Speaks to need to leverage open data through innovation towards smart communities, economic development and enhanced public service.

1. Open Data, Open Minds
Open Opportunities
Jury Konga, Principal
eGovFutures Group
October 15, 2015.Kitchener, Ontario.

2. Overview
• Context - Open Data Family
• Economic Development opportunities
• Innovation – need for Open Minds
• Digital Futures & Smart Communities
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Cover image credits: ZDNet, INTECHopen, and University of Glasgow
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3. The Data Family
• Without data – there is
no map, no analytics, no
visualizations, etc.
• Personal, Open, Big, All
- most already digital
• Data volumes growing
exponentially
• Opportunities for
innovation & discovery
grow as data grows
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4. Open Data Family
- a holistic approach
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OpenData.
EARTH
Academia, Non-
Profits,
Community
Groups
OpenStreetMap
Community
Updates
External
Data Linkages
(e.g. World Bank)
OpenData.CA
Provincial
Municipal
Federal
Public Service
Source: Municipal Open Government Framework, 2010 www.slideshare.net/jurykonga
Evolved from Data Infra-
structure model circa 1994

5. Open Data Family
- pervasive from local to global
• G87 Open Data Charter
& Open Government
Partnership
• Over 300 open data
catalogues globally
• Canadian federal
government, provinces
& over 50 municipalities
• Open Data is HUGE and
growing
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Open
Knowledge
Foundation –
Open Data
Census in
progress
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6. Data is Key
to Community Wellbeing & Sustainability
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“Issues of ecological destruction, personal
health, inequitable distribution of wealth,
the power of transnational corporations,
and the effects of the global economy are
not independent problems.
They are inextricably linked.”
Dr. David Suzuki
Source: Health and Wellbeing UK

7. Economic Development
and Open Data
Source: McKinsey Global Institute; October 2013
Open data: Unlocking innovation and performance with liquid information
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8. Open Data Economic Opportunities
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Source: “Money for nothing – data for free. Hard facts about the economic power of Open Government Data”; 2013 Conference foreDemocracy and
Open Government. By Gregor Eibl and Brigitte Lutz, Austria
2012 Survey by Open Knowledge Foundation on
Business Views of Open Data Opportunities
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9. Open Data &
Entrepreneurs
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10. Open Data
- Supporting Commercialization
Open Data
Internet
of Things
Big
DataOpen
Data
Cyber
Security
DATA STRATEGY
FOR CANADA
Connect
IoT
Open
Data
Exchange
(ODX)
http://codx.ca/
Source:
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11. Innovation & Open Minds
• Government can’t (and
shouldn’t) do everything
• Many of the best ideas come
from outside your organization
• Innovation by default is a culture
shift for government
The value of Open Data is not the data itself
… but rather how it’s used
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12. Innovation within Government
- need a culture shift
Risk aversion
Managed risk
Encouraging risk taking
- lost opportunities
- increased opportunities
- optimum opportunities
It’s OK to fail & learn … before we succeed
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13. Open Data Innovation
- Hacks & Apps Contests
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14. Open Data Innovation
- Applications Portfolio
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Service Reminders
Transit Schedules
Facilities Finder
Health Inspections
Service Request
Street Bump - Boston
School Zone - Vancouver
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15. Open Data Innovation
- Applications PortfolioGreat Visualizations
Gapminder – Temporal Animation
Wellbeing Toronto – Priorities Mapped
San Francisco Crimes– 3D Visual
http://dougmccune.com/blog/page/2/
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16. Innovation
- a strategy
• “Do more with less”
• Status quo no longer
acceptable/sustainable
• Leverage assets – people,
data, community
• Innovation is the future
- need to walk the talk
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Source:
Source: InnovationManagement.se
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17. Digital Futures
- Technology Impactors
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SocialMobileAnalyticsCloud
Quantum Computing Sensors – Human & Machine
Artificial Intelligence
Robotics
… exponential growthDrones
Nano Technologies
3D Printing
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18. Digital Futures
- IoT, IoE, Big Data
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blogs.cisco.com/ioe/answering-the-two-most-asked-questions-about-the-internet-of-everything/
7.6B
50B
Source: Revinate.com
Bigdata–growingexponentiallyeveryday
People
Devices
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19. Digital Futures
- “Smart” Communities
• Transportation
• Waste Management
• Energy & Utilities
• Economic Development
• Social Services & Public Safety
• Healthcare
• Education ….
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Source: IDC Whitepaper on “Delivering Next
Generation Citizen Services”
Smart + Connected Communities
City of the Future

20. Our Digital Community Ecosystem
• Lots of moving parts – many
ways to “slice & dice”
• More dis-connected than
connected
• Need to optimize our collective
resources
• Collaboration & Communication
takes effort
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A “network “of communities
... actually both digital and analog
Civil
Society
& NFP
Public
Sector
Citizens
Consumers
Private
Sector
Academia
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21. Sustainable Digital Communities
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Graphic source: InnovationManagement.se Innovation Ecosystem
• Need metrics
(e.g. ICF, Global
Cities Indicators)
• Need large regional
partnerships in
economic & social
development
• Leadership in every
sector at all levels

22. Open Data, Open Minds, Open Opportunities
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Where we are
OpportunitiestoExplore
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23. THANK YOU
Jury Konga, Principal
eGovFutures Group
Jury.konga@outlook.com
www.slideshare.net/jurykonga
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1. How would you leverage open data for
economic development?
2. What’s needed for culture change to open
government, open data and innovation?
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3 Minutes Report Time for both

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