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An Introduction to Open Development

2.
Open Development Camp
Image: Open for Change

3.
Image: Getty Images
Haïti 2010

4.
Changing playing field
Image: http://nailab.co.ke

5.
Open hardware
Social media
Crowdsourcing
Linked Data
Mobile
(open) Apps
Mashups
Open
organisations
Agile
‘Hacker’
mentality
Technology Organisation
Changes in Tech & Society
Open data

6.
Open development embraces these new ways of
working for a new international cooperation model:
• one that is more inclusive
• wisdom experts and wisdom of the crowd
• accountability to collaboration
• transparency to openness
What is Open Development

7.
Why Open?
Image https://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway

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Example via @rolfkleef

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The promise of Open
Use
Re-use
Recycle
Collaborate
Open source explained:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8fHgx9mE5U

10.
Open hardware
Social media
Crowdsourcing
Linked Data
Mobile
(open) Apps
Mashups
Open
organisations
Agile
‘Hacker’
mentality
Technology Organisation
Changes in Tech & Society
Open data

11.
Fukushima
Image: http://presstv.ir

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Source: http://safecast.org/

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Open source data & tools

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Influence opinion
Source: http://cryptome.org/eyeball/daiichi-npp5/daiichi-photos5.htm

15.
Participatory budgeting in DRC
…

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…
source: http://wbi.worldbank.org/
Participatory budgeting in DRC

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What is Open Data =
OPEN
DATA
C
PDF
XML
RDF
JSON
…
but
but Open License

18.
Different kinds of data
credit: Tim Davies

19.
Also relevant for development
source: http://www.healthsites.io

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Unlike wine…
DATA does NOT
get BETTER
when it’s STORED
in a COOL and DARK place

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Open Data about Development
Source: http://iatistandard.org

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Why do we need IATI?
Different
formats
Hard to find Not current
Not
comprehensive
Inconsistent In multiple
locations
Not forward
looking
Not comparable
There’s lots of information available but it’s...
Source: IATI speakers’ kit - http://www.aidtransparency.net/resources/speakers-kit

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In a
standardised
format
Updated
Regularly
From a range of
actors
All in one place Forward looking Comparable
IATI enables organisations to publish data that is...
Source: IATI speakers’ kit - http://www.aidtransparency.net/resources/speakers-kit

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Who wants the data?
Partner
Country
Governments
Tax payers Civil Society Media
Source: IATI speakers’ kit - http://www.aidtransparency.net/resources/speakers-kit

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IATI for donor reporting
Source: IATI visualisation pilot – Dutch MFA

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Communication
Source: http://www.cordaid.org/en/projects

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GAIN INSIGHT IN NETWORKS1. SHOW PROJECTS ON A MAP
Source: http://mali.publishwhatyoufund.org
Which are the partners Hivos works with in East Africa?
An analysis based on their IATI file
For Analysis & Visualisation

28.
LINK WITH OTHER DATA
Oxfam Novib's mission is to overcome poverty. But does Oxfam Novib really
work in the world's poorest countries? A quick analysis based on its IATI open
data & the World Development Index.
For Analysis & Visualisation

29.
• Inclusion / ‘digital divide’
How do you make sure you reach those ‘without access’
• Technology push or demand driven?
(Still) Many projects start with technology in mind
• Privacy & Security
What you put online will stay online. Can it be traced back to
indivuals?
• …
Challenges

30.
The Open Development movement
is a learning community:
• Sharing resources, e.g.
https://responsibledata.io
• Sharing knowledge through events
& online, e.g.
http://opendevelopmentcamp.org
and http://okfestival.org
Learning community...

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• There’s something going on
• In fact it’s more than one ‘thing’…
• and it’s changing development cooperation
• Why ‘Open’ is important…
• So stop hiding your ‘gold’!!
• There’s a community you can connect with
• That will help you overcome the difficult parts
Now you know...

32.
Pelle Aardema
pelle@openforchange.info
@pelleaardema
More about Open for
Change :
http://openforchange.info
info@openforchange.info
@open_for_change
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

33.
How Crisis Mapping Saved Lives in Haïti - http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/02/crisis-mapping-
haiti/
Standby Task Force - http://blog.standbytaskforce.com/
CrisisMappers - http://crisismappers.net/
Open Source Explained (in LEGO) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8fHgx9mE5U
Fukushima disaster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster
Safecast - http://safecast.org
Participatory budgeting in DRC - http://blogs.worldbank.org/ic4d/mobile-enhanced-participatory-budgeting-in-
the-drc
Participatory budgeting in DRC video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ByBEpqVTTo
What is open data - http://opendefinition.org/
Healthsites - http://healthsites.io
IATI - http://iatistandard.org
IATI pilot for donor reporting (Dutch MOFA) - http://bit.ly/iati-dash-pilot
Open data for communication - https://www.cordaid.org/en/projects/
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Visualising / Analysing IATI open data:
7 Ways to use IATI data - http://openworks.me/2014/04/7-ways-to-use-iati-data/
Hivos network visualisation - http://bit.ly/hivos-network
DOWNLOAD: Recipe to do it yourself (using free/open source tools)
Oxfam Novib visualisation - https://pelleaardema.cartodb.com/viz/1bbba4be-8492-11e4-9ca9-
0e018d66dc29/public_map
DOWNLOAD: Recipe to do it yourself (using free/open source tools)
Challenges : Why I've given up on the Digital Divide, Michael Gurstein -
https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/why-im-giving-up-on-the-digital-divide/
Open development community:
Responsible Data Forum - https://responsibledata.io/
Open Development Camp - http://opendevelopmentcamp.org
Open Knowledge Festival - http://okfestival.org
Open Development Toolkit - http://opendevtoolkit.net
Open Development working group - http://open-development.okfn.org/
Open for Change - http://openforchange.info, twitter: @open_for_change
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