Free machine-readable data from
the public sector. Yes, please!
Livar Bergheim
Booster, Bergen 14.03.2018

Screenshot: https://www.digi.no/artikler/norsk-tech-oppstart-har-spart-300-millioner-kroner-pa-apne-data/432338 12.03.2018

Contents
• Open data - what and why?
• Examples
• How to get data

• Published
• ( Machine readable )
• Open license
Definition — Open data

Illustration: European Data Portal, https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/news/open-data-private-companies

Why share data?
• Transparency and democratization
• Creating and improving business
• Efficiency and innovation in the public sector

Screenshot:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=no.velure.torkel.regner_det_i_bergen

Screenshot:
https://www.dn.no/etterBors/
2018/03/13/1132/Teknologi/tror-
kunstig-intelligens-snart-tar-valgene-
for-deg 13.03.2018

Video: Trondheim kommune - trondheim2030.no - http://bit.ly/1TbRAA1

Image: Trondheim kommune - trondheim2030.no - http://bit.ly/1TbRAA1

Images: Anders G. Eriksen, Bergens Tidende (bt.no)

What is available today?
Open data
Weather
National road database
National public transport data
Databank from
Statistics Norway (SSB)
Postal codes
Electronic contact information
Restaurant inspections
The company registry
Map data
~ 7500 datasett
~ 90 verksemder

Skjermbilete frå kommentarfeltet
“Skyss lanserar ny reise-app” - BT.no januar 2014
http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Skyss-lanserer-ny-reise-app-3039426.html

Screenshot: http://www.entur.org/dev/

Where can I get the data?

Skjermbilete, tatt 2017-10-10: https://data.norge.no/

Screenshot, taken 2018-03-13: https://data.norge.no/data/statens-vegvesen/bomstasjoner-i-norge

Data.norge.no Geonorge.no National Data Directory
- Open datasets and APIs
- Catalogue with examples
of use
(«Apper og tjenester)
- Guides
- Geodata
- Managed by the
Mapping
Authority
(Kartverket)
- Harvests local
geodata-portals
- fellesdatakatalog.brreg.no
- Both open and closed data
- Terms
- Contains the entire catalogue
from data.norge
- Improvements to come:
- User interface
- Currently only harvests parts
of Genorge

Data not published?
• Request it!
• See how others do it:
http://mimesbronn.no/
• Relevant laws and policies
• Offentleglova §9 (freedom of information act)
• Circular of digitisation (Digitaliseringsrundskrivet pkt. 1.3)
• The Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration (Sivilombudsmannen)
see decision 2016/726 and 2016/880
• Details about the process: http://bit.ly/2c2U45u

Skjermbilete: VG - http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/media/tarjei-39-ba-om-datafil-fikk-106-kilo-papir/a/23780154/

• data.norge.no
• fellesdatakatalog.brreg.no
• Twitter: #opnedata
• livar.bergheim@difi.no
• Communities
• Facebook-groups
• “Open Data Bergen”
• “Smarte Byer Norge - Nettverket”
• Meetup.com
• Oslo Open Data Forum
• Open Data Bergen
• discuss.okfn.orgc/local-groups/ok-no
• offdata.slack.com