public sector information reuse: enabling innovation
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Cultural resources are really valuable assets. Most of them are managed by public institutions (museums, libraries, archives). Exposing them allowing reuse will enable innovation and economic growth. These slides were presented at Creative CH Workshop in Florence, Feb 2014.TRANSCRIPT
PSI REUSE:ENABLING INNOVATION MARTIN ALVAREZ
Funded by the European Commission
Europe's One-Stop Shop on PSI Re-use• News, happenings• Best practices• Engaging the community
European Public Sector Information Platform
EPSI PLATFORM
EC’s funded Thematic Network
40 Partners
25 Countries
1. Identification of best practices
2. Harmonise the implementation of the Revised PSI Directive
https://www.w3.org/2013/share-psi/
Shared Standards for Open Data and Public Sector Information
SHARE PSI 2.0
Encourages the Member States to make as much information held by public sector bodies available for reuse as possible
Cultural institutions excludedhttp://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/european-legislation-reuse-public-sector-information
Directive 2003/98/EC
DIRECTIVE ON THE RE-USE OF PSI
REVISION OF THE PSI DIRECTIVE (2013/37/EU)
Creation of a genuine right to re-use public information: all generally accessible information will become re-usable
New default charging rule based on the marginal cost for reproduction, provision and dissemination of the information
Increased transparency requirements with regard to charges and conditions applied by public sector bodies
Cultural institutions now included
New rules on digitisation agreements which protect the cultural sector and interests of the general public
To be transposed into national laws by July 2015
120+ Official Open Data Initiatives in Europe
OPEN DATA GROWS
http://datos.fundacionctic.org/sandbox/catalog/
Crowdsourced Tool
PSI SCOREBOARD
http://www.epsiplatform.eu/content/european-psi-scoreboard
Innovation
Effectiveness
Productivity
Organizations (public & private) with limited resources looking for…
WHY OPEN DATA AND PSI RE-USE?
BENEFITS
Governments committed to openness
CHANGING MINDS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncan/3142128696/
Opening information to increase trust
OPEN (BETTER) GOVERNMENTS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/restricteddata/6322624283/
Open Data by Default• Exceptions: intellectual property, personally-identifiable and sensitive information• Action Plan + Open Data portal
Quality and Quantity• Timely, comprehensive, accurate, original, finest level of granularity• Publication of consistent metadata + active listening
Usable by All• Free of charge, no bureaucratic or administrative barriers• Publication in open and non-proprietary formats
Releasing Data for Improved Governance• Transparent about our own data collection, standards, and publishing processes• Publication of technical details about open data policies, practices, etc.
Releasing Data for Innovation• Open data promotion to unlock its value• Publication under open licences, machine-readable formats. Challenges, prizes.
Basic Principles:
G8 OPEN DATA CHAPTER
EUROPE IN FIGURES (2011)
€140 billion / year in EU27
from direct and indirect PSI reuse
€40 billion / year from direct reuse
Direct government’s revenues are relatively low
Review of recent studies on PSI re-use and related market developments (2011)
New products, visualizations, services, apps…
ENABLING GOOD CASES
http://dev.citysdk.waag.org/buildings/#52.3724,4.8774,14
Developers, designers, artists will do a creative use of data
THE BEST IDEA COMES FROM OTHERS
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/innovate/developers/minecraft-map-britain.html
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the EC. Responsible for the Digital Agenda for Europe
“THERE IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HOW CULTURAL MATERIAL CAN CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATION, HOW IT CAN BECOME A DRIVER OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS. MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES SHOULD NOT MISS IT.”
http://www.firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/UC/article/view/3771/3053
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ter-burg/3987168813/
“I urge cultural institutions to open up control of their data”
Both might be re-usable
CONTENT & METADATA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HK_Food_Grass_Jelly_Canned_with_Tinplate_a.jpg
Pilots and Challenges
RE-USE OF DIGITAL CULTURAL HERITAGE CONTENT & METADATA
http://pro.europeana.eu/web/europeana-creative/
ART WITH HELP FROM WORLD-FAMOUS OLD MASTERS
http://www.museapp.org
Example of re-use
TIMELINE OF OPEN CULTURAL DATA
http://tijdbalk.nl
Example of re-use
http://epsiplatform.eu
MUCH MORE TO DO…