This document discusses open data initiatives in Amsterdam. It notes that while civil servants understand the importance of open data, many are unsure how to use it or what their role is in delivering open data. It then outlines reasons to promote open data, including economic gains and accountability. It discusses challenges faced by local governments, including legacy ICT focus and lack of understanding of open data. The document highlights open data catalyst projects in Amsterdam, including Code for Europe and Open Cities. It notes Amsterdam's strong open data ecosystem partners and the evolution of open data programs there from 2010 to today. It provides examples of best practices and observations about stimulating local open data programs.

1. Open Data, Commons, Code for
Europe in Amsterdam
Connected Smart Cities,18 th Febr 2014, Brussels
Katalin Gallyas
Open Innovation Policy
Advisor
@KatalinG

2. Open Data. Why?
Public sector staff recognize the importance of open
data, but many are unsure how to use it. (Guardian
Research, June 2013)

3. Open Data. Why?
Default mindset Gov = Closed. How to fight this?
• Economic gains
• Societal values
• Accountability of government
• Proactivity on market demands and new civic services
- > Transformational public services
• How to Make Digital Agenda endeavors local?

4. Open Data. Why?

5. Striking facts
While 72% of the interviewed civil servants understood that
open data would be very important over the next three
years, 78% did not know about specific government open
data initiatives or what their benefits would be.
….and 66% did not understand their personal role in
delivering the open data agenda.
(Source: Open Data Policy Research, Guardian, June 2013)

6. Open Data Controversial for Local Governments
Open Data chances are
unrevealed for governments.
Because of ICT legacy focus,
Vendor- and Open Data
Interpretation Illiteracy
Who to choose? What to choose?
Huge range of non proprietary
and proprietary systems.
-ODP Open Data Partnership
-Open Data Institute
-Open Knowledge Foundation

7. Vocabularies Policy Makers
“What is the evidence that
we should release
datasets?”
“How many start ups have
been created since we
launched the first datasets”
“Can Open Data repair a
market
failure, inefficiency?”

8. Vendor Fusion

9. Current open data catalysts (non-proprietary*)

10. Current open data catalysts (proprietary*)

12. Precarious Open Data Policies
Connected
24 hours
+ Release-, Promote, Build Apps, Repository
Missing part : Peer Reviewed Civic Apps, Sharing Commons

13. What else can help to stimulate
local Open Data programs and
impact?

14. 1. EU Open Data Fuel Project: Code for Europe

15. Code for Europe: Civic Apps & Commons

16. The Future - Commons

17. 2. EU Open Data project: Open Cities Repository &
Hackathons

18. 2. EU project: Open Cities

20. 3. EU Data Project: City SDK (service development toolkit)

22. Amsterdam – Strong Open Data Ecosystem partners
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Strong SME’s, hackers’, coders
Business Accelerators
Innovation Intermediaries >>
EU Projects
Open minded City Gov
Participatory citizens

23. Open Data Evolution in Amsterdam
• In 2010 hackers, innovation labs and SME’s, web
entrepreneurs requested the first datasets
• 28 datasets open in 2011
• >350 datasets open in 2014
• 2010 – 0 euro budget
• 2013 – 1,5 M euro budget
• 2014- lobby for 0.5 M local resources and many EU projects
• From 2013 Open Data Program – by Amsterdam Economic
Board
• 3 EU projects that promote the value of Open Data

24. Best Practices Open Data
• 30 apps have been launched
(face recognition by portrays)
• High educational impact
• Positive PR for the museum
• Reach of new younger
target group
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api -110.000 high resolution
photo’s of the collection

27. Beyond Open Data – Business Generation

28. 2012 – Focus of App Contest: The more the better….

29. 2013 – Less apps more business incubation
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3 start ups coaching
+300 datasets
Participation in Apps4EU
+50 civic apps

30. Community: Appsterdam2600 developers have joined
up

31. Appsterdam- 2600 developers have joined up

32. Understand Open Data dynamics

33. Open Data Observations
1. Open Data Catalysts are strongly dependent on
external financing and networking (role for
Enoll, Connected Smart Cities)- Liberate open data
agents!
2. Vocabularies match between policy makers and open
data catalyst
3. Produce user cases to discover the enormous
underexploited value of data
4. Watch out with corporate Big Data providers
5. Encourage cities to move toward Commons, peer
reviewed open data vendors

34. Memories. 2011

35. Thank you!
Katalin Gallyas
gallyas@ez.amsterdam.nl
@katalinG