This document discusses open data initiatives in Gdansk, Poland. It notes that open data has significant economic benefits, estimating a 0.4-4.1% increase to GDP from various studies. Gdansk has an open data policy and shares datasets to be reusable, credible, complete, and machine-readable. Examples of open data provided by Gdansk include city expenditure lists updated daily, a machine-readable city price list, and access to records of public information requests. The city develops open web applications using this data and shares the source code openly. It also supports an external civic engagement platform to connect officials and residents called CivilHub.org.

1. OPEN DATA
IN GDAŃSK

2. OPEN DATA, REAL MONEY
270 British companies, using, producing or investing in open data, has a
combined annual turnover of over 92bn GBP.
Citymapper – public transport routes in 29 cities – sells products or
services using open data
Pew Research: 84% of Americans with a smartphone have used
open data through applications
NASA open satellite imagery of the Earth’s surface benefited the
U.S. economy by $1.8 bilion
Source: https://medium.com/@ODIHQ/the-economic-impact-of-open-data-what-do-we-already-know-1a119c1958a0

3. BENEFITS OF OPEN DATA FOR GDP
Quantified benefits of open data
various studies show between 0.4 and 4.1 % of GDP

4. OPEN DATA IN GDAŃSK. BACKGROUND
High expectations on transforming the city for better
Boosting innovation and development of new applications
Ongoing process of metropolization and integration in the region
How to increase levels of trust, engagement, participation?
Need for transparency
Need of engaging residents in the new ways,
looking for new solutions for old problems

5. OPENNESS MANIFESTO OF GDANSK
According to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland every citizen
has the right to obtain information about the activities of
public authorities and persons performing public functions;
Everyone has the right to access public information in
accordance with the law on access to public information;
Publishing information in open and structured forms allows citizens to
analyze and re-use;

6. THE OPENNESS POLICY
Official policy of Gdańsk – Mayor’s Regulation No. 306/2014
Gdańsk shares data-sets if possible (IT and legal conditions)
Bottom-up approach
OUR DATA-SETS
•RE-USE: data accessible and free to use in any way
•CREDIBLE and UP-TO-DATE
•COMPLETE – no hiding of information
•MACHINE-READABLE: automated processing in applications, websites
•CRUCIAL issues: finance, public information, data facilitating life

8. CITY EXPENDITURE LIST
ALL city spendings are updated and published daily

9. MACHINE READABLE

10. CITY
PRICE LIST
How much things in the city
cost?
Interactive, graphic,
easy-to-understand
Focus on detail
www.gdansk.pl/cennik

11. ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION
All requests and answers published on the Internet immediately
Raising awareness: residents can ask, the city hall has to answer

12. ENCOURAGING
THE USE OF OPEN DATA
The city develops its own web applications to show
the potential of open data
CONDITIONS - our applications should be…
•Simple to use
•Solving residents’ problem
•Created on little or no cost
•Open source – free to re-use by other cities and all interested parties
EXAMPLES?

13. WHERE TO PLANT A TREE?
Show where to plant a tree – pin it on the Google Maps
www.bandgdansk.com

14. Throw It Away
Data on collecting waste, recycling on the Google Maps
www.wyrzuc.to

16. OPEN SOURCE
Source code of our applications available on GitHub

17. COLLABORATIVE WORK

18. CIVILHUB.ORG
People have the power
External web platform to connect officials and residents
„City Facebook”
Direct way to access officials to discuss city issues
Only real people, no trolls, no haters
Open source solution, developed by a NGO, free to download

20. THANK YOU
otwartedane@gdansk.gda.pl