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‘What IN the WORLD is Open data anyway?’ and other valid questions | Julia Glidden | March 2015
The document discusses the value of open data in urban environments, highlighting its benefits such as improved city administration, transparency, and economic growth. Examples from cities like Chicago, Barcelona, and Uganda demonstrate how open data can solve complex challenges and enhance local economies. Additionally, it introduces Citadel, a platform designed to simplify access to open data and stimulate innovative applications from the community.
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‘What IN the WORLD is Open data anyway?’ and other valid questions | Julia Glidden | March 2015
- 1. St Albans 2015 APPS4 DUMMIES ‘WHAT IN THE WORLD IS OPEN DATA ANYWAY?’ AND OTHER VALID QUESTIONS 21C CONSULTANCY
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- 4. The Way WeUnderstand The World
- 5. With Benefits forCities… ‘London Fire Labs’ visualises the impact of Fire Station closures and make smarter strategic choices TFL Live Feeds power more than 5000 Apps helping Londoners navigate the city more effectively Open Workspaces gives Small Businesses access to up-to-the-minute information about affordable workspaces near them
- 7. But Remains UntappedValue
- 8. What Can OpenData Do for Me?
- 9. Solve Complex Challenges Chicagouses ‘Windy Grid’ to give City Administrators the ability to detect infrastructure problems in real-time Barcelona uses Open Data to cut out lengthy email requests & let local staff find information they need fast India uses Open Data to enforce accountability and regulatory compliance in the mining industry
- 10. Improve Transparency Uganda’s SchoolFunding Data helped fight corruption to increase the proportion of allocated funds reaching schools from 20% to >90% The UK’s Open Data Portal helped They Work for You become a trusted resource for citizens with over 300,000 monthly visits by citizens South Korea’s Open Spending Data site reduced the perception of local government corruption from 68% to 53% within 1 year
- 11. Strengthen Local Economy Manchester– £8.5 Million Projected Annual Savings from Open Data Europe – £40 Billion in Added Value Canada - $3.2 Billion in Charitable Tax Code Violations Caught Through Open Data Denmark - €14 Million Return on €0.2 Million Investment in Open Address Data Finland – SMEs grew 15% faster in 1 year with Open Data
- 12. Local Authorities –A Unique Opportunity
- 13. Challenge: Large AuthoritiesDominate
- 14. Remedy: Open Data4 Local Economies … But Needs Ongoing Data & Engagement as Fuel
- 15. Reason: Supply CreatesDemand in OD Creative Economies develop wherever the supply of quality Open Data exists Consumers for Open Data greatly increase the Economic & Social returns of Reuse Technologies like Citadel exist to make the Open Data process cost effective and simple All that is needed to create regional Open Data powerhouses is data commitments and support of senior leadership in these authorities
- 16. How Citadel CanHelp?
- 17. Citadel is aGlobal Open Data Community
- 18. Citadel Can HelpYour Work in 3 Ways…
- 19. 1. Simplify Accessto the Open Data “Tools So Easy Even a 9 Year Old Can Make An App” Convertor lets anyone turn datasets into useful formats App Generator kick starts local people in building personalised new services
- 20. 2. Stimulate New& Creative Data Use View Local Trees Discover Nearby Parking Enjoy City Galleries Find Closest ATM
- 21. 3. Capture LocalImagination A Story That Went Around The World - More than 40 Countries
- 22. Citadel: Helping YouNavigate Open Data Independent, Vendor-Neutral Peer-to-Peer Advice for Public Servants Tested on more than 140 Local Authorities of every shape & size Available for you to use today with no upfront costs
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Editor's Notes
- #4 Data is now produced by everything from our mobile phones to our traffic lights. The amount of data produced has grown exponentially as computers have permeated all areas The Data explosion has left us with masses of new information about everyday life.
- #5 Increasingly, data is the way we understand the world When put into the form of attractive visualisations, data lets us: gain a new perspective on familiar situations understand complex evidence deepen our understanding of how we live. Everything from life-logging applications to track your health to data about how we use our mobile phones has created a new generation of people for whom data is a key to understanding the world.
- #7 The data held by governments has the potential to: drive new services inspire completely new solutions improve the way we live our lives. Data opened to creative people fuels new discoveries Open Data innovation at a pace and scale far larger than government could hope to achieve alone.
- #8 Data is crucial to our daily lives. Immense value remains to be gained from the information held by governments. Financial benefits Political benefits Environmental benefits Social dividends to be reaped from using our data better.
- #10 Open Data lets Chicago find out where utility problems are happening and re-assign engineers in real-time Barcelona paid for their entire Open Data programme in 6 months through reducing the time staff spend searching for information between departments India couldn’t police the mining industry effectively because overstretched staff couldn’t keep on top of the huge amounts of data. By opening up the information the public, India enlists an army of citizen regulators to scrutinise activities and report suspected infringements, helping staff do their job more effectively Sources Chicago – (Source – 2014 Case Study) - http://www.mongodb.com/press/mongodb-powers-city-chicago%E2%80%99s-windygrid-platform Barcelona – (Source 2015 Open City Data Workshop) – Testimonial from Brian Ablett of Leeds) India – (Source – 2013 Case Study) - http://www.opendataresearch.org/project/2013/teri
- #11 Uganda found that by making school budgets Open data they dramatically reduced corruption by officials and raised the money going to the schools from 20% to more than 90% The UK ‘They Work for You’ site publishes Open data about MPs voting records and receives more than 300,000 visitors a month South Korea’s spend data helped catch and reduce the percentage of people who viewed local government as corrupt from 68% to 53% in 1 year Sources Uganda - (Source – 2004 Case Study) =- http://qje.oxfordjournals.org/content/119/2/679.short UK – (Source – 2012 Report) - www.mysociety.org%2Ffiles%2F2011%2F06%2FTheyWorkForYou_research_report-2011-Tobias-Escher1.pdf South Korea – (Sourge OGP Case Study 2013) - www.opengovpartnership.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FKorea_comments_received.pdf
- #12 Canada Tax Avoidance (Source - 2011 Case Study) - http://eaves.ca/2010/04/14/case-study-open-data-and-the-public-purse/ Denmark RoI (Source – 2011 EPIS Case Study) - http://www.epsiplatform.eu/content/value-danish-address-data Europe Added Value (Source 2014 World Bank Case Study) - www.worldbank.org%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2FWorldbank%2Fdocument%2FOpen-Data-for-Economic-Growth.pdf Manchester Projected Savings (2011 OKFN Case Study) - http://blog.okfn.org/2011/08/25/greater-manchester-open-data-city/ Finland Growth Figure (Source – 2013 Presentation) - https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.julkict.fi%2Fjulkict%2Favoin-data%2Fdataportaali%2Fopen-data-policy-in-finland-presentation-11-12.2013
- #14 A perception exists that Open Data is really only for the Londons, Manchesters and Glasgows of the world These large cities dominate Open Data perceptions through their high-budget, headline-grabbing programmes Such programmes leave smaller towns, cities and counties feeling like the barriers to entry are too great
- #15 Any local authority can become an Open data leader just by taking the initiative to act beyond government mandates The real key to success is the backing of your leadership for the programme – once this is in place, you can begin to generate results
- #18 Citadel has built an internationally-recognized brand in Open Data. The project has become a by-word for simple, accessible and high-quality Open Data tools & impartial peer-to-peer advice for Local Authorities. 140 - Number of cities, towns and countries in our network spanning 6 continents 64 - Number of countries with Citadel associates 660 - Our apps tally 13 - Number of standards bodies whose representatives have been engaged by Citadel
- #20 Citadel removes the technological barriers to Open Data by making it so simple to create Apps that even a 9 year-old can go through the steps in a matter of hours The tools are designed to support every step of a basic Open Data journey from spreadsheet to mobile app Everything is written in plain English so that normal people can understand and use without technical expertise
- #23 Citadel has been designed & developed to help public servants navigate the complex world of Open Data Our solution has been built by people who understand in-depth the unique challenges faced by local authorities We have tested our tools in more than 140 local authorities, from small-town America to Europe’s largest cities to central Asian governments, to ensure that the guidance is ready for everyone Citadel is available for you to use today, with no upfront costs so you can get started right away We offer a range of exclusive services to support your journey and if anyone would like more information on these please see me afterwards