The document discusses the advantages of open data and unified public IT systems, including cost savings and increased innovation. It notes that open source helps build large systems cost-effectively while challenging existing monopolies. The document also outlines different approaches to open data taken by governments in the US, UK, and Finland, and shares perspectives expressed in San Francisco on reforms to transition governments to more open "Government as a Service" models.

1. Open Data and Enterprises Yulia Tammisto Raine Rimpilä Tapio Nurminen Flo Apps Oy www.tietokannat.fi

2. Flo Apps Oy Consultancy and implementation of modern web technologies Winner of Apps For Democracy Finland 2009 with 'Nomen est omen'

4. Advantages of Open Data and unified public IT Synergy effect of combined data sets (Regional healthcare, Maps & Traffic) Cost-effective, time saving solutions (focusing on studying information, not digging and formatting it) Boosting innovation of new services (providing many opportunities for development of ideas)

5. How will Open Data & Open Source affect IT? Open Source helps build large systems cost-effectively Individual "hackers" and SMEs enter the competition Monopoly of big players (Tieto, Logica) is challenged

6. Data Aggregation and Distribution (MS Dallas service) Data Providers (NYT) Data Linking and Visualization (DataMarket.com) Creating tools to Publish and Distribute Linked Data [USA, UK] Subscription services ( Public Bids ) [USA Finland] Consulting New Business Models

7. Governmental Open Data USA and UK paths Open the datasets (Excel, CSV) Link opened Data ( MapLight.org ) US initial release May 2009: 47 datasets; May 2010: over 250 000 datasets Finland: the work has hardly begun

8. As heard in San Francisco … Computerized Society and Open Data reforms government past: hierarchical government model perspectives: Government as a Service, Government as a Platform, Gov 2.0. Drupal OpenGov distribution ready-made tools to build a robust, secure governmental sites based on whitehouse.gov

9. As heard in SF and online … "Several potential paths but this must be done." Suzanne Acar, FBI "Me ostimme tietoyhteiskuntana 1980-luvulla silloisen huippuauton, mutta siitä ei näemmä tekemälläkään meinaa saada nykyaikaista hybridiä." Matti Vanhanen

10. Kiitos! Yulia Tammisto Raine Rimpil ä Tapio Nurminen [email_address]