The document discusses Denmark's Basic Data Initiative, which aims to provide free, fast, and reliable access to core government data through a common data model and distribution platform. It began in 2020 through collaboration between the Danish government, municipalities, and regions. The initiative seeks to increase government and private sector effectiveness and innovation by improving data quality, access, and sharing across agencies. The future strategy from 2022-2027 focuses on further developing the distribution system, optimizing the common data model, expanding high quality basic data, strengthening cooperation between stakeholders, and building data ecosystems and value for users. The initiative has increased SDFE's role and professionalization as the basic data authority in Denmark.

1. Impact Open data (on the organisation):
Experience from Denmark
– Peter Knudsen, SDFE

2. Introduction: Basic Data
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• Core information about individuals, businesses,
real properties, buildings, addresses, maps
and geography
• Used and re-used throughout the public sector
• High quality data which forms essential basis
for public authorities
• Also used in the private sector

3. The Basic Data Initiative
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• Initiated by the Danish Government, the
municipalities (Local Government Denmark) and
the Danish Regions
• Achieved through a series of sub-projects
• Fully implemented in 2020
• Aims at securing:
• Free, fast and reliable access to Basic Data
• High quality and coherent Basic Data updated at
one place
• Aims at contributing to:
• Increased effectiveness, modernization and high-
quality public administration
• Increased innovation, growth and job creation
• Reduction of costs

4. The Data Model
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• Before the Basic Data Initiative, data was
documented and modelled in different ways,
making them difficult to combine
• Solution: Creation of a coherent common
model for all Basic Data
• Characteristic feature of the model that objects
and attributes are unique and can only be
found in one Basic Data register

5. The Data Distributor
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• Basic Data is distributed through Datafordeleren
(The Data Distributor)
• Secure, stable and scalable platform
• High availability (99,9%) and high performance
• Possible to compile data from different registers
in a single service
• Much more than just a machine…

6. Operation processes
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Request fulfilment
management
Incident
management
Change
management
Problem
management
Release and
deployment
management

7. Governance of Basic Data
Committee for
Basic Data
User-forum Register-forum
Architecture-
forum
SDFE

8. 8
‘Future of Basic Data’
Strategic framework for Basic Data 2022-2027

9. Schedule for implementation
The strategic framework consists of five focal points, which will be completed in three phases:
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• There are still potential for
improvement of the
existing distribution,
modelling and data quality,
which should be
addressed in the short
term
Consolidation
( - 2023):
• In the medium term focus
is on developing the
existing, so that trust of
data quality and
distribution is
strengthened further
Further development
( - 2025): • Bigger changes such as
expansion of Basic Data,
new technologies and
establishment of
ecosystems, are efforts
which should be
completed in the long term
Future prospects
( - 2027):

10. Overview
Overview of efforts within each focal point and phase:
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Focal points / Phases Consolidation Further development Future prospects
Focused distribution • Improvement of the existing
distribution
• Data formats
• Completion of re-tendering
• Analysis of distribution
landscape
• Compiling of data
• New technologies
Optimized data model • Quality boost of the data
model
• Alignment of model and
implementation
• More data models
Basic Data of high
quality
• Product declaration of Basic
Data
• Optimization of data quality
• Improvement of data quality
• Characteristics of Basic
Data
• Expansion of Basic Data
• New types of data
Binding cooperation • Evaluation of Basic Data
governance and operating
processes
• Division of responsibilities
and binding cooperation
• Provide infrastructure
Value for the users • Evaluation of cooperation
with users
• Establish partnerships • Building of ecosystems

11. Spreading the word
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• Strategic framework released at conference
about ‘Future of Basic Data’
• 150+ participants
• 70+ organisations
• Extroversion

12. Impact on organisation
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• New role as Basic Data authority
• Professionalization
• Increased usage
• Critical infrastructure
• Honest broker

13. Contact
Do you want to hear more? Feel free to reach out to me!
Peter Knudsen
peknu@sdfe.dk