Slides from my presentation at Phandeeyar, Yangon, on May, 13, 2015.

1. Knowledge Exhange at Phandeeyar
May 13, 2015
What is the 'Open Data Movement'
and Why does it Matter?
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
sumandro@cis-india.org

2. The Centre for Internet and Society
cis-india.org
Established in 2008. Offices in Bengaluru and Delhi.
Works on issues of Internet governance and telecommunication policy,
open knowledge and accessibility, privacy and cyber-security.
My work focuses on data and e-governance policy, and open knowledge.
Also lead the academic research programme.
Works by CIS on open data:
– Open Government Data Study for India
http://cis-india.org/openness/blog/open-government-data-study
– Study of Data Access, Use, and Sharing Practices of
Non-Governmental Research and Advocacy Organisations:
http://ajantriks.github.io/oddc

3. Sexual Violence in India
Rukmini S, The Hindu

4. Cholera Map, London, 1854
John Snow

5. OpenStreetMap - Kathmandu
Contributions by Volunteers

6. What is Open Data?
- Open for studying
- Open for using
- Open for making products and services
- Open for sharing

7. How Data becomes Open?
- Technical
- Legal
- Metadata

8. What is the 'Open Data Movement'?
- A movement for open data practices by everyone – government,
non-government / civil society organisations, international
organisations, researchers, everyone.

9. What is the 'Open Data Movement'?
- A movement for open data practices by everyone – government,
non-government / civil society organisations, international
organisations, researchers, everyone.
- A movement that recognises that allowing other people to see,
use, and share your data is a good thing for everyone

10. What is the 'Open Data Movement'?
- A movement for open data practices by everyone – government,
non-government / civil society organisations, international
organisations, researchers, everyone.
- A movement that recognises that allowing other people to see,
use, and share your data is a good thing for everyone
- A movement to make data available for decision-making, but
also to understand how decisions are made

11. What is the 'Open Data Movement'?
- A movement for open data practices by everyone – government,
non-government / civil society organisations, international
organisations, researchers, everyone.
- A movement that recognises that allowing other people to see,
use, and share your data is a good thing for everyone
- A movement to make data available for decision-making, but
also to understand how decisions are made
- A movement that is distributed, and took forward by different
people in different contexts – no single international leader!

12. Why does it Matter?
- Transparency
- Verification
- Collaboration
- No duplication of efforts

13. Functioning of Government

14. Afghanistan Election Data Portal

15. Afghanistan Election Data Portal

16. Georgian Elections Portal

17. Georgian Elections Portal

18. National Election Watch
Association for Democratic Reforms

19. They Work For You

20. IndianKanoon

21. Politwoops

22. Money and Resources

23. Open Budget Initiative

24. Open Budget Initiative

25. OpenSpending

26. Where does my Money Go?

27. International Aid Transparency Initiative

28. OpenCorporates

29. Open Oil

30. Open Oil

31. India Biodiversity Portal

32. Land Matrix

33. Land Matrix

34. OpenStreetMap

35. OpenStreetMap
Mapbox

36. How to Contribute to Open Data Movement?
- Open up the data you have

37. How to Contribute to Open Data Movement?
- Open up the data you have
- Contribute to open data projects (like OpenStreetMap)

38. How to Contribute to Open Data Movement?
- Open up the data you have
- Contribute to open data projects (like OpenStreetMap)
- Ask the government to open up data (policy and portal)

39. How to Contribute to Open Data Movement?
- Open up the data you have
- Contribute to open data projects (like OpenStreetMap)
- Ask the government to open up data (policy and portal)
- Ask all organisations you work with to open up data

40. How to Contribute to Open Data Movement?
- Open up the data you have
- Contribute to open data projects (like OpenStreetMap)
- Ask the government to open up data (policy and portal)
- Ask all organisations you work with to open up data
- Help organisations to open up their data

41. Knowledge Exhange at Phandeeyar
May 13, 2015
Thank you!
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
sumandro@cis-india.org
CIS: cis-india.org
Twitter: @cis_india
Personal: ajantriks.net
Twitter: @ajantriks