Power of Information What is it? What is happening? William Perrin Cabinet Office Opentech 5th July 2008 Power of Information Taskforce

People helping each other to public service outcomes in online communities 2 posts within the hour giving practical advice and support 1st supportive answer in 8 minutes Original mum logs at same time following day. Case closed. Mum asks question at 2.15 – How do I get my child to pay attention. Caught in destructive pattern

Reuse of public information

Dull but compulsory origins slide Transformational Government and Policy Review identified generic issue Joint TG/SU commissioned review - independent experts Tom Steinberg (Director of mySociety) and Ed Mayo (CE of NCC) following Ministerial seminar January 2007 Review explored: Government’s role in supporting new developments in citizens use and generation of information whether public sector information could be better used to improve outcomes Report published 8th June 2007, making 15 recommendations Government response 24 th June 2007, accepting the recommendations Interim progress report March 2007 Tom Watson set up Taskforce to drive forward March 2007 Richard Allan (Chair), Tom Loosemore, Tom Steinberg, Sally Russell, DJ Collins, Alex Allan, Natalie Ceeney, Andrew Stott http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/power_of_information.aspx

Transformational Government and Policy Review identified generic issue

Joint TG/SU commissioned review - independent experts Tom Steinberg (Director of mySociety) and Ed Mayo (CE of NCC) following Ministerial seminar January 2007

Review explored:

Government’s role in supporting new developments in citizens use and generation of information

whether public sector information could be better used to improve outcomes

Report published 8th June 2007, making 15 recommendations

Government response 24 th June 2007, accepting the recommendations

Interim progress report March 2007

Tom Watson set up Taskforce to drive forward March 2007

Richard Allan (Chair), Tom Loosemore, Tom Steinberg, Sally Russell, DJ Collins, Alex Allan, Natalie Ceeney, Andrew Stott

http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/power_of_information.aspx

Generic challenges Skills Examples Who do we copy? Hierarchy Solutions Experiment Demonstrate Build networks Seek external talent

Skills

Examples

Who do we copy?

Hierarchy

Solutions

Experiment

Demonstrate

Build networks

Seek external talent

Recommendations – customer perspective Experiment in online partnerships with user generated self help forums Focus on priority public service areas Crime mapping, NHS Choices API, Edubase Promote digital and social inclusion in implementing recommendations Oldienet, netmums Self help forums to support public services Rightsnet

Experiment in online partnerships with user generated self help forums

Focus on priority public service areas

Crime mapping, NHS Choices API, Edubase

Promote digital and social inclusion in implementing recommendations

Oldienet, netmums

Self help forums to support public services

Rightsnet

Recommendations: regulating behaviour Stop squashing independents Greater understanding of who is out there http://poir.pbwiki.com Allow civil servants in online media Guidance published June 2008 www.civilservice.gov.uk

Stop squashing independents

Greater understanding of who is out there

http://poir.pbwiki.com

Allow civil servants in online media

Guidance published June 2008

www.civilservice.gov.uk

Recommendations: unlocking data Web aggregator for data requests Coming soon….. Non commercial licences for trading funds Ordnance Survey developing Regulatory information more open London Gazette in open structured format Data mashing Lab Showusabetterway.com first step Hurry up OS Openspace Now public

Web aggregator for data requests

Coming soon…..

Non commercial licences for trading funds

Ordnance Survey developing

Regulatory information more open

London Gazette in open structured format

Data mashing Lab

Showusabetterway.com first step

Hurry up OS Openspace

Now public

Recommendations: trading funds Theoretical economics Cambridge Report (Rufus Pollock) Apply marginal cost pricing No free lunch Rapid review of trading funds underway OPSI should be beefed up as regulator Conclusion will fall out of review above

Theoretical economics

Cambridge Report (Rufus Pollock)

Apply marginal cost pricing

No free lunch

Rapid review of trading funds underway

OPSI should be beefed up as regulator

Conclusion will fall out of review above

Conclusion Growing realisation within Government that things are changing……. Exemplars are vital Enables tackling of structural barriers What can you do? Give us even more evidence and examples Enter the competition Come to the blog and comment http://powerofinformation.wordpress.com Slides will be on Slideshare.net linked from blog

Growing realisation within Government that things are changing…….

Exemplars are vital

Enables tackling of structural barriers

What can you do?

Give us even more evidence and examples

Enter the competition

Come to the blog and comment http://powerofinformation.wordpress.com

Slides will be on Slideshare.net linked from blog