Implementing a successful Open Government Data programme

Implementing a Successful

Government Open Data Program

Andrew Stott

UK Transparency Board

Formerly Director,

data.gov.uk

WCIT Guadalajara

28 Sep 2014

@dirdigeng

andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com

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What is Open Data?

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Open data is

data

that can be

freely

used,

reused

and redistributed

by anyone

for any purpose.

Over 260 national, regional and city Open

Government Data initiatives

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The first 4 years of data.gov.uk

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Over 10,000 datasets

37 GB of geo data

Public Data Principles

Open Government

Licence

Transparency of

salaries, spending,

contracts and tenders

Four site versions, each

in response to user

feedback

What makes a successful Open

Government Data program?

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Policy Objectives of Open Data

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New Economic and Social Value

Improved public services

More Transparent Government

More Efficient Government

Clarity about objectives

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More Efficient Government

More Transparent Government

Improved public services

New Economic and Social Value

Policy Objectives of Open Data

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New Economic and Social Value

Improved public services

More Transparent Government

More Efficient Government

Why does (Open) Data create value?

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New Data-Driven Services

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estate

agents/

realtors

Financial

services

builders and

other local

services

Greater Efficiency

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Better Decisions

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Opening data means

the data is used much more

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Case Study: Statistics Germany

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Users: +1800% Downloads: +800%

Opening Data means it is used much more

“Where PSBs moved to marginal and zero

cost charging, the number of re-users

increased by between 1,000% and 10,000%.”

“Lowering charges may attract new types of

re-users, in particular SMEs.”

“Once re-use facilitation processes are

properly organized … they become

embedded in the PSB's public task-funded

activities at no extra cost.”

-Deloitte/POPSIS study for EU

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The Size of the Potential Prize

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McKinsey Global Institute

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Omidyar/Lateral Economics

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What are the Open Data

Businesses

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Aggregators

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Developers

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Enrichers

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Enablers

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Policy Objectives of Open Data

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New Economic and Social Value

Improved public services

More Transparent Government

More Efficient Government

Performance of individual hospitals

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12+ Weeks

MRSA-free

Good C-Diff

record Low

Mortality

2 recent

MRSA

Blood

clots

Patient

ratings

1000 less heart surgery deaths each year

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Uganda: Open Data and Community Health

Monitoring

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33% reduction in

under-5 mortality

20% extra utilisation

of out-patient

services

Significant

improvements in:

Immunization

Waiting times

Absenteeism

Police

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Open Data used to drive Citizen Engagement

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Local team

Telephone, website, Facebook and Youtube ….

Local police

Twitter feed

How YOU

can get

involved

It’s very local

Accessible data on crime

Attract Inform Engage Action

Policy Objectives of Open Data

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New Economic and Social Value

Improved public services

More Transparent Government

More Efficient Government

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Where does my money go?

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Transparent and Accountable Government

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Is My Money Being Spent Well?

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Pressure to justify and restrain costs

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Pressure to justify and restrain costs

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What contracts are being granted to who?

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Original text

of contract

from Gov

website

“Rate this

contract”

Key details

and links

Fair-Play

Alliance

Organisational Transparency

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Where the person

is in the structure

Pay Responsibilities

Contact details

Argentina Bus Subsidies

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Input

• 285,000 records

• 1.17m rows of

data

• PDF documents

Findings

• $34bn spent in 8

years

• Aid increased

1,965%

• 20 companies

benefited most

International Corporate Transparency

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Policy Objectives of Open Data

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New Economic and Social Value

Improved public services

More Transparent Government

More Efficient Government

Knowing what information exists

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Getting data more easily

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Sharing information

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Clarity about objectives

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More Efficient Government

More Transparent Government

Improved public services

New Economic and Social Value

Sustained political leadership

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“Public information does not belong to Government, it belongs to the public.”

“Greater transparency will enable the public to hold politicians and public bodies to account”

Demand from business and citizens

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Also important to have passionate team!

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Which data to prioritise?

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Data on things that people care about

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Data that users want

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Maps and Geospatial Data

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Addresses and Property Data

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Transport Information

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Census and other detailed statistics

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Government Spending and Procurement

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Weather Data

National Information Infrastructure

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It’s not just about new data

Scope for “Open Data” also includes data

previously “published” but …

in non-reusable format

with restricted licence

only aimed at specialist groups

only for payment

only in response to requests

difficult to find

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Challenge charging for government data

Economically sub-

optimal

Licensing inhibits

innovation

Hidden Costs –

marketing, payment

collection, enforcement

Barriers to entry suit

existing customers

No real pressure for

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Incubate Sustainable Applications

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Sustainable Applications

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Daily

Periodic

Occasional

Frequency

of Issue

Proximity

of Issue

Transport

Which school?

Which hospital?

FOI Helper Budget

Crime Maps

Value

of Issue

Low

High

Creating Sustainable Applications

Do things that matter to people

Make it quick and easy to do – “while you’re still

upset about it”

Use location: input and visualisation

Use simple design

Build in community support, action & stickiness

Sustainable apps come from (social)

entrepreneurs – helped by IT people

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Open Data does not have to be delivered

digitally

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Deliver Incrementally

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Clear, common, terms and conditions

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When Open is not Open

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“You shall not use the data made available through the

GC Open Data Portal in any way which, in the opinion of

Canada, may bring disrepute to or prejudice the

reputation of Canada.”

Standards

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Make sure data is re-usable

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Data Publishing – Star Quality

Put your data on the Web with an

Open Licence (any format)

Make it available as structured data

(e.g. Excel, CSV, instead of PDF)

Use open, standard formats (e.g.

XML, RDF)

Use URLs to identify things (so

people and machines can point at

your data)

Link your data to other people’s data

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Ease

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reu

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Findability

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Not all Government data is accurate

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Data Quality

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Release of data will

reveal issues of data

quality

Surprisingly little

criticism

Celebrate greater

checking of data!

Use as stimulus to

Measure

Prioritise

Improve

Citizens helping improve government data

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Consider Privacy of Personal Data

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Build and Leverage an Open Data Ecosystem

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Promote Use of Data

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Photos: @memespring,

@MadLabUK, @paul_clarke

Continuously engage with developers

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Measure delivery and conformance

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Government needs to play

multiple roles

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Government as Supplier

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Government as Leader

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Government as Catalyst

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Government as User

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Thank You

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