Post on 12-Jul-2015
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OGP-related Initiativesat the Local Level
Examples and thoughts from Italy
Marco Fiorettihttp://mfioretti.com
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OpenCoesione•Background:
the Italian Government and the EU Cohesion (aka.
Regional) Policy co-fund everything from large
infrastructures to small aids for local projects
The Italian Government released as Open Data
detailed information on all the 800k+ projects funded
in Italy (almost 80 billion Euros)
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OpenCoesione (2)
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Monithon: OpenCoesione for normal people
Monitoring Marathon fosters (group) civic use of Open Data
makes it easier for ordinary citizens to:
• work together on the raw data from OpenCoesione
• link to them status reports from the field
• connect everything into structured stories
• stimulate local administrators and entrepreneurs to work better
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How does Monithon work?
Platform based on Ushahidi
• 10-page end-user manual
• Proposed as collective activity (Monithon Days)
Initially conceived by the OpenCoesione team
Later become an independent project by the Italian “civic hacking” community
Partners with local activist groups (e.g. Libera, a national anti-Mafia NGO)
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The Monithon portal
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The Monithon portal (2)
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ASOC (A Scuola di Open Coesione)
“Monithon in and for schools”
Data-based storytelling on matters of civic interest by
high school students
Includs ad-hoc training course on OpenCoesione data
first cycle involved 7 schools across Italy in 2013/14
other schools should follow this year
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Catramiamoci
Students in Palermo decided to compare bus stop positions, and bus transit times with planned performances of new light railway to be developed with POR-FESR funds found in OpenCoesione
The City of Palermo didn't release those data
The students went to get them by themselves, on the ground and online
Eventually, following that and other pressures, the City released the official version of the same dataset as Open Data
Proved to students feasibility and value of new ways to interact with local administrators for the common good
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Catramiamoci (2)
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What may we learn from these stories?
Never expect, or use as excuse for doing noting, that “everybody will, or should, use Open Data”
• That NEVER was (or should have been) the goal
• The goal is to give equal access opportunities to ALL who can effectively use the data
But widen support and usage of Open Data as early as possible
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What may we learn from these stories? (2)
Never mind about “poor data quality”
• Otherwise you will never get anything done
• Of course data today suck! But...
• That's why we want them open: to improve them together
The point is never to make of data opening a witch hunt
• Make clear that you know that who has “ugly data” today is not “guilty”
• Explain that not releasing anything is very often worse that releasing “ugly data”
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What may we learn from these stories? (3)
Use opening of Data as occasion to streamline procedures
• If it is too expensive or complicated to release your data, it often means you are not working well
Make citizens enter structured data (e.g. Company names in Monithon reports)
Extend the model to work without assistance or input (not even the initial raw data!) from the above
• E.G. Make schools produce and use Open Data in normal activities by themselves
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Final notes
These slides will be available soon at http://mfioretti.com
Please read and send feedback about the “Open data in and from schools” proposal at mfioretti.com
Contact info: marco@digifreedom.net and @mfioretti_en
Thanks!
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