple

and clear conditions (e.g. withthe use of licences) for the re-useof informationthat isavail-ableforthere-use;

• Quality, transparent, up-to-dateandtimelyinformation;

• Machine readable formats ofpublished information suitablefor further, automatised, dataprocessing;

• Publishing of raw, non-pro-cessedinformation;

• Thepossibilityofuserstoinflu-ence the content of open dataportals.

Itissafetosaythatitisimportanttostartestablishingopendataportalsin thestateandmunicipal levels inSlovenia aswell.However, the truevalueofsuchportalswillbedemon-stratedonlyifcitizenswillusethem

and create innovative, interestingand useful services or applicationsderivingfromthepublisheddata.

Onlysowillwewitnessbenefitsde-riving from development and eco-nomic growth for the society as awhole.

Ifinformationisnotyetavailableonthe Internet, thestep-by-stepguidebelowcanhelpapplicantstoreceivetheinformationforthere-use.

TheEUaimstoincreasethere-useofpublicsectorinformationwithle-gislative revisions so as to providethemarketandcompanieswithanoptimal legal framework to makebetteruseoftheirrightsandtoope-rateonthemarket.

In preparation for a revision of theDirectiveonthere-useofpublicsec-tor information, the European Co-mmission also financed the LAPSIproject,4 which was dedicated toanalysing this topic and to createincentives for “opening up” data,heldbypublicsector.TheSlovenianInformation Commissioner activelyparticipated in the project since itwaslaunchedin2010.

FromDataPortalstoRe-Use of Data

Inthecourseoftheirwork,regulatedbydifferent laws, public sectorbod-iescollectandproduceawiderangeof information. These are calledpublic sector information. With theadvances in technologyandthede-velopmentoftheInternet,“ordinary”citizenshavegainedtheopportunityto analyze, modify and re-use thisinformation,andthuscreatingsome-thing entirely new– a newproduct,aserviceetc..Onecan, forexample,obtain meteorological data, createdbyastateauthority,andusethemtocreate a program or an applicationformobilephonesthatinformsusersre-gularlyonweatherforecastsintheareawheretheyarelocated.Ifthede-velopersellssuchaprogram,hecaneven earn somemoney. This is thereasonwhythevalueofpublicinfor-mation increased considerably overthelastyears.Theestimatedvalueofthemarketforpublicsectorinforma-tionintheEUin2008was28billionEuro,andthetotalannualeconomicgainsfromre-useofpublicsectorin-

formationinthewholeEUeconomyaround140billionEuro.

With all this said, however, not onlyeconomic benefits are importantconsequencesofthere-useofpublicsectorinformation.Modifiedanden-richeddataalsobecomemoreavail-ableandevenmoreunderstandablefor average citizens; this helps tospread theknowledgeand increasetheaccessibilityofinformation.

In2003,theEUadoptedadirective,whichgoverns thefieldof re-useofpublic sector information. SloveniatransposedthisDirective2initslegalsystemwiththeamendmentsoftheAccess to Public InformationAct in2005.Theaimofthisbrochureistopresent a few interesting examplesofre-useofpublicsectorinformation,showtheprocedureforexercisingtherighttore-use,andexplaintheappealpossibilities before the InformationCommissioner.

Asitcanbeseenfrommanyexam-plespresentedinthisbrochure,pub-lic sector information may be usedformanydifferentpurposes.Theuseofpublicsector informationis,sotospeak, limited only by the imagina-tion of individuals. It may happen,however, that public sector bodiesdonotrecognisethedatatheyhaveasusefulorinterestingforthere-use.Forthisreason,bodiesshouldmakeavailable asmuch data as possibleandleavethejudgmentonwhatcanbedonewithsuchinformationtocre-ative individuals. It canbesaidwithacertainty thatopeningdatastimu-

latesthedevelopmentof interestingandusefulideas.

Oneofthepossiblewaysofmakinginformationavailabletothepublicisthroughtheso-calledopendatapor-tals.Dataportalsfacilitateaccessandre-use of information held by pub-licsector(mainlyintheformofdatasets)sothatindividualscananalyseand process such information andtherebycreateaddedvalue.

Ontheonehand,opendataportalshelpincreasetransparencyofpublicsectorand,on theotherhand, such

NIZOZEMSKA:

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AUSTRALIA: data.gov.au

UK: data.gov.uk

USA: www.data.gov

NETHERLAND: data.overheid.nl

Berlin: daten.berlin.de

Vienna: data.wien.gv.at

Piemont: dati.piemonte.it

Paris: opendata.paris.fr

TUNISIA: opendata.tn

InformationCommissioner:www.ic-rs.siLAPSI:www.lapsi-project.euEuropeanPublicSectorInformationPlatform:epsiplatform.euOpenKnowledgeFoundation:okfn.orgEuropeanCommission,Europe’sInformationSociety-ThematicPortal:ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/psi

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Examples of services that re-use public sector information

Realestate,Cadastre

• Aservicethatprovidesinformationonpricesofrealestateindifferentareas(withthepossibilityoffiltering)

• Aregistryofemptymunicipalandstaterealestates• Aservicethatprovidesinformationonlivingconditionsinindividualdistricts(withinformationon

proximityoffacilitieslikeschools,policestations,publictransport,oncrimerates,sizesofparks,averageGDPofresidents...)

Occurrences

• Crime-mapping–amapwithinformationaboutcrimelocationsorlocationsofpoliceinterventions• Amapofcurrentandpastfires,earthquakesandsimilarnaturaldisasters;• Listsofmunicipalfestivalsandholidays,bulkywastepick-upschedules,blooddonorcampaigns

etc.

Healthcare

• Crime-mapping–amapwithinformationaboutcrimelocationsorlocationsofpoliceinterven-tions

• Amapofcurrentandpastfires,earthquakesandsimilarnaturaldisasters;• Listsofmunicipalfestivalsandholidays,bulkywastepick-upschedules,blooddonorcampaigns

etc.

FinancesandBusiness

• Applicationthatshowsanalysesoffinancialandcorporateinformationgatheredfromdifferentregistries,whichhelpswithpreparingcreditassessmentreports

• Reportsonfast-growingcompaniesandmarketsfromdifferentregions,includinganalysisonpoliticalsituation,foreigninvestmentsetc.

Taxes • “Wheredidmytaxesgo”andsimilarapplicationscandemonstratehowtaxpaymentsofanindividualwerespent–howmuchwasspentforhealthcare,schoolssystem,army,environment...

Lawandregulation

• Collectionsoflegaltextswithaddedinformation,linksandadditionalservices• Enrichedcollectionsofcase-lawwithlinkstoforeignandEuropeancase-law

Politics,Publicfinances

• Structuredinformationon(formerandcurrent)activitiesofpoliticians(e.g.trackingeverydaypoliticalengagementsofanindividualMPwhoyouvotedfor)

• Analysis of proposals of laws, votes for individual laws, expressed positions and opinions of the politicians• Collectionofquestionsposedtopoliticians(e.g.toministersandMPs)andtheiranswers,structuredby

content,politicalpartiesetc.• Analysisofbusinesstransactionswiththegovernment,trackingallocationofmoneyfromgovernmentor

municipalbudget• Personalconnectiondiagramsthatshowlinksbetweeninfluentialpeopleandpoliticians,lobbyistand

governmentofficials,donationsandinvestmentsetc.

Administration,Publicservices

• Applicationsforalertingofcurrentpublictenders• Applicationsforreportingirregularitiestopublicservices(e.g.damagesonthestreet,tothesig-

nalisation,missingbenchesonbusstopsetc.)drawnuponthemapofpublicinfrastructure• Analysis of inspection reports

Traffic• Smartnavigationsystemsforavoidingcongestions• Alert systems for current road closures and accidents• Cargomanagementsystems

Weather(meteorologicaldata)

• Weatherforecastsformobilephones• Combinationofmeteorologicalforecastsandspatialdata• Supportapplicationsfordifferenttypesoftraffic:applicationsforaviationmayhelpwithplanning

ofdefrostingairplanesandrunways;applicationsforroadtrafficmaybeusedtodeterminepos-siblelocationsofroaddamagesduetofreezingandotherweatherhazards;andapplicationsformarinetrafficshowwinds,waves,tide,hurricanes...

• Applicationsforsupportinagriculture(suchthathelpwithfarmplanning,cropinsuranceplan-ningwithregardtometeorologicaldataetc.)

TourismandFreeTime

• Applicationsforfindingtouristattractions,hotels,restaurants,...• Aservicethatcombinesinformationonrestaurantsinacertainareawithinformationoninspec-

tioncontrols(e.g.withregardtosuitabilityoffood,hygieneminimumetc.)

Geographicalinformation

• Satelliteandairimagesthatenabledifferenttypesofcartography• 3Dareaprojections