1. The why-what-how
of linked open
government data
Nikolaos Loutas, PhD
PwC Consulting Technology
nikolaos.loutas@be.pwc.com
www.pwc.com

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Agenda
4 Outlook
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1 Why?
2 What?
3 How?
4 What’s next

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Linked data is a
technology paradigm
Linked data is a set of design principles
for providing machine-readable data as a
service.
Data openness depends on licence
and format
Linked data can be implemented both
for publishing open data and for
integrating open and/or “closed” data.

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Why

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Top 5 value propositions of linked open
government data
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Accessing the
data, not only
the dataset
Breaking
down data
silos
Open data as
a service –
once only
Based on
standard
protocols &
formats
Network
effect –
increases the
value of data

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What

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The key elements of linked open government data
01
The
right
data
02
Policy for
persistent
URIs
03
Linked data
infra-
structure
04
Developing
capabilities
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How

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Investing in a linked open government data
capability
Let’s listen to what our experts say…
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May 2015
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Select
high-
value
data
Define a
URI
policy
Use
standards
to model
your data
Select the
right
licence
Guarantee
persi
stence of
the data
Start
small
and grow
big
Make it
part of
organisa
tional
data
manage
ment
Invest
in a
data
ecosy
stem

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What’s next

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PwC @ Open Belgium 2016
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February 2016
Linked enterprise data
Linking data within organisations in the
context of Industry 4.0
From pilot to production
Using linked data in large scale open
government systems

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Get in touch with us to know more
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Nikolaos Loutas
nikolaos.loutas@be.pwc.com
Floris Ampe
floris.ampe@be.pwc.com
Michiel De Keyzer
michiel.de.keyzer@be.pwc.com

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Our projects
This presentation is inspired by work on linked open government data
that PwC is delivering for the European Commission
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http://semic.eu
http://opendatasupport.eu
https://www.w3.org/2013/share-
psi/

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