Data.gov.uk by Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Head of Web and Internet Science Group, Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton

1. data.gov.uk Professor Nigel Shadbolt How to Alley Topic: How to use Open Data sharing to increase Government productivity and improve services

2. data.gov.uk – the objectives Establish data.gov.uk as single portal for UK OGD Establish UK Public Data Principles Provide a continuous flow of datasets Use open standards for data publication Provide the data for applications to follow Develop an Open Government Licence Overcome the culture of “data hugging” Develop an OGD ecosystem

3. Results data.gov.uksingle portal for UK OGD

4. Results UK Public Data Principles

5. Results Datasets on data.gov.uk over time

6. Results Using increasingly powerful open standards ★ Put your data on the Web with an Open Licence ★★ Make it available as structured data ★★★ Use open, standard formats ★★★★ Use URLs to identify things ★★★★★ Link your data to other people’s data

7. Results Provide the data and applications do follow

8. Results Developed new Open Government Licence

9. Lessons Learned Use a range of arguments Transparency and Accountability Citizen Engagement Improved Public Services Improved data quality Efficiency – better for less Creation of social value Create of economic value

10. Lessons Learned Need top down, bottom up and middle out work Coherent but adaptive policy principles Re-use the insights and best practice of others Release data that matters But data has a long tail too And it is not just about new data Master the “data hugging” excuses

11. Lessons Learned Continuously engage with developers Highlight applications and not just data Promote coherent but adaptive policy principles Create heroes of those agencies who give data, brave politics and inspirational developers Prepare for mistakes, … and learn from them Change behaviour you change the culture

12. Further Information UK Open Government Data Portal – state UK Redbridge Borough Open Data - region London Open Data Store – city Southampton University Open Data - organisation UK Public Data Principles UK Consultation on making Open Data Real More presentations on data.gov.uk Contact nrs@ecs.soton.ac.uk