This presentation covers, (1) What is open data? (2) What are open sources? (3) Why is open data important? (4) Who uses open data? and (5) Examples of open data.

1. OPEN DATA AND OPEN DATA PLATFORMS
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Yan Naung Oak

2. WHAT IS A OPEN DATA?

3. WHAT IS OPEN DATA?
Availability and Access:
- must be available as a whole
- at no more than a reasonable reproduction cost,
- preferably by downloading over the internet.
- must also be available in a convenient and modifiable form.
Re-use and Redistribution:
- permit re-use and redistribution including the intermixing with other
datasets.
Universal Participation:
- everyone must be able to use, re-use and redistribute

4. OPEN SOURCE  OPEN DATA

5. WHY IS OPEN DATA IMPORTANT?
“By opening up more data,
and through innovative use
of technology, we can
crowd-source ideas and co-
create applications with the
wider community,”
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore

6. WHY IS OPEN DATA IMPORTANT?
“An open and transparent
administration makes it easier
for residents to hold their
government accountable, but it
also serves as a platform for
innovative tools that improve
the life of all residents.”
Rahm Emanuel
Mayor of Chicago and former White House
Chief of Staff

7. WHY IS OPEN DATA IMPORTANT
"We’re increasingly living in a
world of black boxes.
We don’t understand the way
things work.
And open-source software,
open data are critical tools."
Tim O'Reilly
Founder of O'Reilly Media and Tech
Visionary

8. WHO USES OPEN DATA?
CIVIC HACKERS
JOURNALISTS
BUSINESSES
RESEARCHERS
NGOs/CSOs
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ORDINARY CITIZENS

10. WHAT IS AN OPEN DATA PORTAL?
AN ONLINE “LIBRARY” FOR
OPEN DATA

11. COUNTRY FOCUSED
https://data.gov.sg/

12. CITY FOCUSED
https://data.cityofchicago.org/

13. TOPIC FOCUSED
https://opencorporates.com/

14. 1600+ OPEN DATA PORTALS
http://opendatainception.io/

15. EXAMPLE: Global Witness Jade Report
Actual view from Phandeeyar

16. EXAMPLE: OpenDevelopmentMekong.net
Actual view from Phandeeyar

17. LEARN MORE
http://opendatahandbook.org/
http://schoolofdata.org/
http://opendata.institute/
https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/

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