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Response options Percentage
Yes 75%
No 25%
Not sure 0%
Have you ever used open data?
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16Participants
20Average responses
77%
Average engagement
Count
9
3
0
75%
Engagement
12Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Responses
Locate bbq's in parks
Inform decisions
Find about new it projects
Public transport services into an area
Find companies of a certain size
Accessing local events
Asset information
To identify broader problems
Increase transparency of council operations
Finding council assets, new open data projects
Curiosity
Environmental assessment
cross agency services to a cohort
Insight
Try to integrate
Research
Validate existing data
Enhancing other datasets
Trends and insights
Research
To check on a data set I published.
Measure innovation activity
Blog content
Improve accessibility of a city
What did you use it for? Please provide up to 3 responses only
69%
Engagement
24Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Response options Percentage
Response options Percentage
Health 10%
Transport 10%
Education 7%
Housing 2%
Business 24%
Employment 7%
Economic Development 7%
Spatial 7%
Environment 5%
Justice and Legal 2%
Local Government 12%
Recreation 2%
Emergency Services 0%
Other 5%
Response options Percentage
Response options Percentage
Business improvement 17%
Increased knowledge 5%
Better service delivery 10%
Greater Transparency 15%
Keeping up with global movements 5%
Being an industry leader 0%
Innovation 27%
Data management and quality 12%
Ongoing Access 7%
Communication 2%
What type of information would you be most likely to access with open data? Choose up to 3.
What areas do you believe are the most important when it comes to using open data? Choose upto 3.
Count
4
4
3
1
10
3
3
3
2
1
5
1
0
2
88%
Engagement
42Responses
Count
7
2
4
6
2
0
11
5
3
1
88%
Engagement
41Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Responses
A single source becomes irrelevant when data is mashed to create "new" products
Data to be credible for use
Real time not one time
Data lineage needs to be captured
Means of identifying the nature of the source, definitive/empirical vs anecdotal.
shared problems shared data
No single source but publishers to be flexible when it comes to formatting
Chose the data that suits your case
Origin, data owner, accuracy is of importance
It is likely impractical for a single source
Maybe not single, but identify primary identifier authoritative, vs aggregated etc
Would like to know what data Qld govt have.
Data governance
Integration making publishers aware of the kind of use.
Single source but who and how
Metadata
Not a single source but an authoritative source
Identifying a common data field
Many barriers currently exist in Qld govt
I would like to know where the data is sourced from & how it is collected.
Using Blending expertise
Use the force
Normalisation
How do you deal with multiple data sources and should there be a single source of truth? Please
provide up to 3 responses only
75%
Engagement
23Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Responses
govt consume its own data!
Reliable it systems
Ability to cross reference of sources
Automated collection and transformation
Algorithmically for speed, but interpreted by unbiased sources
Metadata and usable governance controls
need insights specialists inside govt like corporates
Realtime machine reliance
What is used and how it is used to determine it's value. How do we track usage ?
Open access...the community keeps it current if it's valuable
Simplify access
Consistent use of meta
Commit to the achievable not the impossible when it comes to refresh rates
Data releases at regular intervals
Real time data
Governance structures and adhered to standards
Faster move towards digital govt
The future is in realtime data
Scheduled publishing.
you can't data and information has a halflife of relevance
Given that globally more data has been created in the past two years than in the rest of humanhistory, how can we maintain the currency of data? Please provide up to 3 responses only
75%
Engagement
20Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Responses
case studies highlighting public value
Cultural change and support
Determine way to desensitise confidential data set
open by default closed by exception only
build release schedule into acquisition system.
Address issues/risks around publishing
educate SES officers and make them more accountable
Start with digital infrastructure so govt simply inputs data
Cultural shift, prove the value.
Providing accurate reliable data
As close to real time as possible with definitive deadlines for individual projects, and as raw as possible.
Publish success user stories
Put a financial value on data
Transparency process to request data set
Education and automation
Prohibit MOG changes
Commit
What data sets do qld govt have?
Kpi's on every project to do do.
Reward them with use metrics
Departmental open data strategies updated annually
Agencies ownership and pride in the data they produce
How do I request data sets?
Establish processes that don't need IT
Increase skills and knowledge about how data is actually consumed
How can we best enable government agencies to release and update relevant data regularly?
Please provide up to 3 responses only
81%
Engagement
25Responses
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Response options Percentage
Response options Percentage
Very concerned 21%
Concerned 14%
I'm neutral 29%
Slightly concerned 0%
Not at all concerned 36%
Responses
Responses
Not at all concerned open data allows for unpredictable opportunities
You can't control what people do, we need to try and see what can be achieved
Unable to assess risk
innovation always involves a degree of risk (and opportunities)
Use of data for corporate gain
Unable to mitigate risk
Human nature
Not concerned the whole point of innovation is disruption and reuse
The publisher might not imagine the future uses. My answer before was neutral.
Data is data. What you do with it is up to the individuals. (Though of course reviews of the validity is a
separate issue).
We are still in learning curve
Consequences are unknown
Its open data !
How concerned are you that open data can be used for purposes that are unintended or in a way
we don't like?
Why did you answer this way? Please provide up to 3 responses only
Count
3
2
4
0
5
88%
Engagement
14Responses
63%
Engagement
13Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Acceptable use
Simplistic explanation of guidelines and privacy
Have deidentifying systems in govt databases
Community to see and appreciate the tangible benefit of open data. Need to reach beyond media and
political rhetoric.
You can't the issue comes down to combining several data sets, some of which are identifiable, which
is beyond the governments control.
Standardisation of anonymising
specialist govt office
Best practice approaches
Need a holistic view of avaliable data, this will always be a risk
Privacy...a person's right to privacy is important
Anonymise it better
Trust
educating our data creators on de personalising data and risk mitigation
Education & guidelines. The new federal laws I think will be difficult to prosecute.
Legislation?
Use best practice
How can we address the concern of reidentifying anonymised data? Please provide up to 3
responses only
81%
Engagement
16Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Profiling to understand needs
Federated search across all govt open datasets.
Use less jargon
Need to move beyond the spreadsheet
Search tracking
Single point of contact. Visualisation of requests.
Move from a data push to a pull approach
Ask.
measure changing demand and use over time
Socially engaging digital infrastructure
The number of data set downloads are available at the open data portal.
One point in and out rather than having to deal with separate depts
Open communication, don't just ask when there is an election on
Days requests tracked
What data are they searching for?
Location of nearby community services and facilities
Track access and encourage data user's feedback
Enable selfservice requests
Provide a channel for direct contact.
Response options Percentage
Response options Percentage
All data should be released 57%
Not all data should be released 14%
It depends on the type of data and level of demand 21%
Not sure 7%
Is there a way to track and monitor what business and the community needs in terms of data?Please provide up to 3 responses only
If we believe in open data should we decide that some data should not be released because thereis no demand?
81%
Engagement
19Responses
Count
8
2
3
1
88%
Engagement
14Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Response options Percentage
Response options Percentage
The Government 21%
The public 71%
Those who use the data 7%
Responses
Responses
govt consuming its own data
No PDFs from Qld Govt
Robust process.
Easier data discovery through consistent meta publishing
Use less jargon
Raise awareness
Data standards
Support
Provide context
A federated data search across all open data portals across all levels of govt.
Public Awareness
Aggregate and federate
Standards
Quality
Response options Percentage
Response options Percentage
Outside defined region 100%
Outside defined region 0%
Who is the owner of the data?
What's one thing you would change to make open data easier to find, access and use? Pleaseprovide up to 3 responses only
What's the greatest challenge when it comes to developing an open data policy for Queensland?
Count
3
10
1
88%
Engagement
14Responses
69%
Engagement
14Responses
Count
11
0
69%
Engagement
11Responses
10/6/2016 Open Data Deep Dives Wed morning
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Responses
Responses
Release data to open standards but remove themselves from everything else
Connecting
Adopt more semantic data models and promote across govt
Quality
Increased partnerships with commercial org
Ability to have a curated download.
Government to act as a facilitator/ conduit rather than controlling the data
Standardisation
Progressive approach. Queensland taking the lead.
Dataset versus dataset distribution differences
Clean high quality data
Standards flexible enough to succeed, but rigid enough to not negate themselves
Transparency and accessibility, there needs to be more education and awareness
Open by default
Govt to publish the data they collect and stay out of the technology delivery, reuse etc.
Accessablity
More data about businesses / employees / turnover / sectors
Consistency
Adoption of Standards
A good interface to access data that is fully defined for quality, source, license and currency.
Consistent data structures. Tidy data
Transparency
Responsiveness
What are the most important outcomes you'd like for your sector? Please provide up to 3responses only
63%
Engagement
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