Open Data Open Innovation and the Cloud
The Business Case for Open Data




 http://www.microsoft.com/opengov   OGD Konferenz, Wien Sep 2012
Open Data and
Agenda             Case Studies   Business Value


                                  What can we
                                  learn?
• Open Data
• Value of „open innovation‟      The Cloud as
• The Cloud                       enabler
“Value of 47 open data apps
                           Apps for Democracy initiative”



                                            Cost to
Annual Cost of Open Data   Savings by CDN   Washington DC
to Gov’t of Australia      Government       for 47 apps
VanPark2010
Open Government with Commercial Data




 2010 Winter
 Olympics                    Parking App    Cloud



                                            Combines
                                            City parking data
                                            Commercial
                                            parking data

                                           http://www.vanpark2010.ca
Apps for Democracy




$2.3M
Value of 47 open data apps to Washington DC at a
cost of $50,000 in 30 days


                                 www.appsfordemocracy.org
EveryBlock.com
“EveryBlock‟s hype „definitely faded‟, but more popular than ever” – Adrian Holovaty, Aug 2012




 Neighbourhood
 News and Chat                    Founded in 2007                  16 Cities in USA


                                                                   $1.1M Knight
                                                                   Foundation
                                                                   Grant
                                                                   2009 Sold to
                                                                   msnbc.com
Country         Data Type             Estimated        Refs
                                      Business Value
                                                       7
Australia       GIS/Spatial                   €5.2Bn
                                                       4
Australia       Statistics                     €19M
                                                       7
Denmark         Energy/Construction           €540M
                                                       5
England/Wales   Local Geospatial              €400M
                                                       7
Ireland         National                       €83M
                                                       7
Spain           National                      €550M
                                                       5
UK              GIS/Met/Mapping               €7.5Bn
                                                       7
USA             Meteorological                €309M
Australian National Data Service
„Costs and Benefits of Public Sector Data Provision‟ (2011)




                                  Victoria
 Benefit vs. Cost                 University Study            Ratio = 5:1!*




                                                              Australia Bureau
                                                              of Statistics Data

  *Ratio varies by data/sector type e.g. 5:1 < 25:1
Open Data and the Cloud
Open Government and Open Innovation




 Cloud is Open
 for developers                    Low entry cost     Drive Innovation


                                                      Build quickly
                                                      Minimal
                                                      infrastructure
                                                      Highly scalable
                                                      Data agility
  *Graphic courtesy techlabs.com

                                              http://www.microsoft.com/opengov
City of Medicine Hat
Open Government with the Cloud




 Open Data
 Catalogue                       Alberta, Canada    Cloud



                                                    Catalogue built
                                                    in „few days‟
                                                    Minimal CAPEX
                                                    Ultra-low cost

                                                   http://data.medicinehat.ca
City of San Francisco
Open Data with the Cloud




                             311 Citizen Call
 Open311                     Center                Cloud



                                                   Citizens can
                                                   report and track
                                                   non-emergency
                                                   incidents

                     http://www.heygov.com/default.aspx?MapID=SanFran311
systems—more services than the
city could provide if it focused on presentation development
rather than opening the data publicly through web services
„Business‟ Opportunity for Open Data
Open Government, Open Innovation and The Cloud




                              Deliver better
 Enable new                   services at lower
 innovative                   cost (*Ratio)
 applications and                                 Stimulate
 services                                         business and
 (SLA)                                            economic growth
                              Enable
 Industry and                 developers to
 Citizen                      consume your        Enhance
 Engagement                   open data           competitiveness
http://austriaogd.cloudapp.net

                 http://govdata.eu

                 "How Open Data Saved Canada $3.2Bn"

                             "Open Data - An Engine for Innovation"

                               “On to the Next Chapter“

                                                    “Costs and Benefits of
Data Provision

                 "Economic Impact of Open Data"

                   "Is There A Business Case For Open Government Data?“

                 "Open Data and Economic Growth“

                 “PSI Re-Use and Related Market Developments”
Appendix
Government of Colombia
Open Government and e-Government




 Government of
 Colombia                   Transparency   Cloud




                                           eGovernment
                                           Insight
                                           Accountability

                                             http://datos.gov.co
data.gov.uk
Open Government with Big Data




 Weather Data                   UK Met Office         Cloud Integration



                                                      „Big Data‟
                                                      Large volume
                                                      Daily data
                                                      Hourly updates

                                     http://data.gov.uk/metoffice-data-archive

14 gayler open data open innovation open cloud - vienna ogd oct12b

  • 1.
    Open Data OpenInnovation and the Cloud The Business Case for Open Data http://www.microsoft.com/opengov OGD Konferenz, Wien Sep 2012
  • 2.
    Open Data and Agenda Case Studies Business Value What can we learn? • Open Data • Value of „open innovation‟ The Cloud as • The Cloud enabler
  • 3.
    “Value of 47open data apps Apps for Democracy initiative” Cost to Annual Cost of Open Data Savings by CDN Washington DC to Gov’t of Australia Government for 47 apps
  • 4.
    VanPark2010 Open Government withCommercial Data 2010 Winter Olympics Parking App Cloud Combines City parking data Commercial parking data http://www.vanpark2010.ca
  • 5.
    Apps for Democracy $2.3M Valueof 47 open data apps to Washington DC at a cost of $50,000 in 30 days www.appsfordemocracy.org
  • 6.
    EveryBlock.com “EveryBlock‟s hype „definitelyfaded‟, but more popular than ever” – Adrian Holovaty, Aug 2012 Neighbourhood News and Chat Founded in 2007 16 Cities in USA $1.1M Knight Foundation Grant 2009 Sold to msnbc.com
  • 7.
    Country Data Type Estimated Refs Business Value 7 Australia GIS/Spatial €5.2Bn 4 Australia Statistics €19M 7 Denmark Energy/Construction €540M 5 England/Wales Local Geospatial €400M 7 Ireland National €83M 7 Spain National €550M 5 UK GIS/Met/Mapping €7.5Bn 7 USA Meteorological €309M
  • 8.
    Australian National DataService „Costs and Benefits of Public Sector Data Provision‟ (2011) Victoria Benefit vs. Cost University Study Ratio = 5:1!* Australia Bureau of Statistics Data *Ratio varies by data/sector type e.g. 5:1 < 25:1
  • 10.
    Open Data andthe Cloud Open Government and Open Innovation Cloud is Open for developers Low entry cost Drive Innovation Build quickly Minimal infrastructure Highly scalable Data agility *Graphic courtesy techlabs.com http://www.microsoft.com/opengov
  • 11.
    City of MedicineHat Open Government with the Cloud Open Data Catalogue Alberta, Canada Cloud Catalogue built in „few days‟ Minimal CAPEX Ultra-low cost http://data.medicinehat.ca
  • 12.
    City of SanFrancisco Open Data with the Cloud 311 Citizen Call Open311 Center Cloud Citizens can report and track non-emergency incidents http://www.heygov.com/default.aspx?MapID=SanFran311
  • 13.
    systems—more services thanthe city could provide if it focused on presentation development rather than opening the data publicly through web services
  • 14.
    „Business‟ Opportunity forOpen Data Open Government, Open Innovation and The Cloud Deliver better Enable new services at lower innovative cost (*Ratio) applications and Stimulate services business and (SLA) economic growth Enable Industry and developers to Citizen consume your Enhance Engagement open data competitiveness
  • 15.
    http://austriaogd.cloudapp.net http://govdata.eu "How Open Data Saved Canada $3.2Bn" "Open Data - An Engine for Innovation" “On to the Next Chapter“ “Costs and Benefits of Data Provision "Economic Impact of Open Data" "Is There A Business Case For Open Government Data?“ "Open Data and Economic Growth“ “PSI Re-Use and Related Market Developments”
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Government of Colombia OpenGovernment and e-Government Government of Colombia Transparency Cloud eGovernment Insight Accountability http://datos.gov.co
  • 19.
    data.gov.uk Open Government withBig Data Weather Data UK Met Office Cloud Integration „Big Data‟ Large volume Daily data Hourly updates http://data.gov.uk/metoffice-data-archive

Editor's Notes

  • #3 This presentation discusses examples of how open government initiatives have enabled innovation to occur with citizens and developers worldwide.In particular, this presentation focuses on open data projects that run on the Windows Azure Cloud platform.
  • #5 VanPark2010 was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.At that time, parking information was spread amongst several web sites – City and Commercial companies.There was no centralized portal for visitors to Vancouver to see where to park for Olympic venues.The City of Vancouver published location of City parking meters but no commercial parking data.Commercial companies would not publish City parking information.It took a 3rd-party developer to COMBINE the City data with the commercial parking data because he was independent.This is an example of innovation where neither the City, nor the commercial parking companies were likely to build this application (none of them had ALL the data).
  • #6 In 2009, Washington DC ran an open data competition - Apps for Democracy. This competition produced 47 citizen-built apps in 30 days. DC calculated if they had to build these apps themselves, it would cost them in excess of $2.3M.
  • #11 Cloud Computing provides distinct benefits for open data projects:Cloud has a very low-entry cost (near zero)Cloud is highly scalable. Very cost-effective no matter how much data you publish or how many citizens use that data.Cloud is open. You can share data using open data protocols enabling app developers to code with whatever tools they desire e.g. PHP, Ruby, Python, .NETMinimal impact on your existing infrastructure. Using Cloud, it doesn’t matter how many citizens use your service – this does not affect your IT infrastructure.
  • #12 This is a good example of Cloud being used for small scale open data projects. Medicine Hat is a City in Canada with a population of 63K. They built this open data portal using Cloud-based open source tools (Open Government Data Initiative – OGDI) in a ‘few days’ with no CAPEX expenditure at a monthly running cost of est. &lt;$250/mon.
  • #13 San Francisco used the Cloud to provide a citizen portal for their Open311 service.
  • #14 In May 2012, the US Government published it’s digital government strategy. It makes reference to the ‘app economy’ and cited San Francisco as an example of transit services being built by citizens which provide greater value than the City itself could build. The City fuels this app economy by simply publishing the data.
  • #15 Governments have an incredible opportunity to drive smart innovation and create new business and stimulate economic growth.Simply by sharing data assets to the public, the Government organization can generate considerably more value beyond the cost of providing the service.This can be done quickly and cost-effectively and in a very open way using Cloud computing.
  • #19 The Government of Colombia used the Open Government Data Initiative (OGDI) to publish data to demonstrate to citizens of Colombia they were committed to transparency and openness in Government.
  • #20 Another advantage of Cloud is that it provides an excellent platform for combining open data with Big Data at low cost.A good example of this is with UK data.gov.uk where the UK Gov open data platform uses Windows Azure to publish UK national meteorological (weather) data on an hourly basis at minimal cost.