Commercial Value of Open Data
Jeni Tennison
Technical Architect legislation.gov.uk
(soon to be Technical Director of Open Data Institute)
legislation.gov.uk Experience
• UK's legislation website
 • legislation from 1267 to present day
 • provided as open data through API
 • several data reusers of different types

• General lessons
 • bodies whose public task is data publication
 • think statistics, court cases, consultations
Reusers

  Publisher
              data
                                    service
                     Intermediary


                      payment          Consumer
Reusers

  Publisher
                  data

              - links                   service
              - snippets Intermediary
              - dumps
              - searches
              - updates    payment         Consumer
Reusers

  Publisher                                     - provision
                  data
                                                - integration
              - links                   service - analysis
              - snippets Intermediary           - visualisation
              - dumps                           - interpretation
              - searches
              - updates    payment         Consumer
Reusers

  Publisher                                     - provision
                  data
                                                - integration
              - links                   service - analysis
              - snippets Intermediary           - visualisation
              - dumps                           - interpretation
              - searches
              - updates    payment         Consumer
Reusers

  Publisher
              data
                                    service
                     Intermediary


                      payment          Consumer
Reusers

  Publisher
              data
                                    service
                     Intermediary


                      payment          Consumer
provenance
Reusers

  Publisher                                   audience
              data
                                    service
                     Intermediary


                      payment          Consumer
provenance
Dependents

  Publisher
              data

                      Intermediary       service



                     payment         Consumer
Dependents

  Publisher
              data

                      Intermediary customisation service



                     payment   information   Consumer
Dependents

  Publisher
              data

                      Intermediary customisation service



                     payment   information   Consumer
Dependents

  Publisher


               Intermediary customisation service
      data


              payment   information   Consumer
Dependents

              guarantees
  Publisher


                 Intermediary customisation service
      data


                payment    information   Consumer
Dependents
                         - accurate
              guarantees - reliable
  Publisher              - timely


                 Intermediary customisation service
      data


                payment    information   Consumer
Partners
                      guarantees
   Publisher

               data                   service
                       Intermediary


                         payment            Consumer
Partners
                      guarantees
   Publisher

               data                   service
                       Intermediary
    maintenance

                         payment            Consumer
Partners
                      guarantees
   Publisher

               data                   service
                       Intermediary
    maintenance
      - collection
      - correction       payment            Consumer
      - expertise
Partners
                      guarantees
   Publisher

               data                   service
                       Intermediary
    maintenance
      - collection
      - correction       payment            Consumer
      - expertise
Recap
• Reusers
 • linking, embedding, bulk loading, keeping up to date
 • licensing, documentation

• Dependents
 • digital signatures, service-level agreements

• Partners
 • mechanisms for feeding back, adding value for all
Questions

Commercial value of open data

  • 1.
    Commercial Value ofOpen Data Jeni Tennison Technical Architect legislation.gov.uk (soon to be Technical Director of Open Data Institute)
  • 2.
    legislation.gov.uk Experience • UK'slegislation website • legislation from 1267 to present day • provided as open data through API • several data reusers of different types • General lessons • bodies whose public task is data publication • think statistics, court cases, consultations
  • 3.
    Reusers Publisher data service Intermediary payment Consumer
  • 4.
    Reusers Publisher data - links service - snippets Intermediary - dumps - searches - updates payment Consumer
  • 5.
    Reusers Publisher - provision data - integration - links service - analysis - snippets Intermediary - visualisation - dumps - interpretation - searches - updates payment Consumer
  • 6.
    Reusers Publisher - provision data - integration - links service - analysis - snippets Intermediary - visualisation - dumps - interpretation - searches - updates payment Consumer
  • 7.
    Reusers Publisher data service Intermediary payment Consumer
  • 8.
    Reusers Publisher data service Intermediary payment Consumer provenance
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    Reusers Publisher audience data service Intermediary payment Consumer provenance
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    Dependents Publisher data Intermediary service payment Consumer
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    Dependents Publisher data Intermediary customisation service payment information Consumer
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    Dependents Publisher data Intermediary customisation service payment information Consumer
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    Dependents Publisher Intermediary customisation service data payment information Consumer
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    Dependents guarantees Publisher Intermediary customisation service data payment information Consumer
  • 15.
    Dependents - accurate guarantees - reliable Publisher - timely Intermediary customisation service data payment information Consumer
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    Partners guarantees Publisher data service Intermediary payment Consumer
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    Partners guarantees Publisher data service Intermediary maintenance payment Consumer
  • 18.
    Partners guarantees Publisher data service Intermediary maintenance - collection - correction payment Consumer - expertise
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    Partners guarantees Publisher data service Intermediary maintenance - collection - correction payment Consumer - expertise
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    Recap • Reusers •linking, embedding, bulk loading, keeping up to date • licensing, documentation • Dependents • digital signatures, service-level agreements • Partners • mechanisms for feeding back, adding value for all
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