The document discusses the benefits of open government data and transparency. It provides 3 examples of how open data can be used: 1) third parties can create tools for data analysis and oversight, 2) citizens can collaboratively monitor their government by detecting issues in data streams, and 3) detected issues are then resolved. Overall, the document advocates for governments to publish more structured data to empower citizens and third parties to develop new tools and insights.
5. Web-oriented Architectures:
“have a much greater potential
effect on the ability to transform
government than anything else in
the Web 2.0 world.”
- Gartner, 2007
The E-Government Hype Cycle Meets Web 2.0
6. Publishing Structured Data Visualization
Feeds • Makes it easy to find new
• Ability to subscribe to patterns.
interesting data
• Data streams can be ‘mashed’
in new ways.
Collaborative Crowdsourcing
Organization • Combines skills and input of
• Tagging, Voting, Sharing large numbers of people
7. • Governments publish
Governments data streams
publish data
streams
• 3rd parties create tools for
analysis and oversight
3rd
Issues are
Citizens • Citizens collaboratively
Party monitor data
resolved
Tools streams monitor their
government
• Citizens detect issues,
Issues are
detected
give feedback
• Issues are resolved
14. [The Goldcorps President] realized that the
uniquely qualified minds to make new discoveries
were probably outside the boundaries of his
organization, and by sharing some intellectual
property he could harness the power of collective
genius and capability
[4]
26. Publishing Structured Data Visualization
Feeds • MAPLight makes relationship
• MAPLight is a mashup of between money and votes
data streams from different visible.
sources.
Collaborative Crowdsourcing
Organization • Thousands of journalists,
• Advocacy group tags advocates, and citizens can
donating companies as browse data and flag issues.
belonging to interest groups.
27. Open Systems Make
Failure Free.
* paraphrasing Clay Shirky.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/1308955915/
32. “An online compliance checklist for
designers of government websites identifies
no fewer than 24 different regulatory
regimes with which all public government
web sites must comply.”
-David Robinson, Princeton Center for Information Policy.
“Government Data and the Invisible Hand”
34. Regulations.gov
• Launched • Re-designed
• Limited Search • Re-launched
• Hard to Use • Added RSS Feeds
2003 2008
(+few months)
• Pared down interface
OpenRegulations.org • Easy to navigate
*From: Government Data and the Invisible Hand, David Robinson,
Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy.
40. OLD NEW
*From: Power of Information Task Force blog, June 2008.
41. OLD NEW
*From: Power of Information Task Force blog, June 2008.
42. Access
Treasury
Board
Reporting
Department
Reporting
p g
Auditor
General
Access
*From: Government Data and the Invisible Hand, David Robinson,
Da
Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy.
43. An Architecture for Open
Access
External Treasury
Groups
Board
Reporting
Department
Reporting
p g Auditor
General*
External
Groups
Access
* Save tax dollars.
48. Estonia: Government document repository
entirely open to public.
- Stephen Clift, DemocracyOnline*
* http://rebooting.personaldemocracy.com/node/52 [18]
49. Cost of Software Defect: Time Introduced vs. Time Detected
Time Detected
Require- Architec- Construc- System Post-
ments ture tion Test Release
Require-
1× 3× 5–10× 10× 10–100×
ments
Time
Architec-
Introduced - 1× 10× 15× 25–100×
ture
Construc-
- - 1× 10× 10–25×
tion
McConnell, Steve (2004). Code Complete (2nd edition ed.)
Microsoft Press. pp. 960. ISBN 0-7356-1967-0.
Also here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_testing
50. Let the public see
your successes as
they’re happening.
• Goals achieved
• Innovative services
• Efficiency improvements
58. ƒ 5 Transparency Pledges Transparency Reform
ƒ Source Code: Measurable Campaign
ƒ Change-Congress.org Promises
ƒ (Lawrence Lessig and Joe
Trippi) Publish MP Schedules
ƒ Candidate info scraped from Eliminate Data Access
party websites Fees
ƒ 10 days to implement Access to Information
Reform
59.
60. ƒ 38 MPs elected
ƒ 2 agreed to publish their
calendar
68. Standardize Stream Visualize
• Scrape data into • Publish RSS • Provide basic
standard format feeds visualization app
• Hold contests
69. Records collected so far.
30,000
Volunteers.
4
Errors found.
155
Visualization company
1 engaged.
Lawyer making sure things
1 are on the up-and-up.
72. “When you open up the data,
there’s no limit to what people can
do. It engages the imagination of
citizens in building the city.”
-David Miller, Mayor of Toronto.
Toronto 2.0: Data Sharing Source
The Globe and Mail, 09-01-31
74. Government of Canada
Treasury Board
ITERation Project
• Generalized system for publishing data
• Implements IMF Code of Conduct for
Fiscal Transparency
75. What am I
publishing?
How can I
structure it so it
can be re-used?
How can I be
more open?
76. Further Resources:
VisibleGovernment.ca Website: http://visiblegovernment.ca
Government Data and the Invisible Hand, David Robinson et. al.
Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1138083
Hack, Mash and Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency
Jerry Brito, George Mason University
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1023485
ChangeCamp: http://groups.google.com/group/changecamp
Sunlight Foundation: http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/
Government 2.0, David Eggers. (2005)
Here Comes Everybody, Clay Shirky. (2008)
78. Photo Credits:
[1] 234 social media marketing examples, beingpeterkim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beingpeterkim/2909140600/
[2] Printing Press, Thomas Hawk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/172495285/
[3] Gold Bars, Curtis Perry http://www.flickr.com/photos/curtisperry/56998544
[4] Where’s Wally?, McGarry http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcgarry/111003432
[5] Eye see you!, dotbenjamin
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2636942186
[6] Auntie P.'s ruler, John Edgar Park
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgar/355067220
[7] Chemical Reaction, Neys http://www.flickr.com/photos/neys/2386865187
[8] Landmark Supermarket Trinoma, bredgur
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/2655954991
[9] Cisco 2950, Marco Wessel http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhw/91952572/
79. [10] Hanging Boken Bulb II, bitzcelt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitzcelt/450640323/
[11] United Colors of Legotton, Guillermo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/grdloizaga/817425185
[12] Rotterdam: abstract architecture, docman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/docman/2216568210
[13] Roadblock, iboy daniel http://www.flickr.com/photos/iboy_daniel/83671284
[14] just take my hand let's fly away, funkyah
http://www.flickr.com/photos/funkyah/2400889778/
[15] Amelia Earheart, missrougue,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/missrogue/297606078/
[16] Dave Wants You, Chris Owens
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutter/105497713
[17] Robots Attack, Andy Wilson
http://www.flickr.com/photos/by_andy/2646443630/
[18] Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaeru/1442362288/