"Open Data in Japan" as of Sept. 2012 by Open Knowledge Foundation Japan Group.

1. Open Data in Japan
September 2012
Open Knowledge Foundation Japan
http://okfn.jp/

2. 2012 as starting year of Open Data in Japan
EU 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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EU directive on INSPIRE Malmo European European Open Revision of PSI
PSI reuse Directive declaration Digital Agenda Data Strategy directive
UK
Re-use of PSI OPSI data.gov.uk Transparency Open Government
Regulations principle Licence
Transparency
Agenda
France
Etalab Circular for PSI Prime Minister’s
provision speech
President’s Open data.gouv.fr
speech Licence
Germany
(Berlin) Roundtable, Berlin Open daten.berlin.de
Needs survey Data Day
Open data Agenda
Japan ?
New ICT strategy e-Government
- Promotion of Open Data
Open Government e-Gov TF Strategy
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3. IT governance structure in Japanese Government
IT Strategic Headquarters
Adoption of “e-Gov Open Data
CIO Chief：Prime Minister
Strategy” (July, 2012)
Member：Ministers, Experts
CIO office
Proposals for “e-Gov Open Data
Strategy” (June, 2012)
Planning Committe
Chief: Minister
e-Government Task Force
Member: Experts
Ministry-CIO Communication
group
Vice Ministry-CIO
Communication group
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4. Prime Minister Noda on Open Data
“e-Gov Open Data Strategy is
very important in terms of
enhancing transparency and
trust of government, and
economic revitalization by
creating new market.
Based on the strategy, I hope
agencies disclose public data
http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/noda/actions/201207/04it.html
proactively, and explore
practical means to promote
its reuse.”

5. Summary of the e-Government Open Data Strategy (Draft) Doc. 2-1
In accordance with the New Strategy in Information and Communications Technology (IT) and the Basic Policy on the Promotion
of e-Government, an e-Government Open Data Strategy was adopted as a strategy for intensive implementation of measures to
promote the use of public data.
◆ Significance and Objectives of the Strategy
(1) Enhance transparency and confidence → Raise the transparency of government and build confidence in government by the public.
(2) Promote public participation and public-and private-sector collaboration → Rapidly and efficiently provide public services that make use
of creative innovations and respond to the diversification of needs and values.
(3) Economic stimulus and higher government efficiency → Provide stimulus to the entire economy of Japan and increase the efficiency of and
advance operations by the national and local governments.
◆ Basic Direction
Fundamental Principles
(1) Government shall actively release public data.
(2) Public data shall be released in machine-readable formats.
(3) The use of public information shall be encouraged whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
(4) Specific measures shall be taken such as the prompt disclosure of public data that can be released and results shall be steadily
accumulated.
◆ Specific Measures
FY 2012: Immediately implement the following measures
1. Promote the use of public data (promote collaboration with the private sector concerning the use of public data and implement trial
programs) [Cabinet Secretariat, MIC, METI]
(1) Identify public data use needs, (2) Organize issues relating to data provision methods, (3) Develop public services
2. Develop environments for public data use (develop environments for the use of public data based on the results of the trial
programs) [Cabinet Secretary, relevant ministries]
(1) Create necessary rules (copyright handling rules, etc.), (2) Develop data catalogs, (3) Promotes standardization of data formats and structures,
(4) Investigate support to provider agencies
FY 2013 and later: Continue and expand various measures based on a roadmap [Cabinet Secretariat, relevant ministries]
◆ Implementation Structures
Creation of Implementation Structures and Systems: The Cabinet Secretariat will promptly establish a conference of working-level personnel
from the public and private sectors as the body for implementing open data policies [Cabinet Secretariat, MIC, METI, relevant ministries]
(1) Investigate fundamental matters including the development of environments for the use of public data;
(2) Investigate policies to be implemented in the future and adoption of a roadmap; (3) Review and follow-up on policies.
Electronic Provision Guidelines: Introduce follow-up systems and review the scope and content of provided information and methods of provision
based on the results of the specific policies and user requests [Cabinet Secretariat, MIC]

6. Current structure of promoting open data in Japan
e-Gov Open Data Strategy
Cabinet office MIC METI
Information flow and
Government CIO DATA METI Vision
linkage platform project
Practitioner’s Open data flow
Intelligent
committee platform DB
promotion consortium
Platform for providing
Data governance assistance programs
committee
Public
NIEM
Technical committee
Promotion of reuse Idea contest
committee
IT fusion forum
Public data WG
Open Knowledge Open Data Innovation
Private Foundation Japan Council

7. Where Does My Money Go? in Yokohama
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8. Tokyo Amesh
• Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo
Metropolitan Government
– Integrate radar, rain sensors
– 250m×250m mesh in
metropolitan area
– 8 scale grade of rain every 5
minutes
• Various application and viewers
are created
– Notify to twitter
– Amesh for kindle
– Amesh for iPhone
– Amesh for Android
http://tokyo-ame.jwa.or.jp/
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9. Data City Sabae
• Public Washroom（XML） Title Web Application Contest
http://www.city.sabae.fukui.jp/pageview.html
• Place of 100 beautiful site（XML） ?id=11452
• Place of evacuation place（XML） Organizer Sabae city, Fukui Prefecture
• AED information（ＸＭＬ） Outline Purpose
• Public facilities（ＸＭＬ） Collect Web applications associated with
Sabae city. Ex. Smartphone apps.
• Public WiFi（ＸＭＬ） Awarded applications will be provided by
• Sabae 100 questions（ＸＭＬ） public LAN environment to promote R&D
and PR of the city.
• Population, temperature（ＸＭＬ）
Detail
• Sightseeing information（ＸＭＬ）
Web applications or plans which lead to
• RSS of official HP promotion of the city and vitalization of
shopping street.
• Ustreaming of city assembly
System requirement
Apps should work on smartphones and
tablet.
Period
2012.1.5-2012.3.30
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10. Recovery assistance program DB
(METI)
• Integrate assistance program
across all national agencies
• Provide API for developers
• Hackathon with “Hack for
Japan”
• Revision of API
recommendation from Hack for
Japan

11. GLOCOM Open data Ideathon/Hackathon
• Dates：
– 2012.6.9 Ideathon
– 2012.6.30-7.1 Hackathon
– Venue: GLOCOM, IUJ (Tokyo)
• Participants:30
• Results
– Combination of Ideathon +
hackathon
– Future center-style Ideathon
– 7 prototypes
• Where does my money go?
• Recovery meter
• CKAN Japanization
• Green Map
• Social map which can be made
by children
• Local Wiki Japanization
• Menter Bank
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13. Issues & Challenges
• Which data should be opened?
– The strategy does not cover local government, but
some of the valuable data is held by local government.
• Who should be involved?
– Engineers, entrepreneurs, big companies, etc.
• Governance
– Decentralized across several agencies in Japan
• OGP
– Is there a benefit for Japan to join OGP?