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Open data A revolution in accountability

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Stages of information Information in traditional way

Nowadays: simultaneous

Creation Usage and

maintenance Archive Heritage

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Stages of information Information in traditional way

Nowadays: simultaneous

Creation Usage and

maintenance Archive Heritage

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Book print

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Open data

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New York

Clogged Drains Restaurants with no waste hauling contracts for solid waste and grease are 3.6 times more likely to have a clogged drain within 600 ft. than those with a contract.

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Open Development Aid: openaid.nl

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• Data on Dutch

development aid

money

• Harmonization through

IATI-standard (since

2008)

• Re-used in apps and

websites (such as

OpenAid.nl)

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Dutch ministry’s open aid dashboard

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Data is the new

oil

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Potential Benefits of Open Data

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• Improve public services

• Detect savings

• Improve the internal efficiency of

government organisations

• Innovation and economic growth

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Availability of Open Data, The Netherlands (2013)

Source: Opendatabarometer.org

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Data Analytics

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