Supporting open data use through active engagement (Annotated version)

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Supporting open data use through active engagement Tim Davies - @timdavies General blog: http://www.timdavies.org.uk Research blog: http://www.opendataimpacts.net Academic proﬁle: http://ecs.soton.ac.uk/people/tgd1g11 (Most of the analysis based on a 2010 Survey of Open Government Data re-use from Data.gov.uk.Data available at http://www.opendataimpacts.net/survey/. Other elements draw on experiences from the International Aid Transparency Initiative - see www.aidinfolabs.org) 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Supporting open data use through active engagement Tim Davies - @timdavies General blog: http://www.timdavies.org.uk Research blog: http://www.opendataimpacts.net Academic proﬁle: http://ecs.soton.ac.uk/people/tgd1g11 (Most of the analysis based on a 2010 Survey of Open Government Data re-use from Data.gov.uk.Data available at http://www.opendataimpacts.net/survey/. iOther elements draw on experiences from n Anno tated vers osee www.aidinfolabs.org) the International Aid Transparency Initiativee-ally make sense ep ictures only r (as some of th extra words... ) with a few 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

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Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism tice open data But we kno w that in prac at. Open data involve s more than th n lead to app s, interfaces, ca ts, derived da ta Fact informa tion and repor and acce ss to facts... { Data Data Information Note: Each use of data in Interface volves making some normative decision s, and fixing some variables of the data with App implications for ‘downstream’ re-uses of the data...Davies, T. (2010). Open data, democracy and public sector reform: A look at open government data use from data. gov. uk. - Accessed from http://www.opendataimpacts.net/report/ 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

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Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Information Interface Data App With that luddite point made - let us take a detailed technical look at how open data is used to make apps and interactive interfaces Based on the research in this paper...Kuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Information Interface Data AppKuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Information Interface Open Data Data App We start with open data, b often data ne ut e d s cl e a n i n g before it can up be used... = physical artefact = material agency = human agencyKuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Information Interface Open Data Improve Data Data App Quality Cleaned Data = physical artefact = material agency = human agencyKuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Information Interface Open Data Improve Data Data App Quality API or Cleaned Cleaned Data Data e d up data is mad Dump The cleane accessible thr ough APIs or as data dumps = physical artefact = material agency = human agencyKuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Information Interface Open Data Improve Data Data App Quality API or Cleaned Cleaned Data Data is contextualised Data Dump - linked to common iden tifiers and then source code is Linkable Improve written, or tools are Contextual Data Understanding configured = physical artefact Source Code Mashups & and Apps = material agency Conﬁgurations = human agencyKuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Improve Data Open Data Quality API or Cleaned Cleaned Data Data is contextualised Data Dump - linked to common iden tifiers and then source code is Linkable Improve written, or tools are Contextual Data Understanding configured = physical artefact Source Code Mashups & Only then do we get to and Apps = material agency Conﬁgurations mashups or apps.... = human agency Shared Code Libraries Code &Kuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Conﬁgurations Repository Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Improve Data Open Data Quality API or Cleaned data and use are often invisible to Cleaned Data Data Yet - all these stages between Dump ta owners, or to anyone using an a nyone visiting a data portal, to da s on the stability of each step app. T he sustainability of data use relie Contextual rtefacts along this chain Improve get f th ea of this value chain: yet many oUnderstanding Linkable Data . neglected, duplicated or disappear over time = physical artefact Source Code Mashups & and Apps = material agency Conﬁgurations = human agency Shared Code Libraries Code &Kuk, G., & Davies, T. (2011). The Roles of Agency and Artifacts in Assembling Open Conﬁgurations Repository Data Complementarities. Thirty Second International Conference on Information Systems 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism with ve ry complicated very quickly, and Open data eco-systems can get gu sed, and understanding the open o pen data, finding how data is bein eng aging with the community... data eco-system is a question of 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism e eco- (An aside: not all the data in thes of the systems is from government... much da ta that is relevant to processes of om democratic governance comes fr crowdsourcin g, citizens and other institutions.) 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Key challenges in summary: - Users of open data have diverse needs - Effective use of open data requires more than the dataset - The stability of ‘eco systems’ built on top of open data is hindered by the relative invisibility of the different stages of data re-use - Open data for policy making and governance comes from both government and from other data providers 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism A social response Five stars of open data engagement ★ Be demand driven ★ ★ Put data in context So - at UKGovCamp in January 2012 we looked to find of these challenges, and the ★ ★ ★ cial solutionversa4on around data the so Support cons to some su★ Build draft ‘5 Sta rs of Open Data Engagement’ re★ lt was a capacity, skills and networks ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Collaborate on data as a common resource http://www.opendataimpacts.net/engagement/Inspired by ques.on from Antonio Acunda of Data.gov.uk (@diabolus). Developed with input at UKGovCamp or subsequently online from: @.mdavies; @hokulele; @anthonyzach; @jonfoster; @jagus. and @exmosis. Par.cular thanks to Jag (@jagus.) and Graham (@exmosis) for ongoing input. Drawing on the Five Stars of Open Linked Data outlined by Sir Tim Berners-‐Lee, 2010. 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism A social response Five stars of open data engagement ★ Be demand driven ★ ★ Put data in context ★ ★ ★ Support conversa4on around data ★ ★ ★ ★ Build capacity, skills and networks ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Collaborate on data as a common resource http://www.opendataimpacts.net/engagement/ (And the rest of slides have lots of words on, so no moreInspired by ques.on from Antonio Acunda of Data.gov.uk (@diabolus). Developed with input at UKGovCamp or subsequently online need for these little notes...)from: @.mdavies; @hokulele; @anthonyzach; @jonfoster; @jagus. and @exmosis. Par.cular thanks to Jag (@jagus.) and Graham (@exmosis) for ongoing input. Drawing on the Five Stars of Open Linked Data outlined by Sir Tim Berners-‐Lee, 2010. 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism ★ Be demand driven • Are your choices about the data you release, how it is structured, and the tools and support provided around it based on community needs and demands? • Have you got ways of listening to people’s requests for data, and responding with open data? 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism ★ ★ Put data in context • Do you provide clear informa>on to describe that data you provide, including informa>on about frequency of updates, data formats and data quality? • Do you include qualita>ve informa>on alongside datasets such as details of how the data was created, or manuals for working with the data? • Do you link from data catalogue pages to analysis of the data that your organisa>on, or third-‐par>es, have already carried out with it, or to third-‐party tools for working with the data? 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism ★ ★ ★ Support conversa4on around data • Can people comment on datasets, or create a structured conversa>on around data to network with other data users? • Do you join the conversa>ons? • Are there easy ways to contact the individual ‘data owner’ in your organisa>on to ask them ques>ons about the data, or to get them to join the conversa>on? • Are there oﬄine opportuni>es to have conversa>ons that involve your data? 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism ★ ★ ★ ★ Build capacity, skills and networks • Do you provide or link to tools for people to work with your datasets? • Do you provide or link to How To guidance on using open data analysis tools, so people can build their capacity and skills to interpret and use data in the ways they want to? • Do you go out into the community to run skill-‐building sessions on using data in par>cular ways, or using par>cular datasets? • Do you sponsor or engage with capacity building to help the community work with open data? 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Collaborate on data as a common resource • Do you have feedback loops so people can help you improve your datasets? • Do you collaborate with the community to create new data resources (e.g. derived datasets)? • Do you broker or provide support to people to build and sustain useful tools and services that work with your data? • Do you work with other organisa>ons to connect up your data sources. 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism ★ Be demand driven ★ ★ Put data in context ★ ★ ★ Support conversa4on around data ★ ★ ★ ★ Build capacity, skills and networks ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Collaborate on data as a common resource 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Concluding remarks - Supporting citizen empowerment through open data needs greater attention to the engagement dimensions of open data policy and practice; - Research needs to engage in detail with the complex and messy practices of open data re-use, and to study open datasets within their organisational, political, social and technical contexts; - We need to architect open data technologies to support effective engagement, recognising the diverse and distributed nature of open data re-use; 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

Supporting open data use through active engagementWorkshop on using open data: policy modeling, citizen empowerment, data journalism Supporting open data use through active engagement Tim Davies - @timdaviesContribute to continued development of the ‘5 stars of open data engagement’ at http://www.opendataimpacts.net/engagement/ Follow open data impacts research at http://www.opendataimpacts.net 19 - 20 June 2012, The European Commissions Albert Borschette Conference Center, Brussels Practical Participation - tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk | @timdavies

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