The document summarizes an update from the W3C Government Linked Data Working Group. It discusses that the working group, which was started in June 2011, is chartered to provide standards and develop standards track documents to help governments share data as high quality linked data. The working group has 39 participants from 25 organizations in an effort to transform how governments serve their citizens in the 21st century.

1. UPDATE ON W3C
GOVERNMENT LINKED DATA
WORKING GROUP
Bernadette Hyland, co-chair
W3C Government Linked Data Working Group
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2. Why do we share?
• The Web is the natural place to publish
information for public dissemination
• Transforming how we organize ourselves &
how we’ll address the world’s most
pressing problems in the 21st Century
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3. “For it is in giving that we receive.”
- Saint Francis of Assisi
“We make a living by what we do, but we
make a life by what we give.”
- Winston Chuchill
“The miracle is this - the more we share,
the more we have.”
- Leonard Nimoy
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4. Sharing worldwide
We are sharing documents and data worldwide, routinely
with people we don’t know.
We’ll hear a lot during this conference about why
governments share and the benefits.
If achieved, it will transform how governments serve their
citizens in the 21st Century.
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5. How will we make it?
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6. • Linked Data is
about publishing
and consuming
data using
international data
standards
• Based on 20 year
old idea
• A system of linked
information systems
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7. Linking Government Data
• 42 contributors
• ...from 8 countries
• 10 chapters
• Publication date: November 2011
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11. WE’VE SEEN THIS BEFORE
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13. IN 3 BRIEF YEARS ...
Starting in 2008, a few heads of state directed open
government data to be published on the Web ...
Last month (September 2011), Presidents Obama
(USA) and Rousseff (Brazil) endorsed the Open
Government Partnership, along with 7 other nations
Each launched their government’s National Plans
during the meeting of the UN General Assembly
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14. WHAT HAS A STANDARD
EVER DONE FOR ME?
Web standards are the reason ....
The World Wide Web in less than 20 years became
the most extensible, robust information network
ever created
That a data sharing revolution is even possible
We can share open documents and open dataWeb
standards are the reason ....
Consider the alternative ... Closed. This possibility is
possible without advocates for Open Standards.
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16. Open Government Data Camp 2011
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17. Open Government Data in 2011
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18. Government LOD on CKAN
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19. Largest Publisher of Government LOD
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21. What is next?
We’re already seeing signs of things to come.
Structured data on the Web is quickly becoming
mainstream.
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22. W3C GOVERNMENT LINKED
DATA WORKING GROUP
Started June 2011; runs to May 2013
Chartered to provide standards &
develop standards track documents to
help all governments share their data as
high quality (“5 star”) Linked Data
39 participants from 25 organizations
50% in non-US locations
http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/charter.html
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23. http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/charter
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24. DELIVERABLES
Community Directory
Best Practices for Publishing Linked Data
Procurement, vocabulary selection, URI construction,
versioning, stability, legacy data issues
Cookbook for Linked Open Data
Standard Vocabularies
Metadata, Statistical “Cube” Data, People,
Organizational structures
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25. Beta: http://www.w3.org/egov/directory/
email team-gld-chairs@w3.org for login to add
your organization’s details
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30. “THANK YOU FOR JOYFULLY
PARTICIPATING”
Bernadette Hyland
Co-chair W3C Government Linked Data Working
Group & CEO 3 Round Stones, Inc
Twitter: @BernHyland
bhyland@3roundstones.com
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31. This work is Copyright © 2011 3 Round Stones Inc.
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32. Credits
Riga Marathon, By Nordea
(CC-BY-NC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/nordearigamarathon/4549346580/
Centro Universitario de
Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías,
http://proton.ucting.udg.mx/galeria/3D/WEB.jpg
Universidad de Guadalajara
(public domain)
http://lab.linkeddata.deri.ie/2010/star-scheme-by-example/
1-5 Star Linked Data image
LOD Cloud Diagrams
Richard Cyganiak, Anja http://lod-cloud.net/
Jentzsch, (CC-BY-SA)
Arab uprising photo, Collin
David Anderson (CC-BY-NC- http://www.flickr.com/photos/collina/5459554667/
SA)
Book covers © their respective owners and used under Fair Use for educational purposes
All other photos © 2011 Bernadette Hyland, released under a CC-BY-SA license
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33. Credits
Head with 3D Glasses
Mark Chapman http://www.flickr.com/photos/markchapmanphoto/5139429152/
CC-BY licensed
Chasm Photo
Travis S. http://www.flickr.com/photos/baggis/3860802929/
CC-BY-NC licensed
Occupy Wall Street by
emilydickinsonridesabmx
CC-BY licensed http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyrides/6212739587/sizes/l/in/photostream/
Sharing Squirrels Image
leezie5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeziet/5912219625/
CC-BY-NC-ND licensed
Rising Tide & Boats
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardwest/3827292231/sizes/l/in/photostream/
CC-BY licensed
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