Keynote at Canadian Open Data Summit on June 12-14 at opendatasummit.ca

1. The Hero is in the Government,
and NOW What?
TH Schee
#CODS17 @ Edmonton
@scheeinfo @okfntw @taipeiio

2. George Leslie Mackay
George Leslie Mackay was the first Presbyterian missionary to northern Formosa
(1872). He served with the Canadian Presbyterian Mission. Mackay is among
the best known Westerners to have lived in Taiwan.
Born: 1844, Zorra
Died: June 2, 1901, Tamsui District, Taipei, Taiwan
Spouse: Chang Tsung-ming (m. 1878–1901)

3. Higher Population Density
1. Half of the world’s
population live
inside this circle
2. Highest growth
potential

4. Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) (IT.CEL.SETS.P2)
.tw: 120+
.cn: 93
.hk: 229
.mo: 324
.jp: 125
.kr: 118
.my: 144
.mm: 77
.ph: 118
.sg: 146
.vn: 131
.id: 132

5. Much less Media
Freedom

6. Cares even less about open data

7. List of countries and territories by population density
(over 10m pop.) (pop./km2)
1. Bangladesh (1129)
2. Taiwan (650)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_population_density

8. A First in Asia? Taiwan to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage (2017)
Also possibly the worst in Asia: data
breaches, privacy intrusions, frauds…
- Kenya Angers Taiwan by Deporting More Fraud Suspects to China (2016, NY Times)
- Taiwan Fears Fraud Suspects in Malaysia May Be Deported to China(2016, NT Times)
- Cambodia to deport Taiwan telecoms fraud suspects to China (2016, Reuters)
- Philippines arrests 44 from China, Taiwan in Internet fraud (2014, Strait Times)

9. https://www.behance.net/gallery/1339213/Ilha-Formosa
Very saturated
media environment

10. Contested and battling for governance

11. Mobile (2003)

12. Motor / Eurasia (2004)

13. 9,000+ km
100 days
Motor / Network (2006)

14. Boundary / Marine (2007)

16. Bat. System
Solar Panels 1, 2 Solar Panels 3,4
Power Control
Bat. System
E-Readers
PUNCAR / OtakuVan (2008)

17. Image (c) https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/puncar/

18. Image (c) https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/puncar/
Puncar directly deals with “the last mile” issue, sending personnel,
connections and resources to needed remote areas. It is hoped to
increase public awareness to digital divide and related issues. It also
aims to bridge digital divide not only by channeling urban resources
into country, but also by exporting existing economic values in the
villages.
In less than 6 years, members of the project have trotted 150 places and
covered more than 50,000km in this island

19. https://www.behance.net/gallery/1339213/Ilha-Formosa
We have LOTs of
Natural Disasters

20. September 21st, 1999
Image: Wikipedia

21. August 8th, 2009
Duration
(hours)
Storm name
and year
World record
prior to Morakot
Morakot total
mm in mm in
24 Denise (1966)[37] 1825 71.8 1623.5 63.9
48 Unnamed (1958) 2467 97.1 2361 93.0
72 Gamede (2007) 3929 154.6 2748 108.2
96 Gamede (2007) 4869 191.7
Total Hyacinthe (1980) 5678 223.5 2884 113.5
Image: Wikipedia

22. http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/reliefweb_pdf/briefingkit-7eb3053cb501fed93266e7812b84ffb6.pdf

23. http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/reliefweb_pdf/briefingkit-7eb3053cb501fed93266e7812b84ffb6.pdf

24. • Aggregating disaster information from Twitter, Plurk, BBS and
partnered websites
• Scrapping data from government websites, recycle and rebuild data
that are "users-oriented"
• Redistributing correct information through traditional and new media
channels in highly refined format
• Dispatching trained volunteers to local and central EOC (emergency
operation center), and live there

25. 25
Social Media
Competition and
allies of websites:
10,000+
CSO
HQ
DATA
MEDIA
NEWSPAPER
TV / RADIO
WEB News
ETTV
CTV
SAHLIH
APPLE DAILY
LIBERTY TIMES
UDN
YAHOO! TW
Google TW
MSN TW
YAM
Governments
City 3
City 2
City 1 EOC
Press releases
Briefings
News
In 2009, Typhoon Morakot hits Taiwan
Lack of government public communications strategy and media hype exacerbated public
concerns and further delayed disaster relief. Use of social media explodes in fashion.
@scheeinfo

26. Civic / Tech (2012)

27. Code / Hack
TH Schee
http://sicampasia.c

28. Deep Learning

29. SmartGov Conf

30. BuildingTrust

31. #meetup
#workshop
#hackathon
#opendataday
#codeforhealthcare
#datascienceprogram
#smartgov
#datafiesta
#dataweekend
#policyworkshop
#socialenterprise
#mediaexposure
#civicheroes
#publicconsultation
#l13n
symptom
checker
drugsexercise
surgery
rehab
2011~

32. http://real-price.appspot.com/
2012~

33. http://g0v.tw
2012/12

34. Image: Wikipedia
2014/03

35. Image: Mayor’s Facebook Page
2014/12

36. It’s 2017… stories untold

37. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Taipei City Govt
2016
g0v
G S
New Mayor
Morakot
- Digital Minister
- Digital Economy
- Open Govt
- Open Data
- Asia’s Silicon Valley
@scheeinfo

38. 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
YS Taiwan (opendata.tw)
Taipei City Govt
TCA/ODA
CfT/OKTW
Taichung
Academia Sinica
2016
DSP
g0v
OCF
Y!
G S
BOST
MOEA
NDC
Open Taipei
New Mayor
Morakot
OKTW/Taipei.IO
the Reporter
data.gov.tw
@scheeinfo

39. CSOs Govt role in OGD
Industry Groups
Academic
Groups
ThinkTanks
App Economy
Media Groups
PSI bodies
Private sectors
NPOs & Charities
Procurements & Grants
Internet Communities
Legislative
Bodies
@scheeinfo

40. OSS
Communities
event
community
organzation
financing
legalizationCode
(legal)
Code
(software)
Hackathon (transparency)
NGOs
Tech
Startups
Academia
Think
Tanks
Data Portals (innovation)
@scheeinfo

41. Sung vs Unsung Heros

42. • It’s not “coded” in the systems
• Digital divide is abysmal
• Data breaches and privacy intrusions rampant
• Long term commitment not rewarded
• “Showcase” syndrome
After June 14, 2017?

43. • Incompatible two layers of systems (govt v.s. society)
• PR stunt
• “Threats” of IoT shy away enthusiasts
• The battle to control the world’s most contested &
censored Internet - Danielle Cave
After June 14, 2017?

44. @scheeinfo with much thanks!
TH Schee
#CODS17 @ Edmonton