1. Jed Sundwall
Seattle, WA
@jedsundwall
Building Businesses with
Open Government Data
Joel Gurin
Washington, DC
@joelgurin
SXSW 2015 - Austin, TX #odbusiness
Marc DaCosta
New York, NY
@marc_dacosta
7. Open Data
is free, publicly available data that anyone can use
and access, without restrictions.
It is a major global resource for economic growth
and social good.
9. THE CENTER FOR OPEN DATA ENTERPRISE
is a non-profit organization that develops smarter open data
strategies for governments, businesses, and nonprofits by
focusing on data users.
10. THE CENTER FOR OPEN DATA ENTERPRISE
We Map We Convene We Implement
12. The U.S. Open Data Policy (May 2013)
The first centralized, searchable database of open data use
cases around the world.
A way to explore open data use trends through filters and
visualizations.
A tool for comparative analysis by country, region, or city.
A way to understand the value of open data applications,
identify best practices, and encourage the use of open data.
We Map – The Open Data Impact Map Is:
13. The U.S. Open Data Policy (May 2013)
Help Us Build The Map
Join our effort to represent your country, region, or city to make
the Map a truly global view of open data’s impact.
Sign up to get involved: opendataenterprise.org/map
@odenterprise #opendatamap
17. Government Data for Business Growth
“[Open Data is] going to help launch more businesses. . . .
It’s going to help more entrepreneurs come up with
products and services that we haven’t even imagined yet.”
President Barack Obama, May 9, 2013,
at Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin
President Barack Obama
18. How the Private Sector Uses Open Data
New Businesses,
Products, or
Services
Business
Optimization
19. How the Private Sector Uses Open Data
Business Optimization
Greater efficiency
Competitive advantage
Improved decision-making
Introduction
To talk to you about how open data can be used for business.
Introduction
To talk to you about how open data can be used for business.
-Represent the Center
-New org based in Washington DC.
-Were incubated at GovLab, where we developed the Open Data 500, the first comprehensive study of companies using open data.
-Today I want to talk to you about what we’ve found in the US and abroad on how the private sector can use open data.
Lots of different business model frameworks and taxonomies. Generally speaking, we classify private sector open data use in 2 ways:
Business Optimization – Improving your current established business
Greater efficiency
Competitive advantage
Improved decision-making
New Businesses, Products, or Services
Data management and service companies
Data-driven products and services
Greater efficiency
More timely, cost and resource effective
Boost performance with data on benchmarks, market data, and best practices. Improve operations based on industry-wide benchmarks
Change processes where data show performance can be improved
Example: for an energy company – encouraging energy efficiency with data on consumption
Example: Streamlining logistics
Competitive advantage
Improved products and services based on market trends
Match supply and demand more accurately
Make markets more competitive by making more information available
Find and assess potential new markets
Improved decision-making
identify micro-segments of the population for targeted marketing
Create more tailored and customized products and services
Streamlining your operations for cost savings
Energy: Improve utilities' project management and operations with benchmarking data
Transportation: Make transportation and freight operations more efficient
Manufacturing and retail: Customize store layouts and inventory for different neighborhoods
Oil and gas: Improve investment decisions about where to explore for new reserves and build facilities
Healthcare: Match patients with the most appropriate providers and treatments
Banking and insurance: Improve product design, underwriting, and risk assessment
Real estate: Help match buyers and renters with properties and inform development investments