Open Government Data across Europe:Achievements and ChallengesAndrew Stott

ESD, Cambridge26 Sep 2012

@dirdigengandrew.stott@dirdigeng.com

Three years of Open Data

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A World of Open Data

Now over 260 governmental Open Data sites

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United Kingdom

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Federal Government, USA

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Kenya – first in Africa

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Singapore

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France

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Open Data is about Citiesas well as Countries

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Rennes

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Berlin

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Gent

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Vienna

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Manchester

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Typical Policy Drivers for Open Data

Economic growth and social value

Improve public services

Transparent Government

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Economic Value of Open Data

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Economic Value of Open Data

● Open Gov Data in EU would increase business activity by up to €40 Bn/year

● EU Direct & indirect benefits up to €140 Bn/year (0.7% of GDP)

● Spanish study found ~€600m of business from open data with >5000 jobs

● Australian study found ROI of ~500% from open data

● Deloitte found open data was reused 10x-100x more than charged-for data

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Core Reference Data for the Economy

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Core Reference Data for the Economy

Government data provides a National Information Infrastructure●Releasing GPS data now has $122bn/yr benefits to US economy alone●UK National Mapping Agency data supports £100bn/yr of GDP activity●Open Weather Data in US has created 400 companies employing 4000 people●Open addressing data in Denmark gave $21m/yr benefits and 22x ROI in first 4 years (now 70x in steady state)

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Open Data improving public services

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12+ WeeksMRSA-free

Good C-DiffrecordLow

Mortality

2 recentMRSA

Bloodclots

Patientratings

Open Data for Accountability

Best Practices and Challenges

● Release interesting and useful data● Use standard, open formats● Use Open Licences● Make best use of Cultural Data● Create an open data “eco-system” ● Remember the “internal ROI”

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Release interesting & useful data

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Use standard, open formats

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City

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City AppApp

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City App

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CommonOpen

Standards

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Use Open Licences

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“You shall … not use such information in any way that causes detriment to TfL or brings TfL into disrepute.”

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Deliver incrementally

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Deliver incrementally

Make best use of Cultural Data

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Cultural Content: like this?

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Or like this?

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National Gallery, London

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Objectives● Care for the Collection● Enhance the Collection● Study the Collection● Allow Access (sub-objective)

● Encourage tourism? – NO● Contribute to economic growth? - NO

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Create an open data “eco-system”

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Photos: @memespring, @MadLabUK, @paul_clarke

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UK Open Data Institute

● Develop capability of UK businesses to exploit value of Open Data

● Engage developers/small businesses to build Open Data supply chains and commercial outlets

● Help public sector use its own data more effectively

● Ensure academic research in Open Data technologies

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Remember the “internal ROI”

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Let people improve your data

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Let Other public agencies use your data

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Best Practices and Challenges

● Release interesting and useful data● Use standard, open formats● Use Open Licences● Deliver incrementally● Make best use of Cultural Data● Create an open data “eco-system” ● Remember the “internal ROI”

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Discussion?

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