This document provides a summary of the state of open data in Germany in 2013 and 2014. It discusses the fragmented legal and policy framework at the federal, state, and local levels. Specifically, it notes there is no coherent national open data policy, weaknesses in implementing directives on public sector information and freedom of information laws, and room for improvement in data availability through national and local portals. The document is presented by Daniel Dietrich of the Open Knowledge Foundation, which promotes open data and knowledge through tools, projects and events.

1. Internetdagarna
2013,
Stockholm,
25.11.2013
State
of
Play:
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
!
State
of
Play
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013
&
outlook
2014
Internetdagarna
2013,
Stockholm,
25.11.2013

2. Internetdagarna
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25.11.2013
State
of
Play:
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
About
me
!
Daniel
Dietrich,
1973,
Berlin,
Germany.
!
Computer
&
Media
ScienLst,
Researcher,
Author,
AcLvist.
!
Extensive
work
on
the
Knowledge
Society,
Open
Government,
Open
Data,
Transparency,
Accountability
and
CiLzen
Engagement.
!
Working
for
the
Open
Knowledge
FoundaLon
since
2009.
Focus
on
Open
Data
technologies
and
policies.

3. Internetdagarna
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Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
About
the
OKFN
!
A
not-­‐for-­‐profit
organizaLon,
promoLng
openness
in
all
its
forms.
!
“Empowering
people
through
open
knowledge”
!
We
build
tools
and
communiLes
to
create,
use
and
share
open
knowledge,
content
and
data
that
everyone
can
use,
share
and
build
on.

4. Working
Groups
-­‐
join
today!
www.okfn.org/wg

5. Internetdagarna
2013,
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State
of
Play:
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
!
CKAN
is
an
open
source
data
portal
so_ware
that
makes
it
easy
to
publish,
share
and
find
data.
!
CKAN
features
dozens
of
governments'
data
portals
including
United
Kingdom,
Brazil,
Finland,
Norway
and
...
www.ckan.org
We
build
tools
to
share
data

6. Internetdagarna
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of
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Data
in
Germany
2013/14
www.openspending.org
!
Open
Spending
is
an
open
source
so_ware
to
visualize
and
help
ciLzens
beber
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.
!
We
build
tools
to
work
with
data

7. www.opendefiniLon.org
We
set
the
standards
to
“open”

8. census.okfn.org
We
run
an
open
data
census
census.okfn.org

9. We
promote
open
data

10. www.opendatahandbook.org
We
develop
handbooks
&
guidelines
www.datajournalismhandbook.org

11. www.schoolofdata.org
We
provide
training

12. Open
Knowledge
FesLval
Open
Knowledge
Conference
Open
Data
Camp
Open
Data
Day
…
www.okfn.org/events
We
run
events

13. We
build
tools
www.okfn.org/projects

14. We
run
an
open
Lab
www.okfnlabs.org

15. A
global
network
of
communiLes
www.okfn.org/local5
Chapters,
14
local
iniLaLves,
26
ambassadors

16. Same
same,
but
different

17. Internetdagarna
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Data
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2013/14
The
German
Chapter
of
Open
Knowledge
FoundaLon

18. OKF
DE

19. Internetdagarna
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25.11.2013
State
of
Play:
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
Think
&
Do
Tank
!
A
not-­‐for-­‐profit,
non-­‐parLsan
organizaLon,
promoLng
the
release
and
re-­‐use
of
open
knowledge
from
various
domains,
in
parLcular
that
of
government
data.
!
We
aim
to
help
organizaLons
to
open
up
data
and
help
others
to
reuse
the
data.
19

20. Internetdagarna
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of
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Data
in
Germany
2013/14
PracLcal
Transparency
!
We
work
on
technologies
that
enable
greater
transparency
and
accountability
in
public
life.
!
We
focus
on
community
driven
projects
&
technologies
that
enable
ciLzens
to
beber
understand
society
and
to
become
engaged.
20

21. Project:
Frag
den
Staat
www.fragdenstaat.de

22. Project:
Stadt
Land
Code
www.stadtlandcode.de

23. Project:
Offenes
Parlament
www.offenesparlament.de

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

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

26. Project:
Offene
Daten
www.offenedaten.de

27. Project:
Offener
Haushalt
www.offenerhaushalt.de

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

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

30. foerderreport.kfw.de
Project:
KfW
Förderreport

31. Project:
Jugend
hackt
www.jugendhackt.de

32. Project:
Code
for
All
www.codeforall.de

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State
of
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Germany
2013/14

34. A
fragmented
picture
Federal
level
Federal
state
level
Municipality
level

35. Internetdagarna
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2013/14
Successful
open
data
policies,
depend
on
!
1. Legal
framework
2. Availability
of
data
3. CondiLons
for
reuse
35

36. Internetdagarna
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of
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Data
in
Germany
2013/14
1.
Legal
framework
!
• No
coherent
open
data
policy
• NaLonal
data
license
• Weak
implementaLon
of
– PSI
direcLve
– FOI
legislaLon
• GeoZG
&
GeoNutzV
(INSPIRE)
36

37. NaLonal
data
licenses

38. Internetdagarna
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25.11.2013
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Data
in
Germany
2013/14
NOT
a
good
idea!
Please
read
the
COMMUNIA
policy
paper
on
the
proposal
to
amend
the
European
DirecLve
on
re-­‐use
of
Public
Sector
InformaLon
38
www.communia-­‐associaLon.org/policy-­‐papers

39. Internetdagarna
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25.11.2013
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Data
in
Germany
2013/14
2.
Availability
of
data
!
• NaLonal
portal
• ThemaLc
portals
(geo,
environment,
etc)
• Federal
states
portals
• City
portals
39

40. NaLonal
portal
census.okfn.org
www.govdata.de

41. Geodata
portal
www.geodatenzentrum.de

42. Berlin
portal
daten.berlin.de

43. Moers
portal
offenedaten.moers.de

44. Great!
But
wait…

45. Germany’s
Performance
compared
www.jugendhackt.de
census.okfn.org

46. Germany’s
Performance
census.okfn.org/country/overview/Germany

47. Germany’s
Performance
theodi.github.io/open-­‐data-­‐barometer-­‐viz

48. Sweden’s
Performance
theodi.github.io/open-­‐data-­‐barometer-­‐viz

49. Internetdagarna
2013,
Stockholm,
25.11.2013
State
of
Play:
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
3.
CondiLons
for
reuse
!
• High
transacLon
costs
– Availability
– Discoverability
– Interoperability
• technical:
non
open
standards
• legal:
different
licenses
• Charging
PSI
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50. Internetdagarna
2013,
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25.11.2013
State
of
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Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
Remaining
issues
in
Germany
!
• Key
datasets
NOT
available
• Pricing
PSI
beyond
marginal
costs
• High
transacLon
costs
– Discoverability
– Interoperability
• Technical
:
open
standards
• Legal
:
standard
open
license
50

51. Internetdagarna
2013,
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25.11.2013
State
of
Play:
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
RecommendaLons
!
• A
coherent
open
data
policy,
including:
– Open
by
default!
– Free
of
charge
for
all
reuse
cases
• Lower
transacLon
costs
• Invest
in
Open
Data
training
programs
• Promote
reuse
&
sLmulate
businesses
• Get
ciLzens
&
the
private
sector
engaged
51

52. Internetdagarna
2013,
Stockholm,
25.11.2013
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Data
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Germany
2013/14
Is
this
all?
52

53. Internetdagarna
2013,
Stockholm,
25.11.2013
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Data
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Germany
2013/14
No!
Opening
Data
is
just
the
beginning.
Digital
infrastructure
for
something
bigger:
Open
Government
53

54. !
Germany
must
join
the
OGP!
and
engage
in
a
truly
open
mulL-­‐
stakeholder
process.
www.opengovpartnership.org
Open
Government
Partnership

55. !
Germany
must
join
the
OGP!
and
engage
in
a
truly
open
mulL-­‐
stakeholder
process
to
make
real
improvements
in
transparency,
accountability,
parLcipaLon
and
innovaLons.
www.opengovpartnership.org
Open
Government
Partnership

56. !
Parliaments
should
endorse
the
DeclaraLon
of
Parliamentary
Openness
and
become
more
transparent
and
accountable.
www.openingparliament.org
Open
Data
is
not
enough!

57. Internetdagarna
2013,
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25.11.2013
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Open
Data
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Germany
2013/14
Outlook
2014
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58. Internetdagarna
2013,
Stockholm,
25.11.2013
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of
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Data
in
Germany
2013/14
There
is
hope…
!
• New
government
will
strengthen
open
data
• G8
Open
Data
Charter!
• NaLonal
license
will
be
reworked
(Version
2.0)
• GeoNutzV
will
make
geo-­‐data
available
• Transparency
LegislaLon
on
federal
state
level
• CiLes
are
making
progress
• Civil
society
is
pushing
hard
for
open
by
default
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59. Internetdagarna
2013,
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25.11.2013
State
of
Play:
Open
Data
in
Germany
2013/14
!
Open
Knowledge
FoundaLon
www.okfn.org
|
@okfn
!
Daniel
Dietrich
daniel.dietrich@okfn.org
www.ddie.me
|
@ddie
Thank
you!
QuesLons?