Open KnowledgeFoundation &

Open DataOpening Up Meeting, Cambridge

September 2012

Rufus Pollock@okfn[.org]

@rufuspollock[.org]

Licensed under cc-by v3.0 all jurisdictions

We build technology and communities to create, share and useopen information that everyone can use, share and build on.

Working since 2004 on Open Data

Anyone means anyone! No restrictions on commercial use.

Open != Creative Commons. Many CC licenses NOT open (and most not appropriate for data).

http://blog.okfn.org/2012/09/13/managing-expectations-ii-open-data-technology-and-government-2-0/

CKANOpen-source Data Publishing and

Management

CKANOpen source data publishing and management platform that makes it easy to publish, share and find data.

● Rich search and data publishing tools● Integrated data storage, processing, viewing and

visualization● Geospatial metadata & search (including support for

INSPIRE)● Extensible and flexible - easy to adapt, extend and

integrate● Componentized structure with variety of add-ons:

stats, analytics, datastore & data API, social etc● Rich RESTful JSON API to catalog and data

{OpenSpending}

OpenSpendingA global community

Creating an open map of the moneyFrom streetlights to international aid

Where Does Our Money Go?

A project of the Open Knowledge Foundation, the Budget Transparency Initiative and the World Bank Institute

Getting data is hard!Data not made available

Data not machine readableNo standard format for data

Poor or dubious qualityFinances are complex

{Summing Up}

Increasing Amounts of Data

But need to ensureIt is really open

Of reasonable quality(good enough not perfect)

The Best Thing to Do With Your Data Will be Thought

of By Someone Else

(And you'll think of the best thing to do with someone else's data)

Small Datavs

Big DataIt's about small pieces loosely joined not

one ring to rule them all!

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CKAN.org@SchoolOfData[.org]

~Rufus Pollock @rufuspollock[.org]