DataGov and Data(Reg): dati.piemonte.it

the local dimension of Open DataLorenzo Benussi, TOP-IX Consotium

lorezno.benussi@top-ix.org

Sharing Data and Statistical Knowledge CampUniversità la Sapienza - Rome, 20/10/2010

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“Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in

Government” Transparency and Open Government

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (2009)

"... give us the unadulterated data, we want the data, we want unadulterated data. We have to ask for raw data now." Tim Berners-Lee, advisor data.gov.uk

data.gov

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Digital technology could enable an extraordinary range of ordinary people to become part of a creative process. (The future of ideas, Lawrence Lessig)

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The networked information economy […] increase the relative role that each individual is able to play in authoring his or her own life. (The Wealth of Networks, Yochai Benkler)

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When I say that innovation is being democratized, I mean that users of products and services—both firms and individual consumers—are increas- ingly able to innovate for themselves.(Democratizing Innovation, Eric Von Hippel)

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• The Public Sector holds and manages huge amounts of data and information. Fostering access to those repositories enables new business opportunities.

• PSI represents the raw material form value-added products and services.

PSI data mines

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COURTESY/RON WHEELER. The 8,000-foot deep Homestake Gold Mine in South Dakota is the site where scientists, including UC Berkeley researchers, plan to construct the world's deepest research center.

measurables (open) data

•Data

• Information

• Knowledge

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Hal Varian, Google’s Chief Economist

• strong commitment

• information management

• knowledge base

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Olivetti Programma 101 (1962-64) - “the first personal computer”

dati.piemonte.it/where

• guidelines

•web platform

dati.piemonte.it/what

it’s not a web site

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what: dati.piemonte.it/guidelines

• right to data and “open by default” rule

• pricing = marginal cost (zero)

• standard licences (CC0, CCby, ODL, etc.)

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• beta versioning (2.0)

• raw data

• user friendly

• open: comments, suggestions, contests

what: dati.piemonte.it/web platform

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why: laws and norms

• Directive 2003/98/EC 17/11/2003 on the re-use of public sector information

• Decreto Legislativo 24 gennaio 2006 n. 36

• Linee guida relative al riutilizzo e all’interscambio del patrimonio informativo regionale

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why: civil society

• accountability

• transparency

• collaboration

• participation

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why: (digital)market

• wealth of information

• data = “essential facility”

• new business models

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• Regione Piemonte

• TOP-IX Consortium

• NEXA Centre

• CSI Piemonte

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dati.piemonte.it/who

dati.piemonte.it/results

• data sets published: ~ 45

• data sets downloaded: ~ 2300

• web visitors: ~ 13.500

• press (blog) coverage: ~ 30

• market: high interest (more data)

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• open data & linked data

• user generated contents

• API

• cloud computing infrastructure

• new generation: apps.piemonte.it; contenuti.piemonte.it

dati.piemonte.it/future

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dati.piemonte.it/vison

• (systematic) open data

• open infrastructure (inter-cloud exchange)

• value creation - new business models

• participation

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everything is changing

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thank youlorenzo.benussi@top-ix.org

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