A presentation introducing the ODDC project at our regional meeting in Asia.

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in
Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Find out more at www.opendataresearch.org/emergingimpacts
South & South East Asia Workshop
July 16th, India Habitat Centre,
New Delhi, India

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).

3. www.opendataresearch.org/emergingimpacts
The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Introducing open data

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“A piece of data or content is open if anyone is free to
use, reuse, and redistribute it — subject only, at most,
to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike” The
Open Definition.
Definitions, history and dilemmas

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Accessible on the web for download
Licensed to allow re-use
Machine-readable
Definitions, history and dilemmas

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Generally accessible online
Practically & legally re-usable
Machine-readable and ‘remixable’
Definitions, history and dilemmas

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
But - open data is not just defined ‘technically’...

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open data is a set of policies
and practices

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Accessible
Standardised
Re-usable
Place data online
Use common formats
Use open licenses
.csv, .xml, .txt
Open data should be...

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Open data is a response to changing
technologies, and societies

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Diagramfrom‘OpenData,DemocracyandPublicSectorReform’,TimDavies,2010-
http://practicalparticipation.co.uk/odi/report/2010/2-3-data-and-information/#3

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Open data is what open data does

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open data is a tool for transparency

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open data is a philosophy
& a movement

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The funding for this work has been provided through the World Wide Web Foundation 'Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries' research project, supported by grant 107075 from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (web.idrc.ca).
Open data is a foundation
for a collaborative web

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What is open data to you?

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Identifying the research space

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Areas of focus

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Research objectives
1.To explore how open data improve governance, support
citizens’ rights, and promote more inclusive development in
developing countries;
2.To support knowledge sharing, policy learning and
evaluation based on, and feeding into, the developing
research findings;
3.To develop and test common methods for assessing the
context, and the strengths and weaknesses, of open data
initiatives over time;
4.To identify how global standards, platforms and
infrastructures for open data impact upon the use of open
data in developing countries;

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Research framework

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Policy & practice oriented research
•Open data is an idea spreading rapidly;
•National governments, international institutions,
civil society and companies are all involved in
articulating visions for open data;
•What is achieved through open data will be
shaped by policy, technology and practice;
•Research needs to address

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The case study network...

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Journey so far...
•In development since April 2012
•Open call in June 2013
•Case studies selected late 2012
•Case studies started March - June 2013
•Case studies running for one year
•Late 2013: planning for phase II

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This week
•Sharing learning so far;
•Surfacing key issues and focussing future
research activities;
•Building deeper collaboration around
research methods and outputs;

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Revisiting key questions