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The construction of open government data!ICA Pre-conference: Data & Discrimination -

converting critical concerns into productive inquiry !

Tim Davies (@timdavies) - tim.davies@soton.ac.uk

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

The construction of open government data

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

The construction of open government data

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Definitions

Accessible !

Machine-readable !

Openly licensed

(Not personal data)

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Open government data initiatives55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open

data policy of some form

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Open government data initiatives55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open

data policy of some form

Prioritisation

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Open government data initiatives55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open

data policy of some form

Prioritisation

Developer engagement

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Open government data initiatives55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open

data policy of some form

Prioritisation

Standardisation

Developer engagement

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Open government data initiatives55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open

data policy of some form

Prioritisation

Standardisation

Developer engagement

Privatisation

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Open government data initiatives55% of countries surveyed in the 2013 Web Index / Open Data Barometer had an open

data policy of some form

Prioritisation

Standardisation

Infrastructure creation

Developer engagement

Privatisation

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Winners and losers

“Treating government data as an asset and making it available, discoverable and usable - in a word, open -

strengthens democracy, drives economic opportunity, and improves citizen’s quality of life.”

Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values The White House, 2014

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Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone

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Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone else

Past incumbents

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone else

Past incumbents

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone else

Past incumbents

The empowered

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone else

Past incumbents

The empowered

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone else

Past incumbents

The empowered

Minorities

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Winners and losers

Benefit

Everyone else

Past incumbents

The empowered

Minorities

Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

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Winners and losers

Everyone else

Past incumbents

The empowered

Minorities

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Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

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Winners and losers

Everyone else

Past incumbents

The empowered

Minorities

?

?

?

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Data & Discrimination - 22nd May 2014 - Seattle, Washington

The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

Decision points

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Questions & issues

•How do we explore the distribution of benefits and harm from data collection, storage, structuring, distribution and re-use?

•Does open data create an opportunity space for dialogue and action around data & discrimination?

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The construction of open government data!!

Tim Davies (@timdavies) tim.davies@soton.ac.uk

!www.opendataresearch.org