Why should think tanks and advocacy groups care about open government data?

2011/03/17/Budapest/OSIWhy should think tanks andadvocacy groups care aboutopen government data? Jonathan Gray Open Knowledge Foundation

Some cautionary reminders

Datasets dontchange the world

(People do)

Government datasets dont fall out of the sky

(They are generated by people)

Datasets dont tell us the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

(They are partial)

[Drumroll]

What is open government data?

Re-use

From legal uncertainty...

… to legal clarity.

Open data: free for anyone to reuse orredistribute for any purpose

use reuse“open” = redistribution commercial reuse C derivative works “do what you like” may require: - attribution - sharing back

opendefinition.org

Enable people to make useful,valuable things with government data

New ways of representing data

Put policies into context

New ways of delivering data

Personalised services

A richer data ecosystem

Not just about government

More pairs of eyes

Harness external expertise

Collaborate more effectively

Government data isnt always perfect– but it is often a good place to start

Open government data isnt a panacea– but it can help us to create a richer picture of the world around us

What data is collectedpublished by government?

What laws and policiesgovern the reuse of public information?

What datasets do you need?

What kinds of questions do you want to be able to answer?

Help to open up government data in your country:http://www.opendatamanual.org

Help to map the data landscape: http://www.ckan.net http://publicdata.euhttp://www.opendatasearch.org

Ask and answer data related questions:http://www.getthedata.org

Open up your own data!http://opendefinition.org/licenses

Join the open government data community: http://bit.ly/ogd-list

Get in touch!jonathan.gray@okfn.orghttp://twitter.com/jwyg

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