Presentation on best practice and policy on open data, open government, transparency, citizen engagement

1. GIZ-­‐Delega*on
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2013
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e-­‐gov
to
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!
From
e-­‐gov
to
we-­‐gov
GIZ-­‐Delega*on,
Berlin,
April
2013

2. GIZ-­‐Delega*on
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2013
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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
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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
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to
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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

10. www.opendatahandbook.org
We
develop
Guidelines

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

16. We
build
tools

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
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The
German
Chapter
of
Open
Knowledge
Founda*on

20. OKF
DE

21. GIZ-­‐Delega*on
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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
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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

25. Project:
Offenes
Parlament
www.offenesparlament.de

26. Projects:
Offene
Entwicklungshilfe
www.offene-­‐entwicklungshilfe.de

27. Project:
Apps
&
the
City
www.appsandthecity.de

28. Project:
Offene
Daten
www.offenedaten.de

29. Project:
Offener
Haushalt
www.offenerhaushalt.de

30. Project:
Frankfurt
gestalten
www.frankfurt-­‐gestalten.de

31. Project:
BundesGit
github.com/bundestag/gesetze

32. Project:
KfW
Förderreport
foerderreport.kfw.de

33. Project:
KfW
Entwicklungsbank
transparenz.kfw-­‐entwicklungsbank.de

34. GIZ-­‐Delega*on
on
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2013
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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
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e-­‐Government

37. E-­‐Government
Development
Survey
www.unpan3.un.org/egovkb

38. GIZ-­‐Delega*on
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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
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So
-­‐
whats
new?

41. Open
Government
trailblazers

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
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2013
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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
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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
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2013
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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
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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
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Open
Government
state
of
play

50. census.okfn.org
What
data
is
available

51. GIZ-­‐Delega*on
on
e-­‐Government,
April
2013
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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
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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,
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2013
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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
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2013
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e-­‐gov
to
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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
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*
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
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e-­‐Government,
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2013
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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
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to
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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
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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
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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

66. www.sejmometr.pl
Parliamentary
monitoring
www.opencongress.org

67. www.fixmystreet.com
Helping
the
society

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!
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Ac*ve
ci*zens
&
civic
apps

69. GIZ-­‐Delega*on
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!
Open
Knowledge
Founda*on
www.okfn.org
|
@okfn
!
Daniel
Dietrich
daniel.dietrich@okfn.org
www.ddie.me
|
@ddie
Thank
you!