g overnment o pen

david eaves citizen blogger fellow

g overnment: t he carrot t h e stick o pen (plus s pecial bonus over time carrot, if time)

t he carrot: g overnment as platform

city governments already crowdsource problems

… and have for 25 years

911

police/ambulance/fire

police/ambulance/fire citizens

police/ambulance/fire citizens

o pen data creates a long tail of public policy

city of toronto’s knowledge/capacity

everybody else

me an academic you your mom your neighbour

me an academic you your mom your neighbour

the three laws open data: 1. If it can’t be spidered or indexed , it doesn’t exist 2. If it isn’t in open and machine readable formats, it can’t engage 3. If there isn’t a legal framework that allows it to be repurposed, it doesn’t empower

the biggest benefactor of a transparent government is… government

the biggest benefactor of a transparent government is…

government

t he stick:

NOBODY TRUSTS YOU

try not to take it personally (they don’t trust anyone… not even their doctors)

objectivity = credibility

objectivity = credibility

“ we want to see the discussion” -David Weinberger

v s

v s v s

objectivity ≠ credibility

transparency = credibility

v s v s ?

w elcome to the era of open

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sudden death o vertime (bonus carrot)

strengthens the economy

strengthens the

economy

“ When attractive profits disappear at one stage in the value chain because a product becomes modular and commoditized, the opportunity to earn attractive profits with proprietary products will usually emerge at an adjacent stage.” - Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business Review, Feb 2004

“ When attractive profits disappear at one stage in the value chain because a product becomes modular and commoditized, the opportunity to earn attractive profits with proprietary products will usually emerge at an adjacent stage.”

- Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business Review, Feb 2004

to stimulate our economy and our political process we need to modularize data

to stimulate our economy and our political process

we need to modularize data

healthier citizens faster commutes more efficient workplaces happier customers

healthier citizens

faster commutes

more efficient workplaces

happier customers

data is the plankton of the next economy

data is the plankton of the next economy

data is the plankton of the next economy and cities are its seas

data is the plankton of the next economy

and cities are its seas

map as platform

data as platform

REAL stimulus

REAL stimulus

our governments are cash poor

our governments are cash poor but… data rich

public data is not open data (or modularized) until…

the three laws open data: 1. If it can’t be spidered or indexed , it doesn’t exist 2. If it isn’t in open and machine readable formats, it can’t engage 3. If there isn’t a legal framework that allows it to be repurposed, it doesn’t empower

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