The document discusses the Helsinki Region Infoshare project, which aims to create a web service that allows users to freely access and reuse significant amounts of open public data from the Helsinki region municipalities. A beta version of the service will launch in early 2011, with the goal of having most relevant Helsinki region data accessible by 2012. The project aims to support the region's vision of being a dynamic center of innovation by facilitating cooperation, research, and efficient operations through open data sharing.

1. Helsinki
Region
Infoshare
–open
data
Connected
Smart
Ci9es
18
November
2010,
Helsinki
Asta
Manninen,
City
of
Helsinki
Urban
Facts,
in
co-­‐opera9on
with
the
Ci>es
of
Espoo,
Vantaa
and
Kauniainen
and
Forum
Virium
Helsinki.
Supported
by
SITRA
and
the
Ministry
of
Finance.

2. The
Helsinki
Region
(14
municipali9es)
Key
figures
Popula9on,
present
and
by
2030
1.3
million;
1.6
million
Jobs
740
000
HEIs
and
students
13;
90,000

3. Helsinki
Region
Infoshare
supports
the
vision
of
the
Helsinki
Region
“The
Helsinki
Region
is
a
dynamic
world-­‐class
centre
for
business
and
innova<on.
Its
high-­‐
quality
services,
arts
and
science,
crea<vity
and
adaptability
promote
the
prosperity
of
its
ci<zens
and
bring
benefits
to
all
of
Finland.
The
Helsinki
Region
is
being
developed
as
a
unified
region
close
to
nature
where
it
is
good
to
live,
learn,
work
and
do
business.”

4. Helsinki
Region
Infoshare:
a
large-­‐scale
development
project
• The
goal
is
to
implement
a
web
service
allowing
users
to
search,
access,
use
and
re-­‐use
significant
amounts
of
open
public
data
free
of
charge.
• Sharing
of
public
data
between
as
many
users
as
possible,
and
for
free,
will
benefit
ci>zens,
service
developers
and
businesses
alike.

5. Helsinki
Region
Infoshare:
a
large-­‐scale
development
project
Outputs
• A
beta
version
of
the
web
service
will
be
launched
at
the
beginning
of
2011.
• Next,
the
service
will
be
further
developed
applying
a
user-­‐centric
approach.
The
target
is
to
have
significant
amounts
of
the
data
on
the
Helsinki
Region,
its
municipali>es
and
sub-­‐districts
accessible
by
2012.
• Time
frame:
April
2010
–
end
of
2012

6. CLEARING
HOUSE
END-­‐
USERS
DISTRIBUTION
Public
data
/producers
and
sources
HELSINKI
REGION
INFOSHARE
• Maintenance
of
the
web
service
• Collec>ng
users
feedback
• Upda>ng
of
data
catalogs
• Defini>on
of
HRI
data
-­‐
criteria,
informa>on
policy
and
principles,
…,
licensing
• Support
to
informa>on
providers
Produc>on,
maintenance,
provision
according
to
agreed
rules
and
legal
framework
• Employees
of
the
municipali>es
• State
government
• Enterprises
• Research
and
educa>on
• Ci>zens
”data.
Helsinki-­‐
reg.fi”
”extra
data
Helsinki-­‐
reg.fi”
• Data
Catalogs
•
(data
+
metadata)
• Criteria
and
instruc>ons
• Tools
to
open
the
data
• Feedback
• Data
Catalogs
• Feedback
on
data
• Feedback
on
the
service
UTILISATIONDISTRIBUTIONOPENINGPRODUCTION
Layout
and
key
features

7. Helsinki Region information –
themes and topics
• Popula9on,
demographic
issues
• Housing,
urban
structure,
traffic
and
transporta9on
• Economy,
industries,
jobs,
employment
• Educa9on
,
culture
• Various
compara9ve
sta9s9cs
on
ci9es
and
regions

8. Helsinki Region Infoshare – connecting
you to freely available information
Facilitates
• a
new
environment
for
co-­‐opera9on
• a
new
and
rich
environment
for
research
and
educa9on,
development
and
innova9on
Brings
• the
power
of
informa9on
directly
to
local
and
state
government,
to
communi9es,
to
businesses,
to
the
public

9. Helsinki Region Infoshare – connecting
you to freely available information
Supports
• harmonisa9on
of
data
Improves
• opera9on
efficiencies
on
all
levels

10. Helsinki Region Infoshare:
benefits for all involved
Makes
exis>ng
data
sources
and
informa>on
• more
visible,
• be]er
known,
• widely
accessible,
and
• coming
into
wide
use
By
u>lising
original
data
sets
and
sources
high
standards
on
quality
and
efficiency
are
met.

11. Helsinki
Region
Infoshare:
contributes
to
the
WDC12
–
Open
Helsinki
• The
theme
of
the
WDC12
is
Open
Helsinki
–
Embedding
Design
in
Life.
The
idea
is
to
have
a
wide
perspec>ve
on
design.
• The
core
idea
of
this
approach
is
to
enhance
usability
and
thus
ac9vely
involve
users.
• The
outcome
will
be
created
and
implemented
phase
by
phase
in
an
open
user-­‐centred
environment.

12. Helsinki
Region
Infoshare
–
new
solu9on
for
smart
ci9es
Learn
more
about
OPEN
DATA
in
prac>ce:
www.hri.fi
www.helsinkiregioninfoshare.fi

13. Helsinki
Region
Infoshare:
for
more
informa>on
• City
of
Helsinki
Urban
Facts,
Asta
Manninen
Pekka
Vuori
www.hel.fi/>etokeskus
• Forum
Virium
Helsinki
www.forumvirium.fi
Ville
Meloni,
ville.meloni(at)forumvirium.fi