1. Open Impact
- a Portfolio of Open Data Stories
Jury Konga
Open Knowledge Canada
May 1, 2015 Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

2. Open Impact
Open Data
+ People
+ Technology
= GOOD
… not the only formula
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Open Knowledge Canada
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3. Open Impact
- Global Open Data Successes
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Open Knowledge Canada
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Meteorological Data
- Multi $B industry GPS Data
- Projected $27B by 2016

4. Examples around the globe
- UK Public Health Sector
"One of the benefits we are now seeing from public
reporting of outcomes is not just about bringing
poor performers 'into the pack' but improving the
performance of the pack as a whole.”
Mr Ben Bridgewater, a consultant cardiac surgeon at University
Hospital of South Manchester, UK
… raising standards and outcomesJury Konga
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5. Examples around the globe
- Health & Environment
• Open environmental
data – weather & air
quality sensors
• Real time
algorithmic analysis
• Air quality
assessment for well-
being of asthmatics
& those with
breathing difficulties
From Israel
“Breezometer is an example of today’s
generation of entrepreneurs who are
using the marketplace to make the world a
better place.”
Jonathan Ortmans, president of Global Entrepreneurship Week
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Open Knowledge Canada
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6. Examples around the globe
- School Childrens’ Safety
• Uses City Open Data
• Shows location of schools
& intersection collision
rating
• Navigation from your
home to the school with
option to change route
based on ratings
• Think about other
personal safety app
opportunities
Canada
Schoolzone – web app
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Open Knowledge Canada
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7. Examples around the globe
- Feeding Foodbanks
• Start with local open
data
• Crowdsource data &
volunteers
• Supports local
foodbanks & “Soup
kitchens”
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Open Knowledge Canada
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Here in Ontario

8. Examples around the globe
- Opening the Budget Process
• 200+ Page pdfs just
don’t cut it
• Open data supports
simple visualizations
for information
• Interactive budget
apps with citizen
input is growing
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Open Knowledge Canada
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UK Guardian - Datablog
UK – Open Spending, OK Project

9. Open Impact
- economic & societal benefits
Jury Konga
Open Knowledge Canada
Open Impact – Portfolio of Success Stories 9… 1,000s of apps

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THANK YOU
Jury Konga
Open Knowledge Canada
jkonga@sympatico.ca
@jkonga
www.slideshare.net/jurykonga
Jury Konga
eGovFutures Group