Open Data, Open Government

(only) 2 key messages for today…

Set your data and information free

Crown Copyright © When you see this … look for this

What data and information? Not: Personal information Commercially sensitive Security implications Culturally sensitive Other reasons, e.g. incomplete data and information that may be materially misleading

Not:

Personal information

Commercially sensitive

Security implications

Culturally sensitive

Other reasons, e.g. incomplete data and information that may be materially misleading

What data and information? Wide variety of data/information like: Administrative Statistical Geospatial, maps Meteorological Research Databases, real-time data Photos, videos

Wide variety of data/information like:

Administrative

Statistical

Geospatial, maps

Meteorological

Research

Databases, real-time data

Photos, videos

Why set it free? Because people want it, and think they’ve paid for it already Social, cultural and economic benefits Agencies benefit too

Because people want it, and think they’ve paid for it already

Social, cultural and economic benefits

Agencies benefit too

First example

Another example

And another one

How do we set it free? Located at http://www.e.govt.nz/policy/information-data/nzgoalframework.html and http://www.e.govt.nz/policy/information-data/framework.html

Open access For non-copyright data and information Use clear “ no-known rights” statements

For non-copyright data and information

Use clear

“ no-known rights” statements

Open licensing For copyright data and information (Crown or “regular”) Most liberal Creative Commons licence unless there is a restriction which prevents this

For copyright data and information

(Crown or “regular”)

Most liberal Creative Commons licence

unless there is a restriction which prevents this

Creative Commons Let’s see a Creative Commons video

But what is Open Data?

Open data Data that is available in the “right” way: Complete Primary Timely Accessible Machine processable Non-discriminatory Non-proprietary Open reuse licence Adapted from http://wiki.opengovdata.org/index.php?title=OpenDataPrinciples

Data that is available in the “right” way:

Complete

Primary

Timely

Accessible

Machine processable

Non-discriminatory

Non-proprietary

Open reuse licence

What about Open Government?

Open Government At least 2 elements: Transparency Two-way dialogue and partnership between people and the State

At least 2 elements:

Transparency

Two-way dialogue and partnership between people and the State

Open data, Open govt Open data is necessary but not sufficient for open government

Civic movement in progress

The future of OIAs

2 key messages Free your data Start using Creative Commons for copyrighted work

Free your data

Start using Creative Commons for copyrighted work

All images in this presentation are either under fair use provisions or based on Creative Commons licenses. Attribution: Slide 3, 23: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gettysgirl/3537413538/ Slide 9: http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardthomas78/120944972/ Slide 14: http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/ Slide 14 video by Jesse Dylan at http:// creativecommons.org /videos/a-shared-culture Slide 18: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiand/3223044657/ Slide 20: Kate Sheppard, Auckland Institute and Museum Library This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. In essence, you are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to the State Services Commission and abide by the other licence terms. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/ . Please note that neither the State Services Commission emblem nor the New Zealand Government logo may be used in any way which infringes any provision of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981 .

All images in this presentation are either under fair use provisions or based on Creative Commons licenses.

Attribution:

Slide 3, 23: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gettysgirl/3537413538/

Slide 9: http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardthomas78/120944972/

Slide 14: http://www.creativecommons.org.nz/

Slide 14 video by Jesse Dylan at http:// creativecommons.org /videos/a-shared-culture

Slide 18: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristiand/3223044657/

Slide 20: Kate Sheppard, Auckland Institute and Museum Library

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