This document discusses principles for open government data and provides examples of how parliamentary proceedings in the Netherlands have been published according to these principles. It outlines principles from the W3C and Open Government Group for making data human and machine-readable, linked, standardized, and reusable. Recent parliamentary data from 1995 onward is available online, while older historical proceedings from 1814-1995 can also be accessed. The document encourages assessing existing parliamentary websites against these principles and fully implementing open data standards to maximize the value and novel insights that can be gained from the data.

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Open Overheids Data
Maarten Marx
Informatica Institute, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Haagse Hogeschool, 2013-09-16

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Inhoud
• Abstract: W3C Open Government Data Principles
• Concreet: In de praktijk als je 200 jaar Handelingen der Staten
Generaal wilt publiceren.

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Literatuur
http://politicalmashup.nl/2010/03/
digital-sustainable-parliamentary-proceedings

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W3C Principles for publishing government data
• make data both machine and human readable;
• link data, make data linkable, provide permanent identifiers for
each government object and data item;
• provide metadata using common standards (e.g. Dublin Core);
• make the data as easy to reuse (e.g. in mashups) as possible.

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Principles of The Open Government Group
(http://www.opengovdata.org)
1. Complete All public data is made available. Public data is data
that is not subject to valid privacy, security or privilege limitations.
2. Primary Data is as collected at the source, with the highest
possible level of granularity, not in aggregate or modified forms.
3. Timely Data is made available as quickly as necessary to preserve
the value of the data.
4. Accessible Data is available to the widest range of users for the
widest range of purposes.

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More Principles
5. Machine processable Data is reasonably structured to allow
automated processing.
6. Non-discriminatory Data is available to anyone, with no
requirement of registration.
7. Non-proprietary Data is available in a format over which no
entity has exclusive control.
8. License-free Data is not subject to any copyright, patent,
trademark or trade secret regulation. Reasonable privacy, security
and privilege restrictions may be allowed.

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Tim Berners Lee 5 stars for Linked Open Data
http://5stardata.info/#by-example

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Concretely: Publishing Parliamentary Proceedings
• History (1814-1995): http://statengeneraaldigitaal.nl
• Recent (1995-couple of weeks ago) http://overheid.nl
• Yesterday http://www.tweedekamer.nl
Homework
Assess for each of these sites with which principles they comply.

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PoliticalMashup
• In PoliticalMashup project we wanted to set a very high example
standard.
• http://search.politicalmashup.nl

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Conclusie
• Het is best mogelijk om je aan alle principes te houden.
• Het is ook niet zo heel erg moeilijk.
• Implementeer het overal, en hou je eraan.
• Probeer meerwaarde zelf te vinden,
• mooie overzichten
• totaal andere gezichtspunten (per persoon bijvoorbeeld, zie
http://data.politicalmashup.nl/
PolitiekeProfielen2010/2/)
• Gekke dingen:
http://data.politicalmashup.nl/politiekinzicht/