Give up yer auld data…

Deirdre Ní RaghallaighThe Studio,

22nd November 2012

The Studio

•Service Design

•New forms of public engagement

•Ideas development and testing

+ …………….. Dublinked

Designing alternative options with customers and staff

Servicing change

Changing services

Cities become interesting…

•New Approaches

•IBM Smart Cities

•How could Dublin facilitate

Why Dublinked?

•New to Open Data•New partnerships and network•New consumers•New opportunities for the Council

Dublin Region’s first data sharing initiative was new for us

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Go on, go on, go on….

• Low Revenue costs•Technical support and expertise IBM and NUIM• 1.5 fulltime staff in DCC during initial data collection•Users very keen to advise

…. It’s something we can all afford

Confessions of a non-techie

If you don’t know your xml from an api…….

Origins of Open?

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First steps in open data

•Get the backing of management •Choose your first topics carefully•One sign off per department•Set ambitious targets•IT support will make life easier•Maintain momentum

Before you even look at the data

Collecting your data

•Cataloguing all data•Purpose of collection•Acknowledge deficiencies•Flag potential issues for users•Can we publish all/some/none and why?

Identifying potential data

•Reformat existing streams•Share research •Mapping•Public registers•Operational data•Frequent requests•Copy your peers

Excuses, excuses…

Expect to hear….

•“Can we really release this under data protection?”

•“Will this raise awkward queries?”

•“Could this embarrass us?”

Sure who would be interested in this?

They might have a point…..

Reasons not to publish?• Data protection•Security (water, parking revenue)•Commercial sensitivity (property register)•Licence issues•Contractual issues(Dublin Bikes)

WITH GREAT DATACOMES GREAT

RESPONSIBILITY…

Not always the best judge…

High interest;Transport, planning, environment, mapping

Unexpected;Fire brigade, school wardens, winter salting routes

Don’t get obsessed with formats

• PDF, HTML x•CSV, XML, KML,GML•If in doubt put it out•Ask for help from users

DateAgency

Station Area

DISTRICT_ID TOC ORD MOB IA LS AH MAV CD

01/01/2011 DA D10

CITY CENTRE

00:05:16

00:07:33

00:07:50

00:09:12

00:21:19

00:37:53

00:41:44

01/01/2011 DA D10

SAINT STEPHENS GREEN SUB AREA

00:05:18

00:09:47

01/01/2011 DA D5

CLOGHRAN

00:06:29

00:07:52

00:09:09

00:13:37

00:18:39

01/01/2011 DF D10

CITY CENTRE

00:06:57

00:07:48

01/01/2011 DA D5

BALLYMUN

00:07:36

00:12:37

00:14:46

00:30:16

00:31:05

01/01/2011 DA D24 SKERRIES

00:08:11

00:12:26

01/01/2011 DA D2

BLUEBELL

00:11:02

00:12:48

00:13:44

00:20:49

00:27:09

00:32:22

00:37:11

00:37:25

01/01/2011 DA D5 FINGLAS

00:11:36

00:18:39

00:20:56

00:29:23

00:52:28

01:02:08

01:07:51

01:10:56

01/01/2011 DA D10

CITY CENTRE

00:16:48

00:19:33

00:20:52

00:25:01

00:35:44

00:43:23

00:54:48

00:54:57

01/01/2011 DA D1

CITY CENTRE

00:16:49

00:33:41

00:35:09

00:41:52

00:54:49

01:09:15

01:10:55

01/01/2011 DA D7

BOHERNABREENA

00:18:31

00:26:31

00:26:58

00:32:38

00:37:28

00:43:33

00:51:49

00:52:34

01/01/2011 DA D9

BLAKESTOWN

00:20:37

00:41:28

01/01/2011 DA D7

BOHERNABREENA

00:20:55

00:24:45

00:24:48

01/01/2011 DA D2

SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD

00:22:50

00:25:48

00:26:49

00:30:19

00:48:37

00:52:10

01/01/2011 DA D10

CITY CENTRE

00:23:15

00:36:22

01/01/2011 DA D10

CITY CENTRE

00:25:17

00:28:43

00:30:17

00:35:39

00:41:56

00:44:55

00:54:50

00:55:09

:: : Learning to walk: Next Steps

•Integrating and updating some dynamic/live data

• IS support more crucial

•Workflow system

•Standardising output with others

Don’t reinvent the wheel

Use existing tools:•PSI licence•Creative Commons Licences•Dublinked•Your corporate websites•Link extensively

Not all plain sailing …

•Colleagues may not get it

•You will be criticised for not doing enough

•It takes effort and persistence

•Integrating into organisation

Benefits…

•Found in-house champions•One corporate data catalogue•Highlights good internal data practices•Makes research data available for recycling•Greater consistency between different bodies•Requiring open data outputs from suppliers•Reduced risk of losing control of our own data

New Collaborations…