Open data, So What?

OPEN DATA, SO WHAT?
Finding the Value in Open Data
Edafe Onerhime edafe@ekoner.com ekoner

HELLO
Who are you?
What do you do?
What was your first experience of open data?
What do you hope to get out of the training?
Based onOpen Data in a Day by DaveTarrant (Open Data Institute)

TODAY
Open Data &Value
Publishing & Using Open Data
Open Data InYour Organisation

AIM:
Open Data &Value
Provide a good foundation in open data and
an understanding of value.

OUTCOME
Define open data
Describe what open data is and isn’t
Define value
Describe what value means to your
organisation

EXERCISE
What is data?

DEFINITION OF DATA (1)
A collection of facts, information and
statistics that can be analysed to
develop new knowledge

A collection of numbers assigned as
values to quantitative variables and/or
characters assigned as values to
qualitative variables

The lowest level of abstraction
from which information and then
knowledge are derived.

THE DIK PYRAMID

KEYTAKEAWAYS (1)
Data is the raw material of the
new industrial revolution
- Francis Maude, UK MP

KEYTAKEAWAYS (2)
Data is a means, not an end.

EXERCISE
What is Open Data?

OPTION A
Open data is data that is made available by
organisations, businesses and individuals
for anyone to access, use and share.
- Open Data Institute
Introduced November 2014

OPTION B
Open means anyone can freely access, use,
modify and share for any purpose (subject, at
most, to requirements that preserve provenance
and openness).
- Summary of Open Definition (v2.0)
Introduced August 2014

OPTION C
Open data is data that is published in an open
format, is machine readable and is published
under a license that allows for free reuse.
- data.gov.uk
Accessed November 2014

OPTION D
Open data is the idea that certain data should
be freely available to everyone to use and
republish as they wish, without restrictions
from copyright, patents or other mechanisms
of control.
-Wikipedia

KEYTAKEAWAYS
Licensing matters
What is free? – Libre vs Gratis
Attribution may be required
Geographic restrictions may apply

BIG, OPEN, PERSONAL DATA

OPPORTUNITIES
Open Data
Brings transparency, open peer review
Big Data
Brings the evidence
Personal Data
Makes it relevant

KEYTAKEAWAY
Open Data is not Big Data
Open Data is not Personal Data
Open Data can be Big and Personal

WHAT ISVALUE?
“The benefit that a good or a service
provides, as perceived and measured by the
beholder.”
- Oxford English Dictionary

THEVALUE OF OPEN DATA
“Open data can help unlock $3 trillion to $5
trillion in economic value annually across
seven sectors”
- McKinsey Insights

EXERCISE
What is value to your organisation?

KEYTAKEAWAYS
Value is not just financial
Value is in the eyes of the beholder

AIM
Publishing & Using Open Data
Provide an understanding of the challenges,
risks, benefits and opportunities in publishing
and using open data

OUTCOME
Explain the value to your organisation of:
publishing open data
using open data
Outline the issues in your organisation with:
using open data

WHY PUBLISH OPEN DATA?
Save Money
FOIA / Queries
Meet Obligations
Legal / Contractual
Generate Potential
Innovation / Community

WHY USE OPEN DATA?
Enable Transparency
Create Income
Cut Costs
Improve Services
Save the Planet

KEYTAKEAWAY
Open Data is everywhere
More than open government data
More than digital artefacts
Community matters

EXERCISE
Is Open Data right for your organisation?

PUBLISHING - CHALLENGES
Licensing
Data Ownership
Brand Protection
Data Quality
Measuring Success

USING – CHALLENGES (1)
Finding Open Data
Integrating Open Data
Linking to other data

FINDING OPEN DATA
Portals (CKAN)
Data.gov.uk
Leeds Data Mill
Publishers
HSCIC
Food Standards Agency

FIVE STAR SCHEME
Image courtesy of http://5stardata.info/

FIVE STAR SCHEME
Available & Licensed
Structured
Non-proprietary
Findable
Linked

USING – CHALLENGES (2)
Provenance
Completeness &Accuracy
Consistency
Timeliness
Richness
GuaranteedAvailability
http://thegovlab.org/what-do-businesses-really-look-for-in-open-data/

OPEN DATA CERTIFICATES
Raw: Great Start
Pilot: Basic Support
Standard: Robust Support & Publishing
Expert: Exceptional Infrastructure
https://certificates.theodi.org/overview

EXERCISE
What challenges does open data present for
your organisation?

OUTCOME
Explain the value to your organisation of:
using open data
Outline the issues in your organisation
with:
using open data

AIM
Open Data InYour Organisation
Provide a grounding in available open data
and opportunities for use and publication of
open data by your organisation

OUTCOME
Discuss open data case studies related to
your organisation
Construct a list of potential open data for
publication by your organisation
Construct a list of potential open data to be
used by your organisation

OPEN DATA CASE STUDIES
http://ekoner.com/post/99809544328/this-week-in-open-data-stories-12th-october-2014

OUTCOME
Discuss open data case studies related to
your organisation
Construct a list of potential open data for
publication by your organisation
Construct a list of potential open data to
be used by your organisation

THANKYOU
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Open Data in a Day by: DaveTarrant (Open Data Institute)

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