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Using Government Data to Drive Innovation UN - EIDA Open Data Forum - 29 April, 2014 Wyatt Kash
Using Government Data to Drive Innovation
UN - EIDA Open Data Forum - 29 April, 2014Wyatt Kash
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A global movement has begun to provide
Transparency and
Democratization of Government Data
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Creating the Open Data Community
Open Data is an
Ecosystem
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Government Transparency & Accountability
Presidential Memo – Jan. 21, 2009
Open Government Directive – Dec. 8, 2009
“Government information is a national asset.”
• Government transparency promotes accountability.
• Government should be participatory and solicit public input.
• Government should be collaborative, using new tools & methods to engage citizens in the work of Government.
Evolution of Open Government Data Policies in US
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Presidential Executive Order - May 9, 2013
Directs agencies to make…
"Open and machine readable the New Default for Government information"
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OMB Open Data Policy
Establishes Open Data Principles:Open to the Public – subject to law, privacy, security.Accessible – non-proprietary, machine-readable formats that can be retrieved, downloaded, indexed, and searched.Fully Described – limits of data, details on data elements.Reusable – using open licenses without use restriction.Complete – includes data as collected at source.Timely – respective of audience needs.Managed post-release – Person designated to assist users, champion data quality.
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OMB Open Data Policy Agencies must: 1. Collect or create information to support downstream information processing and dissemination activities.
• Use machine-readable and open formats• Use interoperable data standards• Apply open licenses to use of information and extensible
metadata 2. Build information systems to support interoperability and information access.3. Strengthen data management and release practices.
• Enterprise data inventory of agency information resources • Public data listing• Process to engage with customers
4. Ensure protection of privacy and confidentiality, and data are properly secured.
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91,730 Federal datasets
349 citizen apps 229 agencies 409 APIs
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21 Communities of Interest
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91,730 + Data Collections
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4,319 Datasets Reference UAE
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350 Apps from 229 Agencies
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Project Open Data
• Open source government policy, technical guidance, and software
• Citizen contributions to policy, code, and content
• http://project-open-data.github.io/
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NOAA Weather Data and Air Force GPS Services = $100 Billion Industry
Hurricane Sandy
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700,000 downloads of a transportation app using
data from Data.gov
Early warnings save lives
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Agriculture Drives Innovation and Saves Lives
Farmers’ Markets
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Climate Corp.
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Archimedes
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AllTuition
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Mapbox
Zillow
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For more information:
Data.gov - www.Data.Gov
GitHub Project Open Data - http://project-open-data.github.io/
Open Data 500 - http://www.opendata500.com
InformationWeek Government http://www.informationweek.com/government.asp
Wyatt Kash – [email protected] | @wyattkash (Twitter)
