1) The document discusses how open data and interoperability can drive innovation by empowering people and communities through access to government data.
2) Key points include how open data can meet regulatory needs, communicate with citizens, and spur new economic development and innovation.
3) An open data ecosystem is created by gathering and connecting data, infrastructure, developers, and communities to empower choices and change behavior.
Intro to Open data - presentation made as part of Food and Agriculture Organization meeting with Statistician Generals from around Nigeria + other government reps. **References are in the ppt notes
Intro to Open data - presentation made as part of Food and Agriculture Organization meeting with Statistician Generals from around Nigeria + other government reps. **References are in the ppt notes
CrisisCommons Congressional Testimony - Statement of the Record AttachmentsHeather Blanchard
Attachments for the Statement for the Record of Heather Blanchard, Co Founder of CrisisCommons before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate on May 19, 2011
In this report, I have estimated the market opportunity that the Google Book database could represent and I have organized my review based on which customers are likely to purchase the product, how much and to what degree customers will purchase and I also explore how Google might go about selling and marketing the product. I have excerpted the management summary section on my blog and the full report is available in pdf here.
Readers interested in discussion this report in more detail and should contact me to arrange a meeting. Contact details are included in the document.
A Roadmap Towards Big Data Opportunities, Emerging Issues and Hadoop as a Sol...Rida Qayyum
The concept of Big Data become extensively popular for their vast usage in emerging technologies. Despite being complex and dynamic, big data environment has been generating the colossal amount of data which is impossible to handle from traditional data processing applications. Nowadays, the Internet of things (IoT) and social media platforms like, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and YouTube generating data in various formats. Therefore, this promotes a drastic need for technology to store and process this tremendous volume of data. This research outlines the fundamental literature required to understand the concept of big data including its nature, definitions, types, and characteristics. Additionally, the primary focus of the current study is to deal with two fundamental issues; storing an enormous amount of data and fast data processing. Leading to objectives, the paper presents Hadoop as a solution to address the problem and discussed the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and MapReduce programming framework for storage and processing in Big Data efficiently. Future research directions in this field determined based on opportunities and several emerging issues in Big Data domination. These research directions facilitate the exploration of the domain and the development of optimal solutions to address Big Data storage and processing problems. Moreover, this study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by comprehensively addressing the opportunities and emerging issues of Big Data.
Big Data for Development and Humanitarian Action: Towards Responsible Governa...UN Global Pulse
This report presents a summary of the main topics discussed by the PAG in general, which were mainly summarized during the
2015 PAG meeting. It also describes some of the outcomes that came out of the PAG meeting of 23-24 October 2015.
Korea-Australia-New Zealand Broadband Summit 2011: Digital FuturesCollabforge
The KANZ Broadband Summit provides a unique opportunity for industry, research and policy representatives from Australia, Korea and New Zealand to share insights into trends and challenges in our increasing digital future.
Dr Mark Elliott is the founder of Collabforge, an innovative consultancy responsible for a number of cutting-edge digital government initiatives within Australia and abroad. These include the City of Melbourne's Future Melbourne, a multi award winning world-first ‘City plan that anyone can edit’, as well as wePlan Parks Victoria, which leverages social media for the first time to ‘Help guide the future of Victoria’s parks’, and the Southern California Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning Wiki, comprising a new approach to public involvement in transportation planning.
Background and history of the vital role of information and communications technology in the participation of non-governmental organizations in preparations and follow-up to the 1882 Earth Summit. The presentation was made to the Information Technology Special Interest Group at Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in preparation for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Objectives: 1. Gain an understanding of key trends in ICT innovation which are influencing/disrupting crisis informatics. 2. Be able to trace these trends through discussions later this semester, and understand their influence and potential. 3. Introduce visualization lab
Proceedings from International Conference on Data Innovation For Policy MakersUN Global Pulse
The International Conference on Data Innovation For Policy Makers was hosted by Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning and organised in partnership with Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ), the Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI) and UNDP Innovation Facility in November 2014. The focus was on how data can be used to provide better services for the public.
Pulse Lab Jakarta is a joint initiative of the United Nations, through Global Pulse, and the Government of Indonesia, through the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas).
For more information, visit: http://www.unglobalpulse.org/blog/data-innovation-policy-makers
A presentation for the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. Full report available at: http://towcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Tow-Center-Data-Driven-Journalism.pdf
The Power of Linked Data for Government & Healthcare Information Integration3 Round Stones
Government open data strategies aimed at wider access and re-use by entrepreneurs, publishers and the wider US healthcare delivery industry. Presentation to the OMG Standards Community technical workshop on semantics, held in Reston VA on 20-March 2013. Presentation by Bernadette Hyland, CEO 3 Round Stones, Inc and co-chair W3C Government Linked Data Working Group.
The World Ethical Data Forum Brochure to join us in London July 1–3, 2020 This leading event for impartial and balanced exploration of urgent ethical and practical questions around the use and future of data.
CrisisCommons Congressional Testimony - Statement of the Record AttachmentsHeather Blanchard
Attachments for the Statement for the Record of Heather Blanchard, Co Founder of CrisisCommons before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate on May 19, 2011
In this report, I have estimated the market opportunity that the Google Book database could represent and I have organized my review based on which customers are likely to purchase the product, how much and to what degree customers will purchase and I also explore how Google might go about selling and marketing the product. I have excerpted the management summary section on my blog and the full report is available in pdf here.
Readers interested in discussion this report in more detail and should contact me to arrange a meeting. Contact details are included in the document.
A Roadmap Towards Big Data Opportunities, Emerging Issues and Hadoop as a Sol...Rida Qayyum
The concept of Big Data become extensively popular for their vast usage in emerging technologies. Despite being complex and dynamic, big data environment has been generating the colossal amount of data which is impossible to handle from traditional data processing applications. Nowadays, the Internet of things (IoT) and social media platforms like, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and YouTube generating data in various formats. Therefore, this promotes a drastic need for technology to store and process this tremendous volume of data. This research outlines the fundamental literature required to understand the concept of big data including its nature, definitions, types, and characteristics. Additionally, the primary focus of the current study is to deal with two fundamental issues; storing an enormous amount of data and fast data processing. Leading to objectives, the paper presents Hadoop as a solution to address the problem and discussed the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and MapReduce programming framework for storage and processing in Big Data efficiently. Future research directions in this field determined based on opportunities and several emerging issues in Big Data domination. These research directions facilitate the exploration of the domain and the development of optimal solutions to address Big Data storage and processing problems. Moreover, this study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by comprehensively addressing the opportunities and emerging issues of Big Data.
Big Data for Development and Humanitarian Action: Towards Responsible Governa...UN Global Pulse
This report presents a summary of the main topics discussed by the PAG in general, which were mainly summarized during the
2015 PAG meeting. It also describes some of the outcomes that came out of the PAG meeting of 23-24 October 2015.
Korea-Australia-New Zealand Broadband Summit 2011: Digital FuturesCollabforge
The KANZ Broadband Summit provides a unique opportunity for industry, research and policy representatives from Australia, Korea and New Zealand to share insights into trends and challenges in our increasing digital future.
Dr Mark Elliott is the founder of Collabforge, an innovative consultancy responsible for a number of cutting-edge digital government initiatives within Australia and abroad. These include the City of Melbourne's Future Melbourne, a multi award winning world-first ‘City plan that anyone can edit’, as well as wePlan Parks Victoria, which leverages social media for the first time to ‘Help guide the future of Victoria’s parks’, and the Southern California Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning Wiki, comprising a new approach to public involvement in transportation planning.
Background and history of the vital role of information and communications technology in the participation of non-governmental organizations in preparations and follow-up to the 1882 Earth Summit. The presentation was made to the Information Technology Special Interest Group at Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in preparation for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Objectives: 1. Gain an understanding of key trends in ICT innovation which are influencing/disrupting crisis informatics. 2. Be able to trace these trends through discussions later this semester, and understand their influence and potential. 3. Introduce visualization lab
Proceedings from International Conference on Data Innovation For Policy MakersUN Global Pulse
The International Conference on Data Innovation For Policy Makers was hosted by Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning and organised in partnership with Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ), the Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI) and UNDP Innovation Facility in November 2014. The focus was on how data can be used to provide better services for the public.
Pulse Lab Jakarta is a joint initiative of the United Nations, through Global Pulse, and the Government of Indonesia, through the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas).
For more information, visit: http://www.unglobalpulse.org/blog/data-innovation-policy-makers
A presentation for the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. Full report available at: http://towcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Tow-Center-Data-Driven-Journalism.pdf
The Power of Linked Data for Government & Healthcare Information Integration3 Round Stones
Government open data strategies aimed at wider access and re-use by entrepreneurs, publishers and the wider US healthcare delivery industry. Presentation to the OMG Standards Community technical workshop on semantics, held in Reston VA on 20-March 2013. Presentation by Bernadette Hyland, CEO 3 Round Stones, Inc and co-chair W3C Government Linked Data Working Group.
The World Ethical Data Forum Brochure to join us in London July 1–3, 2020 This leading event for impartial and balanced exploration of urgent ethical and practical questions around the use and future of data.
The technologies and people we are designing experiences for are constantly changing, in most cases they are changing at a rate that is difficult keep up with. When we think about how our teams are structured and the design processes we use in light of this challenge, a new design problem (or problem space) emerges, one that requires us to focus inward. How do we structure our teams and processes to be resilient? What would happen if we looked at our teams and design process as IA’s, Designers, Researchers? What strategies would we put in place to help them be successful? This talk will look at challenges we face leading, supporting, or simply being a part of design teams creating experiences for user groups with changing technological needs.
UX, ethnography and possibilities: for Libraries, Museums and ArchivesNed Potter
These slides are adapted from a talk I gave at the Welsh Government's Marketing Awards for the LAM sector, in 2017.
It offers a primer on UX - User Experience - and how ethnography and design might be used in the library, archive and museum worlds to better understand our users. All good marketing starts with audience insight.
The presentation covers the following:
1) An introduction to UX
2) Ethnography, with definitions and examples of 7 ethnographic techniques
3) User-centred design and Design Thinking
4) Examples of UX-led changes made at institutions in the UK and Scandinavia
5) Next Steps - if you'd like to try out UX at your own organisation
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your NicheLeslie Samuel
Are bloggers thought leaders? Here are some tips on how you can become one. Provide great value, put awesome content out there on a regular basis, and help others.
Government agencies are using the power of analytics to understand government performance as well as analyze key trends, catch fraud, and drive better citizen engagement. In this session, you will learn tips on using data to effectively do your job better. Learn key analytical strategies that will help you become an analytical star within your agency or organization.
Semantic Search: We're Living in a Golden Age for Information3 Round Stones
This talk outlines semantic search and living shows how we're living in a Golden Age for Information. The focus is on how government agencies can most effectively leverage the architecture of the Web to improve publication & consumption of high value open government data sets.
US EPA OSWER Linked Data Workshop 1-Feb-20133 Round Stones
Overview of US EPA's Linked Data Service to launch in early 2013. Open data published using the Linked Data model increases search engines' ability to find and display high value data sets. Linked Data enables policy makers, analysts and developers to more readily access and re-use data.
A call to librarians to use their library powers in the community beyond the walls of their institutions as the open data folks need their knowledge!
Title:
Open Sesame: Open Data, Data Liberation and New Opportunities for Libraries
Abstract:
Cities and data producers are quickly embracing Open Data, albeit unevenly. The Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) has been a pioneer in broadening access to data for nearly two decades. This session will examine the relevance of Data Liberation in terms of Open Data and explore how librarians can step up to the plate to make Open Data/Open Government as successful as DLI.
Speakers:
- Wendy Watkins, Data Librarian, Carleton University
- Ernie Boyko, Adjunct Data Librarian, Carleton University
- Tracey P. Lauriault, Post Doctoral Fellow, Carleton University (tlauriau@gmail.com)
- Margaret Haines, University Librarian, Carleton University
US National Archives & Open Government Data3 Round Stones
Presentation to the US National Archives on the use of Linked Data by US Government. Linked Data increases access and re-use opportunities for publishers and data consumers.
presented at the 2011 SemTech
Open government data and related services/applications are quickly growing on the Web. Although most agree that the government data has great potential in solving real world problems, there are still many challenges that must be addressed. This talk will describe several representative domain applications and provide concrete examples of evolving technical challenges remaining. We will show solution paths that have proven useful and make recommendations on the corresponding Semantic Web best practices.
• Scalability. How can we handle(e.g. search and cleanse) the 3,000+ raw/tool datasets, and the additional 300,000+ geo datasets from data.gov?
• Interoperability. Multi-scale open government data came from city governments, state governments, and national governments. How can one compare the GDP of the US and China, and later link to state-level financial data? Open government data covers many domains. How can one associate open government data with domain knowledge to build a cancer prevention application?
• Provenance and quality. How should provenance be leveraged to facilitate high-quality data management interactions (e.g. reuse, mash-up and feedback) between the government and the public?
Workshop session given at the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2012 (IWMW 2012) event held at the University of Edinburgh on 18th - 20th June 2012.
In recent years governments and research institutions have emphasized the need for open data as a fundamental component of open science. But we need much more than the data themselves for them to be reusable and useful. We need descriptive and machine-readable metadata, of course, but we also need the software and the algorithms necessary to fully understand the data. We need the standards and protocols that allow us to easily read and analyze the data with the tools of our choice. We need to be able to trust the source and derivation of the data. In short, we need an interoperable data infrastructure, but it must be a flexible infrastructure able to work across myriad cultures, scales, and technologies. This talk will present a concept of infrastructure as a body of human, organisational, and machine relationships built around data. It will illustrate how a new organization, the Research Data Alliance, is working to build those relationships to enable functional data sharing and reuse.
Sentara Linked Data Workshop - Sept 10, 20123 Round Stones
One day workshop to Sentara Healthcare on using a Linked Data approach for enterprise architecture. Topics include: Open Government Data initiatives, demo of Weather Health Web application; leveraging open data from NIH, NLM, NOAA, EPA, HHS; Callimachus Enterprise, a Linked Data Management System for the enterprise.
Sirris innovate2011 - Smart Products with smart data - introduction, Dr. Elen...Sirris
This lecture highlights current trends, challenges and opportunities related to the emergence of large amounts of data. It also presents Sirris’s recent research activities in this domain.
Data for Good: How Data is Transforming Business and SocietyJeanne Holm
From high tech to rural Uganda, the data that companies and governments share is being used around the world by all kinds of people to make life better.
Reviewing geospatial and open data resources available from Google Earth, NASA, and others for data journalists, developers, governments, and civil society.
Connections between big data and open data. Includes a case study of Data.gov and the ways that companies, charities, and others are using open data to improve the lives of people around the planet.
Knowledge Sharing and Social Media at NASAJeanne Holm
This represents work done while I was serving as the Chief Knowledge Architect at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory using social media to encourage collaboration inside and outside the agency
A presentation on knowledge sharing, innovation, and open government data presented to the University of Adelaide MBA program during Dr. David Pender's class
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
6. Releasing and using
open data is about
empowering people to
make better decisions
and change their
behavior
6
7. Creating a Data Ecosystem
1. Gather data
– from many places and give it freely
2. Connect the community
– to collaborate through social
media, events, and platforms
3. Provide an infrastructure
– built on standards and interoperability
4. Encourage technology developers
– to create apps, maps, and visualizations
that empower people’s choices
“A Strategy for American
5. Gather more data Innovation” published
September 2009
– and connect more people
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8. Data.gov
• Provides instant access
to ~400,000 datasets in
easy to use formats
• Contributions from
UN, World Bank, and 172
agencies
• Encourage development
of innovative applications
• Drive innovation and
knowledge use across
the globe
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11. Powered Through Advanced
Technologies
• Provides developers tools and raw
data formats to develop new
capabilities
• Partnership with
– W3C: eGov Interest Group +
activities, standards, and
recommendations
– RPI for research in semantic web and
open linked data
• Data hosted in the cloud
• Open source platform
• Builds on ontologies developed in
specific areas
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12. Students and Learning
• Universities are using Data.gov
in the classroom as a learning
guide and to have students
develop apps from government
data
http://www.data.gov/story/datago
v-in-the-classroom
• Elsevier's SciVerse project called
US Government Dataset Search
creates an index of references
and use of government data in
scientific publications
http://www.data.gov/communities
/node/116/view/215
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13. Data.gov for the Economy
• NOAA’s data helped build
weather-related business
• When the Department of
Defense released satellite
data…private industry
created affordable GPS
devices!
• Together these open data
services empower $100B
data-driven industries
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14. Open Communities
Community
Developers ✓
Open Data ✓
Semantic Web ✓
Health ✓
Law ✓
Energy ✓
Education ✓
Ocean ✓
Safety ✓
Manufacturing ✓
Business ✓
Ethics ✓
Cities ✓
Sustainable Supply Chain ✓
+ many more…
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16. Creating Community
• Communities are public-facing
spaces that present
data, information, and subject
matter knowledge about a single
topic from many organizations in
one place
– The topics for communities can be
chosen based on priorities from the
public, departments based on their
mission, or issues of national
importance
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17. Creating a Shared Vision
• These questions help to guide early discussions
1. Vision: What will the community connection and collaboration
look like in the future?
2. Leaders: Who will help to lead the community?
3. Participants: Who will participate?
4. Outcome: What are the expected outcomes, metrics, and
measurements that will show success? How will this
community work to improve the lives of citizens?
5. Functionality: What types of activities will be conducted on the
site (forums, blogs, wikis, ranking, rating, challenges, or apps)?
6. Content: What content should be displayed
7. Interactivity: What ways will the community interact with the
leaders, with each other, and with the public?
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18. Energy Drives Innovation
• Energy.Data.gov
connects
innovators, indust
ry, academia, and
government at
federal, state, an
d local levels
18
19. Challenges Spark Ideas
• Energy.Data.gov
works with
groups and
challenges across
the nation to
innovate around
federal data
19
20. Data Drives Decisions
• Apps transform data
in understandable
ways to help people
make decisions
20
21. Green Button
• 21 million American households
can now download their home or
business energy use data from
their local utility
• Then use apps to manage their
energy use to save money and
go green
• More at Energy.Data.gov
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22. US Digital Strategy
• Ensure that as the government
adjusts to this new digital
world, we seize the opportunity
to procure and manage
devices, applications, and data
in smart, secure and affordable
ways
• Unlock the power of government
data to spur innovation across
our Nation and improve the
quality of services for the
American people
WhiteHouse.gov/digitalgov
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23. US Open Government Action Plan
• On 20 September 2011, President
Obama announced at the UN
General Assembly…
– Contribute Data.gov as a platform
(Government of India and the U.S.)
– Foster communities on Data.gov
– Health, energy, and law plus new
communities in education, research and
development, and public safety
• In September 2012, President
Obama reported these actions
delivered
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24. Open Government Platform (OGPL)
• Open source co-developed by India’s
National Informatics Centre and US
Data.gov Team
• Data.gov is migrating to OGPL in 2012
• Coordinating with open data providers,
platforms, and communities like W3C,
World Bank, CKAN, and open source
developers worldwide
• Public commits and tracker on Github
• Public mailing list for discussion
• Join the community!
– https://github.com/opengovtplatform
– http://www.opengovplatform.org
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26. Data.gov Capabilities
• Present • Future
– Dataset Management – OGPL
• Workflow engine and • Open source platform
metadata editor • Drupal + CKAN
• Extended Dublin Core
– API key registry
– Search • API key authorization
• Keyword and faceted
• Application statistics
filtering
• 6.7 billion triples – Enhanced search
– Geo • Federated catalogs
• Search, harvest, and across
visualize via agencies, cities, and
www.geoplatform.gov topics
– Vocab.Data.gov • ADMS-based metadata
• Vocabulary and schema – Vocab.Data.gov
engine for linked data • Federated ontologies
• URIs for all health data
• URIs for all data
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27. Partnerships for Better Data
• Ontologies and schema adoption and
augmentation with
– Schema.org, IEEE, ISO, AGU, OASIS, and others
– Crowdsourced folksonomies
• RPI and Professor Jim Hendler
– Lead for semantic web for Data.gov
27
28. International Partnerships for
Better Data
• W3C leadership (w3c.org)
– Government Linked Data Working Group
– eGovernment Interest Group (join for free!)
• Government of India
– Shared leadership in the Open
Government Platform
• CKAN
– Co-developing components of the Open
Government Platform
– Open Knowledge Foundation
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37. Making the Federal Budget
Easy to Understand: Visual
• Visualizations to help Budget
understand data
• Great visuals can
change the world
(Florence Nightingale’s
visualizations of
infection)
• We connect large
numbers to personal
experience
• www.visualbudget.org
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40. Weather Underground
• Severe weather
warnings allow people to
react appropriately to
threats
• Internationalization:
MeteoAlarm (EUMetNet)
• Need shared models
and standards
• www.wunderground.com
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42. USAID Food Security Challenge
• Kat Townsend at USAID had a
great idea
– Develop apps to increase food
security
– “Crowdsourcing the questions
and crowdsourcing the
solutions”
– Three Ideation Jams Code-a-
thon and a Data Palooza
– 10,000 data entries corrected
with 145 volunteers in 16 hours
with 85% accuracy
– http://idea.usaid.gov/g8
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48. Challenge.Gov—
Investing in Innovation
• Stimulate private sector
investment
• Improve skills of the
participants
• Hundreds of challenges
• Millions of dollars
• Provided by GSA
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49. Race to the Rooftops
• Make it faster, easier,
and cheaper to install
solar panels on home
throughout the nation
• $10M in prizes over
two years
• Department of Energy
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50. Motorcoach Safety
• 4,000 people are killed
and >100,000 people are
injured each year in
crashes with large trucks
and buses
• Data from U.S.
Department of
Transportation’s Federal
Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
• Challenge focuses on
student entries
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57. The Path Ahead
• Bring data up and out of government to the public ★
• Make data accessible and linked ★★★★★
• Create communities to understand and apply data
• Connect and collaborate with small
businesses, industry, and academia to drive
innovation
• Continue to develop OGPL with community
development
• Share with others to understand global issues
We need to securely architect our systems
for interoperability and openness from conception.
—Digital Government
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58. A Global
Movement Has
Begun to Provide
Transparency and
Democratization
of Data
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Update via @usdatagov
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62. Let’s work together to set the
data free!
www.Data.Gov
@usdatagov
jholm@jpl.nasa.gov
@JeanneHolm
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Editor's Notes
Most popular types of datasets: geography and environment, health and nutrition, and national security and veterans affairs
Harvard University, Dr. Karim Lakhani, Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation, Harvard Business Case StudyNew York Law School, Professor Beth Noveck, Democracy Design Workshop Do Tank, ORGPedia: Corporate Intelligence and Accountability for the 21st Century and Economic Impact of Open Gov DataNew York University, Professor Christina Goodness, Information and Technology for Socio-political ChangeOregon State University, Dr. Dawn Wright, Geographic Information Systems and ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Professor Peter Fox, Data ScienceRensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Professor Jim Hendler, Linking Open Government Data (tutorials, apps, and mashups)Rice University, Jeffrey Seifert and Jane Fountain, Technology and Policies in the Information AgeSyracuse University, Professor Ines Mergel, Government 2.0Temple University, Steven L. Johnson, Data and Knowledge ManagementUniversity of California, Berkeley, Professor Yee, Mixing and Remixing InformationUniversity of Michigan, Library, Access to Governmental Datasets at Data.govYale University, Dr. Laura DeNardis and Dr. Nicholas Bramble, Access to Knowledge
Florence NightingaleCrimean WarUK soldiers who died from battle (red) vs. infection (blue)
John CelenzaSevere weather warnings allow people to react appropriately to threatsInternationalization: MeteoAlarm (EUMetNet)Need shared models and standardshttp://www.wunderground.com/
Kat TownsendDevelop apps to increase food security“The best way for people to have impact if for people to learn from their peers”“Crowdsourcing the questions and crowdsourcing the solutions”Three Ideation Jams leading to a Code-a-thon and a Data Paloozahttp://idea.usaid.gov/g8
This is just the beginning.Host ideation jams to do more with the dataNot just a one-off. The map will be updated.Excited to see how lives are improved from the data release
Student challenge
Uses asthma patients aggregated GPS notations to create hot spots in communities where there are asthma issuesChanges individual behaviorFrom 65% daily incidence to 25% daily incidence of inhaler uses over a six month study
Raise your hand if you’ve ever saved a life? Congratulations!Raise your hand if you’ve ever written a line of code? You are a potential lifesaver.
Two emergency room doctors in Colorado50,000 patients over 25 years7,000,000 patients in 2 years100 employees and adding more