Post on 28-Nov-2014
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Christian Villum
What?
What is 'open government data'?
Its all about:
Re-use
From legal uncertainty...
… to legal clarity.
Open data: free for anyone to reuse orredistribute for any purpose
“open” =
usereuseredistributioncommercial reusederivative works
“do what you like”
may require:- attribution
- sharing back
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opendefinition.org
Why?
Better public servicesEconomic growthAccountabilityGovernanceInnovationEfficiency
Enable people to make useful,valuable things with government data
New ways of representing data
Put policies into context
New ways of delivering data
Personalised services
A richer data ecosystem
Not just about government
More pairs of eyes
Harness external expertise
External innovation
Social value and economic value
Source:EC/MEPSIR Report 2006
http://epsiplatform.eu/content/mepsir-measuring-european-public-sector-resources-report
AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFrance
GermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMalta
NetherlandsPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenUnited Kingdom
Open government data in Europe?
AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFrance
GermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMalta
NetherlandsPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenUnited Kingdom
Open government data in Europe?
“I have said it before, andI say it again: yes to open data!”
EC Vice President Neelie Kroes
PublicData.eu13k+ datasets
OpenDataChallenge.org€20k, 60 days
How?
4 main steps
1.MAKE DATA
LEGALLY OPEN
A. Use an existing license/legal tool
Public Domain (no rights reserved)- Public Domain Dedication & License (PDDL)- Creative Commons Zero (CC0)
Attribution (you must give credit)
- Open Data Commons Attribution (ODC -BY)- Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY)
'Sharealike' (you must share back)
- Open Data Commons Attribution-Sharealike (ODbL)- Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike (CC-BY-SA)
B. Create your own license/legal tool
“Public data will be released under the same open licence which enables free reuse, including commercial reuse – all data should be under the same easy to understand licence.”
Public Data Principlesdata.gov.uk
Make sure it is “open” as in opendefinition.org
2.MAKE DATA
TECHNICALLY OPEN
“Raw data now!”
3.MAKE DATA
EASY TO FIND
http://ckan.org- Open source, themable, flexible- Lots of useful features- Powers 30+ data catalogues data.gov.uk data.norge.no data.overheid.nl
4.ENGAGE WITHDATA REUSERS
Events, competitions, hackdays, ...
Listen to what data reusers want
Be part of the open data community
More info?
Find out about open governmentdata around the world:
http://opengovernmentdata.org
http://www.opendatahandbook.org
Original slide creditsJonathan Grey
Open Data Handbook - http://www.opendatahandbook.org