Open data

Open Data- a Strategic Opportunity for

Municipalities

Fawn Annan, PresidentIT World Canada

Jury Konga,Open Data Research Advisory

Council

What is Open Data

• Open Data is about access, transparency & leveraging municipal government data – it’s a strategic asset

• Accessible as digital data via web & mobile

• Open data is pervasive – from World Bank to all levels of government … municipal government are leaders

Where is Open Data?

Where is Open Data?

Why Open Data in Municipalities?

• Open Data can offer efficiencies, enhanced service delivery & economic development opportunities

• Municipalities are the front line for service and must be more proactive & innovative

• Majority of citizens, all living in municipalities, are looking for government to enhance their e- service delivery (web, smart phones, sensors), intelligent systems & communities

Why Open Data in Municipalities?

• Government efficiencies & effectivenesso Cross-departmental access to internal data,

reduced costs related to data requests, assists systems integration

• Enhanced service deliveryo Direct access to government information – self

service model, new software applications for citizens

• Economic development opportunitieso Technology start-ups, Data VARs,

Sector innovation & jobs

Why Open Data in Municipalities?

• “The market for mobile apps … its growth will accelerate in the future to reach $ US 35 billion in 2015. It is to be one of the fastest growing segments in the information technology market. “ European Commission Pricing Of Public Sector Information Study, October 2011

• What feeds these apps -> open data

Some Public facing views of Open DataHackathons/Codefests …. Building apps

Citizen & Community Engagement – Unconferences, Govcamps, Changecamp, Citycamps … defining the issues, identifying opportunities to improve

Open Data portal & data catalogue

Active Open Data Community

Open Data & Intelligent Communities

OPENDATA feeds

&ADVOCACY

Open Data Meets Community Development

• The 1st syndicated study to examine ‘Open Data for Municipalities’ in Canada

• Six of the ten largest Canadian cities have open data portals today

• This Executive Study will canvass 2 municipal groups - over & under 50,000 in population

Key Features of Executive Study

• Municipal priorities• IT & Service Spending Intentions• Quantification of Expected

Efficiencies• Uses & Applicability to Municipal

Operations• Buyer Motives• Citizen-Led Motives• Snapshot + Trending (Who is doing

what?)

Study Strategic Insights• Community Expectations: from the

Public about the use of systems and data;• Municipal Needs: the kinds of systems

that are expected to be on the priority purchase list;

• Decisions: The reason some systems are chosen and others not;

• Best Practices: Municipal best practices in the use of the systems

• Municipal Profiles: municipal buyers and the services they seek.

Some Concluding thoughts …

• By 2050, there will be 70% of people living in urban municipalities, representing 9 billion humans.

• The need to respond to increasing public pressure for services is not going away.

• Open Data is becoming one of the critical tools for service alignment and engagement with citizenry, and good government.

• We need this study. We need your participation.

• Help us, help you.

Our Ask• Mayors to sit on Advisory Council• Industry support to raise $190,000 to

properly support the research and expose the findings throughout Canada, and to all identified stakeholders.Thank you,

fannan@itwc.ca berryv@kitchener.ca