Why Open Data is important for the EU

Chisinau, 16 May 2012

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Open Data• Complete: all public data

• Primary: as close to the source as possible

• Timely: as quickly as possible to retain value

• Accessible for all, with no (financial or technical) barriers

• Machine readable for automatic processing

• Non-discriminatory: anyone for any purpose

• Open standards

• Open license: no legal barriers against re-use

“We will open up the Public Sector!”

EU PSI Directive / INSPIRE / Århus

http://www.flickr.com/photos/docjohnboy/4106899304/

2003

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Networked life, networked work, networked learningOpen Gov Data

Open Gov Data

data.eu

•2012, Commission data portal

•2013, Pan-EU data portal

•2014-2020 EU digital service infrastructure for open data

PSI Directive Amendment

Wider scopeLess voluntary

From Re-Use to Open Data

= EU Open Data Strategy

unused abundance

Single EU Data Market

•Many billions Euros per year

•EU mandate is ‘single market’

•Digital Agenda for Europe

http://epsiplatform.eu/content/review-recent-psi-re-use-studies-published

SharePSI workshop: barriersSee http://www.flickr.com/photos/epsiplatform/5737203950/

transition for government

transition for citizens / companies

community building = main ‘fix’

Networked life, networked work, networked learning

know the gov does not exist. find 1 civil servant

locally and (inter)nationally

1) problem to solve 2) connected data 3) new ways

commercial services

self-empowerment: wheelmap.org

political transparency

participation

Networked life, networked work, networked learning

frankfurt gestalten

making participation personal

ijournalism: Vancouver parking tickets

quality of work: vacant office properties

quality of life: cleaning up the country

iservices: Dublin parking app

quality of (government) services

transparency ---> effectiveness

Networked life, networked work, networked learning

1 budget cuts2 participation3 policy implementation4 impact measurement5 using apps yourself6 data of other gov bodies

open data is a key government instrument!

not just government data

not just organizational data: pachube.com

Actief uitnodigend

You’re invited: epsiplatform.eu / @epsiplatform

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammza/492882480/

Let’s get to work!

CreditsAll photos: Ton Zijlstra, by nc saExcept where mentioned on the photo.

Slides: Ton Zijlstra, by

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