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Knowing what data you have, where it is, and under a
governance structure that allows it to be shared internally
(as well as externally) is a problem every government is
going to face if it wants to be efficient, relevant and
innovative in the 21st century.


Availability
Usability

Information management
• the collection and management of
information from one or more sources

• the distribution of that information to one
or more audiences.

• The organization of and control over the
structure, processing and delivery of
information.


Externally

Internally / Organisation

FDIC’s Enterprise Architecture Framework

http://www.slideshare.net/alanmcsweene
y/data-governance-keystone-of-
information-management-initiatives

http://www.slideshare.net/sean.mcclowry/mike20-
information-governance-overview


Availability
Usability

FOCUS


The “ICING” stuff

• Legislation, privacy, security & re-use
• Inclusivity, choice, availability, usability, quality
• Transparency, accountability
• Linked, collaboration


Legislation, privacy, security & re-use

Federal
Regions: Brussels Capital,Flanders, Wallonia
Communities: French speaking, Flemish, German)

All regions and the federal state have their
own legislation on access to information and
re-use of Public Sector Information .

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Legislation on the protection of personal data, intellectual property rights, and some
specific regulations regarding particular types of government data (e.g. company
register, cadastre)

http://epsiplatform.eu/sites/default/files/Topic%20Report%20Belgium.pdf


6.1. Strategische krachtlijnen
6.1.1. Open data wordt de norm binnen de Vlaamse overheid

3.2. Hergebruik van overheidsinformatie
Als gevolg van de Europese PSI-richtlijn 2003/98/EG (17 november 2003) betreffende
het hergebruik van overheidsinformatie en de wet tot omzetting van de richtlijn
2003/98/ EG15(7 maart 2007) bekrachtigde de Vlaamse Regering op 18 april 2007 het
decreet betreffende het hergebruik van overheidsinformatie 16 (BS 23 juli 2009).

Op basis van het decreet hergebruik van overheidsinformatie kan elke
bestuursinstantie in Vlaanderen autonoom beslissen of bestuursdocumenten waarover
ze beschikt, vrijgegeven wordt voor hergebruik.


GRONDWET
Art. 32
Ieder heeft het recht elk bestuursdocument te raadplegen en er een afschrift van te
krijgen, behoudens in de gevallen en onder de voorwaarden bepaald door de wet, het
decreet of de regel bedoeld in artikel 134.

Art. 134
De wetten ter uitvoering van artikel 39 bepalen de rechtskracht van de regelen die de
organen, welke zij oprichten, uitvaardigen in de aangelegenheden, welke zij
aanduiden.
Zij kunnen aan deze organen de bevoegdheid toekennen om decreten met kracht
van wet uit te vaardigen op het gebied en op de wijze die zij bepalen.


Inclusivity, c
hoice, availa
bility, usabil
ity, quality

“While open data may seem at first glance like something reserved for technology geeks,
the intention of the open data movement is the opposite of exclusivity: it aims to foster an
understanding of government information for the average citizen. While not everyone will
make use of the data, it’s important for citizens to know that it’s accurate and available, and
that accessible data is a right, not a privilege. It is also an increasingly important skill for
participation in the information and knowledge economy.” (from Open Data, Open City,
University of Toronto: September, 2010)

http://blog.cookcountygov.com/opencc/wp-
content/uploads/2011/09/Open_Cook_County_9.21.11.pdf


Encouraged by Brussels, the online availability of open data provided by public
authorities could give rise to a multitude of applications that are useful to citizens and
society, with economic gains estimated at no less than 140 billion euros per year….

….but a lot remains to be done before we can begin to cash in on some of this 140
billion. We will have to increase the quality and quantity of available data, develop
alliances between the public and private sectors, and, perhaps most importantly,
overcome resistance from a large number of civil servants who behave as though this
information, which is the public property, belonged to them personally

http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1300
911-new-gold-mine-open-data


Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre Repository


Transparency, accountability

European Commission to adopt Open Data Strategy

News in from the European Commission, which has announced that they will be
adopting a new Open Data Strategy from the 29th November 2O11. The aims of
the strategy are to increase government transparency, and hopefully generate
overall economic gains of around €40 billion a year for the EU.

Transparency enables people to find information that they “can
readily find and use.” “harness new technologies” and “solicit public
feedback to identify information of greatest use to the public.”
http://blog.okfn.org/2011/11/24/european-commission-to-adopt-open-data-strategy/

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http://openlylocal.com/


Linked, Collaboration

Linked Data is about using the Web to connect related data that wasn't previously
linked, or using the Web to lower the barriers to linking data currently linked
using other methods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM6XIICm_qo


http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/information-
for-businesses.php


http://linkeddata.org/home


www.opendataforum.eu


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