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An introduction to open data
This document provides an introduction to open data. It discusses how governments historically collected data but it was not openly available. It notes challenges of data being locked up, hard to use, and lacking resources to process it. The Open Knowledge Foundation works to open up government data so it can be used by citizens and organizations. Open data brings many benefits like empowering people, increasing efficiency and savings for governments, and fueling economic opportunities. The document provides tips for governments on improving open data programs by focusing on high-value, granular data and using open formats.
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An introduction to open data
- 1. An introduction to opendata Anders Pedersen @anpe / @okfn[.org] CC-By v3 Licensed (all jurisdictions)
- 2. Government data: Nota new thing
- 3. Government data: Nota new thing
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- 9. We notice whengovernment data collection fails • US government is prohibited by law to collect data on gun related deaths • Argentina’s inflation statistics cannot be trusted • Greek financial figures until 2011 were unreliable • April 2014: Nigeria adjust their size of GDP by 80 per cent
- 10. 3 global challenges Data LockedUp Data Hard to Use No-one to Do It
- 11. We are anglobal network working for since 2004 to open up data and see it used to empower citizens and organizations to answer questions that matter and drive positive change
- 12. “Central” team ofmore than 35 on 4 continents. Community network including civil servants, civil- society researchers and citizens with presence in more than 40 countries - including the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China!
- 13. Advocacy and Expertisein Opening up Data
- 14. Create tools, skillsand communities Data => Knowledge & Insight
- 17. OKFestival Open Knowledge Festival Largestopen data event in the world Berlin 2014
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- 19. Data is openif anyone is free to use, reuse and redistribute it for any purpose without restriction or charge http://OpenDefinition.org/
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- 21. Challenge: Exploding Complexity ofinformation In 1820 all UK bank clearing done in a single room in London once a day Today, billions of transactions a minute. => componentization to divide and conquer complexity
- 22. Opportunity: Information Technology Smart phone= system for the Apollo moon landings 1TB of storage < $100 - in 1994 $450,000. Mass participation in information access, processing and production. Decentralization. Image: ItoWorld OpenStreetmap Edits
- 23. Many Eyes WillBring Knowledge To Society And Government
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- 25. £200m potential saving forNHS Credit: Ben Goldacre & Open Healthcare UK http://openprescribing.org/ http://prescribinganalytics.com/
- 26. Who committed aidfor Yolanda?
- 27. The Many MindsPrinciple Best Thing to Do With Your Data Will Be Thought of By Someone Else
- 28. £200m potential saving forNHS Credit: Ben Goldacre & Open Healthcare UK http://openprescribing.org/ http://prescribinganalytics.com/
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- 30. Huge Growth inOpen Data in Last Few Years Especially for Government Data
- 31. Data Catalogs Aroundthe World as of July 2012 Source: http://datacatalogs.org/
- 32. Data Catalogs Aroundthe World as of July 2012
- 33. Is open datasimply “open washing”? Open washing was coined by Christian Villum at Open Knowledge in this blog post: http://blog.okfn.org/2014/03/10/open-washing-the-difference-between-opening-your- data-and-simply-making-them-available/
- 34. Open Data Census/Index “Russianofficials use the ranking on the Index as one of KPIs of data openness. It’s been very helpful for us - open data activists - to promote open data and open knowledge in Russia.” Ivan Begtin, Ambassador, Open Knowledge Russia “Since the Index came out, a number of countries - including the Russian, Indonesian, German and Belgian Governments - are using it as a yardstick for their achievements or lack of it.” Andrew Stott, former Director for Transparency and Digital Engagement for the UK Government, & Open Data Advisor at the World Bank In October 2013, ahead of the annual Open Government Partnership (OGP) summit in London, Open Knowledge launched the Open Data Index, the first major assessment of the state of open government data in the world. The Index ranked 70 countries according to the availability and accessibility of data in ten key categories, and is based on peer reviewed submissions from the Open Data Census.
- 35. No natural order: leadersare those who act
- 36. Source: Daily Nation,Kenya, November 10, 2012, http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Open-data-initiative-has-hit-a-dead-end/- /1006/1617026/-/n18uhrz/-/index.html
- 37. Walk the walkon open data ● Better data ● Publish data that matters - local and granular ● Release in open formats ● Know how well you score
- 38. Better data ● Improveformats eg. PDF → CSV ● Documentation: What is in your data ● Low data quality and closed formats will result in reduced reuse
- 39. For driving localdata use: Granularity is key
- 40. Release data thatmatters: eg. grades at school level Source: Twaweza, Tanzania, List of worst schools, http://www.shule.info/schools/worst
- 41. Tip: the storyis almost always buried in granular data Source: Mapumental
- 42. Case I: fairdistribution of government subsidies Government: Provincial breakdown shows “equal distribution” Breakdown by postal code = rich gained 20 times higher subsidies than poor areas
- 43. Case II: USFarm subsidy data
- 44. Data is openif anyone is free to use, reuse and redistribute it for any purpose without restriction or charge http://OpenDefinition.org/ Without open formats data will not be reusable and truly open data
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- 46. Source: national.census.okfn.org Know yourbaseline: assess how to improve
- 47. In doubt aboutpriorities? Release raw data first...
- 48. CSOs or journalistswill then take care of the rest
- 49. Tackling questions about opendata: The global top 3 excuses why data should not be opened up
- 50. 1) We cannotrelease data due to privacy or commercial sensitivity
- 51. 2) Data qualityis not good enough. It’s complicated! Response: Just clean it up!
- 52. 3) We donot have the resources Response: You do not need to release nice visualisations, just release the bare CSVs.
- 53. So besides allthese tips: What makes an open data initiative successful?
- 54. Change makers ingovernment working together to make it happen!
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