A presentation at Right to Know Week 2014 Calgary hosted by the Province of Alberta's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. The presentation detailed the origination and journey of open data at the City of Calgary from my personal point of view, including the philosophy and economics driving my belief in open data and how open data was received by city council, the tech community in Calgary and The City's Administration, as well as thoughts on the future role open data will play at The City of Calgary.

1. DJ Kelly
@djkelly
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
Right of Know Week, September 23, 2014

2. What do YOU want to
talk about?
(I’m fascinated in what you’re fascinated in.)

3. Why do I even care about Open Data?

4. Today’s Structure
 Government and us
 Philosophy and economics of open data
 Their likes and concerns, and my role with:
 Council
 Tech Community
 City Administration
 The City of Calgary and the future
 Questions throughout and at the end.

7. PUBLIC WISDOM

8. PUBLIC WISDOM
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
ADAPTIVITY

9. PUBLIC WISDOM
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
ADAPTIVITY

10. PUBLIC WISDOM
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
ADAPTIVITY

11. PUBLIC WISDOM
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
ADAPTIVITY

12. PUBLIC WISDOM
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
ADAPTIVITY

13. 100%
90%
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Caring , knowledge,
engagement, output, etc
Power Law
Distribution
Relative position
Model
1/Nth, N=relative position to 1st
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14. 100%
90%
80%
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20% of group
80% of output
80/20 Rule
80% of group
20% of output
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15. 100%
90%
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Participation
Threshold
Threshold (aka Coasean Floor)
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16. 100%
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The Value
What about this idea?
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17. How did Open Data happen in Calgary?

18. What did Council like about it?
 Transparency
 It felt like the right thing to do
 Less FOIP requests

19. What did Council like about it?
 Transparency
 It felt like the right thing to do
 Less FOIP requests
What were their concerns?
 Transparency
 HACKERS!!!
 Calgarians making money off the government

20. How did Open Data happen in Calgary?

21. What did the Tech Community like
about it?
 Potential to create something that matters
 “Mash up” data sets
 $$$

22. What did the Tech Community like
about it?
 Potential to create something that matters
 “Mash up” data sets
 $$$
What were their concerns?
 Meh…
 Is there a user base here?
 Already busy

23. How did Open Data happen in Calgary?

24. What does City Administration like
about it?
 Initially... not much
 Transparency = Show value of work
 Transparency = Knowing what others are up to
 Less FOIP requests

25. What does City Administration like
about it?
 Initially... not much
 Transparency = Show value of work
 Transparency = Knowing what others are up to
 Less FOIP requests
What were their concerns?
 Transparency = Others knowing what I’m up to
 Releasing data is more work
 PRIVACY!!!

26. Where government (specifically The City of Calgary) is going
and the role of Open Data

27. Corporate Cultural Transformation
 Mayor Nenshi and Transforming Government
 6,000+ engagements
 Appreciative Inquiry
 Discover
 Dream
 Design
 Deliver

28. What did we learn?
 When are we at our best?
 Special projects or times of crisis

29. What did we learn?
 When are we at our best?
 Special projects or times of crisis
 Who are we when we’re at our best?
 Focused on outcomes for citizens
 Working together – w/team, across silos, w/citizens

30. What did we learn?
 When are we at our best?
 Special projects or times of crisis
 Who are we when we’re at our best?
 Focused on outcomes for citizens
 Working together – w/team, across silos, w/citizens
 Attitudes, behaviours and habits that lead us to be at
our best:
 Transparency

32. Digital Strategy
 We are open for business because…
 We have accessible services
 We pursue and build partnerships
 We are an open government because…
 We are transparent
 We provide platforms for citizens to participate
 We are open-minded because…
 We value innovation

33. New City Manager
 “Modern municipal government”
 Two areas of focus:
 Organizational Culture
 Measurement – Population level and Program level

34. Questions?
(The future is coming whether we’re ready
or not.)