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The document discusses the evolution of e-government towards a model of participatory governance, emphasizing open data and citizen engagement. It highlights the importance of transparency, collaboration, and technology in improving public services and fostering accountability. Various tools and initiatives by the Open Knowledge Foundation are presented to facilitate open data adoption and civic participation.
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- 1. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! From e-‐gov to we-‐gov GIZ-‐Delega*on, Berlin, April 2013
- 2. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov About me ! Daniel Dietrich ! Background in Computer Science & Media Science in Frankfurt & Berlin, Germany ! Working for the Open Knowledge Founda*on since 2009 ! Author of several studies and reports on Open Government, Open Data, Transparency and Par*cipa*on
- 3. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov About the OKFN ! A not-‐for-‐profit organisa*on, promo*ng openness in all its forms. ! "From sonnets to sta*s*cs, genes to geo-‐data” ! We build tools and communi*es to create, use and share open knowledge, content and data that everyone can use, share and build on.
- 4. Working Groups -‐ join today!
- 5. ! CKAN is an open source data portal soWware that makes it easy to publish, share and find data. ! CKAN features dozens of governments' data portals including United Kingdom, Brazil, Finland, Norway and ... GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov www.ckan.org We build tools to share data
- 6. www.openspending.org ! Open Spending is an open source soWware to visualise and help ci*zens be[er understand how their tax-‐ money is being spend. ! ! Open Spending features the budget and spending data from dozens of Governments from around the world to become more transparent. ! GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov We build tools to work with data
- 7. www.opendefini*on.org We set the standards to open
- 8. census.okfn.org We help to open data
- 9. We promote open data
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- 11. www.schoolofdata.org We provide training
- 12. Open Knowledge Fes*val Oken Knowledge Conference Open Data Camp Open Data Day ... www.okfn.org/events/ We bring people together
- 13. + 400 par*cipants from + 40 countries + 6 Tracks + 40 sessions ! www.ogdcamp.org We run conferences and compe**ons 20k in prizes for apps, ideas, data 430 entries from 24 EU Member States !www.opendatachallenge.org
- 14. www.openglam.org We care about our cultural heritage The open GLAM ini*a*ve promotes free and open access to digital cultural heritage held by Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums. ! !
- 15. www.publicdomainreview.org We build the digital commons
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- 17. We build more tools
- 18. We are a global Network Chapters: UK, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland ! Local groups: Finland, Brazil, Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, Australia, Netherlands, India, South Africa, Bosnia and ... www.okfn.org/local/
- 19. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov The German Chapter of Open Knowledge Founda*on
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- 21. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Think & Do Tank ! A not-‐for-‐profit organisa*on, promo*ng the release, use and re-‐ use of open knowledge from various domains, in par*cular that of government data. ! We work on technologies that enable greater transparency in public life and new spaces for ci*zen par*cipa*on. 21
- 22. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Prac*cal Transparency ! We seek a world in which open knowledge is ubiquitous and rou*ne. We promote open knowledge because of its poten*al to deliver far-‐reaching societal benefits. ! We focus on community driven projects & technology that enable people to be[er understand society and to become engaged. ! 22
- 23. Project: Frag den Staat www.fragdenstaat.de
- 24. Project: Stadt Land Code www.stadtlandcode.de
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- 27. Project: Apps & the City www.appsandthecity.de
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- 33. Project: KfW Entwicklungsbank transparenz.kfw-‐entwicklungsbank.de
- 34. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov From e-‐gov to we-‐gov
- 35. ! § e-‐Government is an important tool to improve public services and help for be[er communica*on between Governments and Ci*zens § Open Government and Open Data is a strategy to increase Government Transparency and Accountability and Ci*zen Par*cipa*on. § This is culture change about how Governments and Ci*zens interact and cooperate towards to a “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”: we-‐gov! ! ! * President Abraham Lincoln’s Ge[ysburg Address, 1863 Related but different!
- 36. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov e-‐Government
- 37. E-‐Government Development Survey www.unpan3.un.org/egovkb
- 38. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Open Government game changer or hype?
- 39. ! “We might hope to see the finances of the Union as clear and intelligible as a merchant's books so that every member of congress and every man of any mind ... should be able to comprehend them, to inves<gate abuses, and consequently control them.” ! President Thomas Jefferson to Treasury Secretary Albert Galla*n, 1802 ! New & old ideas
- 40. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov So -‐ whats new?
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- 42. Open Government ! “My Administra*on is commi[ed to crea*ng an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public par*cipa*on, and collabora*on. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effec*veness in Government.” ! § Government should be transparent § Government should be par*cipatory § Government should be collabora*ve
- 43. Using technology and open data... Text & people & the power of the web
- 44. ! § supports ci*zens to hold government to account, which can reduce corrup*on and mismanagement. § supports ci*zens to be[er understand why and how decisions are made, which can help rebuild trust. § supports ci*zens to make informed decisions and engage with the government, thus playing an ac*ve role in society. § supports government and public administra*on to make be[er decisions and thus to increase efficiency and effec*veness. § supports governments, ci*zens, academia and the private sector to work together and collabora*vely find be[er solu*ons. Why open data ma[ers
- 45. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! Data is not a means in itself -‐ it needs to be used to create value. For data to be reusable it needs to be technically and legally open. ! “A piece of content or data is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it for any purpose -‐ without any restric*ons” ! What is open data www.opendefini*on.org
- 46. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! § Experts within the open government data community have established a set of principles for open data: ! § 8 open government data principles by the Open Government Working Group, 2008 ! § 10 principles for opening up government informa*on by the Sunlight Founda*on, 2010 Best prac*ce for open data
- 47. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! Sir Tim Berners-‐Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has introduced a 5-‐Star-‐Scheme ! You get the first (big!) star if the informa*on has been made public under an open licence. Without the first star you can not get the others! Follow the stars
- 48. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! § OGD is not a magic panacea! Opening up government data will neither stop climate change nor eliminate corrup*on! § OGD is infrastructure and prerequisite for transparency, accountability and par*cipa*on. § Unfortunately the real works only begins once the data is open! Managing expecta*ons
- 49. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Open Government state of play
- 50. census.okfn.org What data is available
- 51. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! § Start with low-‐hanging-‐fruits – Those datasets that are already available in machine-‐processable formats. Data that can be easily be published for reuse. ! § Start with data that really ma[ers – Elec*on Results, Company Register, Na*onal Map, Detailed Government Budget and Spending data, Legisla*on like laws and statutes, Parliamentary protocols and documents, Na*onal Sta*s*cal Office Data, Na*onal Postcode/ZIP database, Public Transport Timetables, Environmental Data on major sources of pollutants. What data first
- 52. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! § Legal Openness – Is the data in a public domain? Can it be re-‐used without restric*ons? ! § Technical Openness – Is the data available in standard machine-‐readable formats? ! § Relevance – What kind of data is most useful to the public? Is this data available? Opening data
- 53. ! Implemen*ng Open Government Data tools and infrastructure don’t have to be complicated and expensive. ! § Keep it simple! § Avoid 5-‐year plans and mul*-‐million $ solu*ons! § Allow for itera*ve process and experiments! GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Oh no! Thats complicated
- 54. ! "It has to start at the top, in the middle, and at the bo[om", as Tim Berners-‐Lee observed in an interview.* ! § Top-‐level poli*cal commitment ! § An engaged and well-‐resourced "middle layer" of skilled government bureaucrats; and ! § Bo[om up: Civil society, and in par*cular a small but mo*vated group of "civic hackers" ! * Open Data Study 2010 How to start
- 55. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov What Governments can do
- 56. ! The Open Government Partnership is an ini*a*ve of 56 countries commiwng to take ac*on on transparency, accountability, ci*zen par*cipa*on and innova*on. www.opengovpartnership.org Open Government Partnership
- 57. ! § 'Open Data' and 'E-‐Government' are the most popular commitments across the Partnership § Commitments to legisla*ve reforms such as freedom of informa*on or measures on an*-‐corrup*on are underrepresented § Why is this? GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov * OGP ac*on plan analysis by Global Integrity 2012 Sewng the focus
- 58. ! § Open Government is NOT mainly about be[er public service delivery § Open Government is about ci*zen engagement, government transparency and accountability GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Understand the cultural change
- 59. ! § Governments should focus on serious legisla*ve reform, and engage with ci*zens and NOT on crea<ng shiny-‐web-‐ interfaces! § Governments should set up a suppor*ng environment for OGD. § Government should publish data & become a plaBorm for others to build value added services upon. ! GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Legislate, don’t innovate
- 60. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Parliaments should endorse the Declara*on of Parliamentary Openness and become more transparent and accountable. www.openingparliament.org Parliamentary transparency
- 61. ! Tim O’Reilly encourages Governments to embrace open standards and open source technology to build lightweight web applica*ons for an open data ecosystem. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Why interoperability ma[ers
- 62. Leading by best prac*ce Crea*ng single entry points to all government informa*on and services. Simpler, clearer, faster.
- 63. Leading by best prac*ce Crea*ng single entry points to all government informa*on and services. Simpler, clearer, faster.
- 64. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov What ci*zens can do
- 65. Parliamentary Monitor Organisa*ons are increasingly using open data and ICT to hold Parliaments and MPs to account. www.sejmometr.pl Parliamentary monitoring
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- 68. ! § Some of the best public services today are not build by Governments but by civil society and private companies. § Examples being ‘fix my street’ by mySociety. Tomorrow most of such services will have to go mobile. Do we really think governments should build all this? § I think we be[er not! GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov Ac*ve ci*zens & civic apps
- 69. GIZ-‐Delega*on on e-‐Government, April 2013 From e-‐gov to we-‐gov ! Open Knowledge Founda*on www.okfn.org | @okfn ! Daniel Dietrich daniel.dietrich@okfn.org www.ddie.me | @ddie Thank you!