Open Data and the Implications for
Local Government Innovation
Tom Jenkins
Executive Chairman
Open Text Corporation
1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges

5. Local Open Government

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1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges

5. Local Open Government

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My Background
Internet software company Open Text
Archive and Collaboration software behind the firewall

Open Government Advisory Panel
Author of several books on managing content

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Built the Original Internet Archive

based on university
research

Jerry Yang CEO of Yahoo and Tom Jenkins CEO of Open
Text launch in 1995.
Wrote a new book on Big Data and the
Hidden Web inside the Firewall
Tom Jenkins

Available on
Amazon or Apple or
www.opentext.com

A guide book
on building
Enterprise
Applications
inside the
firewall
The Original Big Data: The Deep Web
The Public Web
Only 4% of Web content (~8 billion pages)
is available via search engines like Google

7.9
Zettabytes

The Deep Web
Approximately 96% of the digital
universe is on Deep Web sites
protected by passwords

Source: The Deep Web: Semantic Search Takes Innovation to New Depths
Information is the New Currency
Managing Information is Key
80% of data is unstructured
Content is doubling every 90 days
Mounting regulatory pressures
Business processes are broken
No single source of truth
I want more applications
Featured  innovator  stories  
provide  examples  of  digital  
government  solutions  that  
are  successfully  evolving  
service  delivery  to  
constituents,  streamlining  
daily  mission-­‐critical  
activities,  and  complying  
with  regulations  and  
policies.  A  book  about  digital  
government  by    OpenText  
President  and  CEO,  Mark  J.  
Barrenechea  and  OpenText  Chair  
Tom  Jenkins

Copyright Š OpenText Corporation. All rights reserved.
1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges

5. Local Open Government

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The Promise of Open Government
Delivery of superior services
Higher quality

Low cost

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Open Government
Find
Informatio
n

Participation
and
Engagement

General
Banking
(Tax)

Interoperability

Pay Bills

Open
Government
Data

Weather

Multi-Channel
Delivery
Research

Identification
and
Authentication

Visit
Websites

Accessibility
Video/Media

Š2012 OpenText

Audio

Government
Data
Open Gov
Objectives
Citizenry
Usage

Turn
Government
into an
Application
Many converging forces
Expectations

Social

Big
Data

Connectivity
&
Consolidation
Š2012 OpenText

Mobility

Transparency
Self Service, One WebSite

Government
Applications

Š2012 OpenText
Open Data Initiatives

Data.gov
Š2012 OpenText
Innovation
FAA Data

Census Data
Satellite Images
Š2012 OpenText
US Farming
Soil APP

Drought APP

Š2012 OpenText

Weather APP

Precision Farming APP
1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges

5. Local Open Government

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Canadian Public Sector

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Federal Government Organization
Federal
Government

Enabling
Functions

Health

Monetary Policy &
Regulation

Asset
Management

Finance

Audit &
Evaluation

Economics

Communications

Human
Resources

Government &
Social Serv.

Information
Management

Global & National
Relations

Safety

Innovation

Natural Interests

Foreign Affairs

National Defence

Research

Natural
Resources

Aboriginal Affairs

Trade

Public Security

Technology

Agriculture

Treasury

Family, Youth,
Children &
Equality

Citizenship &
Immigration

Justice

Transport

Environment

Industry

Education

Tourism

Infrastructure

Forestry

Labour

Heritage &
Culture

Fisheries
Federal Agency Case Studies
Provincial/State Government
Provincial
Genome

Social Services

Natural Interests

Justice

Finance

Tourism and
Culture

Infrastructure

Aboriginal
Relations

Agriculture

Attorney
General

International
Trade and
investment

International
relations

Transport

Children, Youth,
Elderly and
Family Services

Food

Court Services

Enterprise

Immigration

Energy

Housing

Environment

Public Security

Revenue

Research

Municipal
Services

Wildlife

Solicitor General

Treasury

Innovation

Education

Parks, Mines
and resources

Health Services

Sustainable
resource
development
Provincial/State Case Studies
Municipal Government
Municipal Government

Finance

Human
Resources

Legal Services

Community &
Social Serv.

Municipal
Services

Business
Planning

Health Services &
Public Safety

Revenue
Services

Employment

Municipal
Licensing

Children & Family
Services

Infrastructure

IT

Public Health

Corporate
Finance

Labour

Bylaws

Housing

Environment

Technical
Services

Long-Term Care

Economic
Development

Admin. Services

Collections

Culture &
Tourism

Transport

Strategic
Communications

Police

Planning

Employment
Equity

Taxation

Shelter Support

Water

Office
Partnership

Fire

Assessment

Waste

Court Services

Hydro

City Clerk

City Planning

Emergency
Services
Municipal Case Studies

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Open Data Apps Session in Waterloo

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Open Government in Canada
Led by Treasury Board President Tony Clement

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Directive on Open Government
Scope:
Open Data: Release of government data in machine-readable
formats to enable citizens, the private sector, and non-government
organisations to leverage it in innovative and value-added ways.
Open Information: Release of information on government activities
to Canadians to enable reuse by, and to support the effective
engagement of, citizens, the private sector, and non-government
organisations.

Provide specific direction to departments and agencies on:
How data and information is to be published; and
What data and information is to be published.

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How to Publish
Open Data
All Data to be published will be registered with data.gc.ca
complete with mandatory metadata.
Data will be published under the Open Government Licence.
Data will be published in approved formats (CSV, XML, etc.).

Open Information
Departments will submit documents to be published to the
Virtual Library complete with required metadata.
Information will be published under the Open Government
Licence.
Information will be published in approved formats (XML,
PDFa, etc.).

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What to Publish
Open Data
All machine-readable data in areas such as health,
environment, agriculture, natural resources, etc., which
meet OG Publishing Criteria.

Open Information
All mandatory departmental reports, such as ATI
summaries, proactive disclosure reports, departmental
reports to Parliament, etc.
All documents already published or planned for
publication via departmental websites or print.
Other selected departmental documents, such as
consultant reports, results of consultations, scientific
research and publications, etc. that meet the OG
Publishing Criteria.
Departments will screen data and information to be published using
OG Publishing Criteria to address privacy, security, and confidentiality
issues (see Annex A).
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Open Data Initiatives

Data.gc.ca
Š2012 OpenText
Open Data Initiatives
ODMS Oceanographic Data
Management System

Š2012 OpenText

Plan International Aid
Transparency Initiative
Early Warning Systems
Public Health Risks
Preventing the next
Pandemic
Searching WW media
Deep analytics
Detection of potential
outbreaks
Disseminate information to
WW health organizations

Š2012 OpenText
1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges

5. Local Open Government

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The Challenge of Open Government
Turning Open Data into Applications
Who shoulders the liability?

Who shoulders the conversion cost?
Who sets the standards?
How do Apps inter operate between jusrisdictions?
Who do jurisdictions share Open Data?
How do small jurisdictions overcome costs?

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1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges

5. Local Open Government

39
Local Open Government
Digitizing and creating archives
Formatting data

Adapting existing Apps
Designing specific Apps
Replicating Apps to other Locals
Business Models

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Award winning site design
Greater control over web presence
Reduced Training Time
Greater audience uptake
Reduced 24/7 Delivery costs

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Š2012 OpenText

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Š2012 OpenText

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1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges

5. Local Open Government

44
Unleashing the Power of Information

Copyright  Š  OpenText Corporation.  All  rights  reserved.

Tom Jenkins Presentation: Open Data and the Implications for Local Government Innovation

  • 1.
    Open Data andthe Implications for Local Government Innovation Tom Jenkins Executive Chairman Open Text Corporation
  • 2.
    1. My Background 2.The Promise of Open Government 3. Open Government in Canada 4. Open Government Challenges 5. Local Open Government 2
  • 3.
    1. My Background 2.The Promise of Open Government 3. Open Government in Canada 4. Open Government Challenges 5. Local Open Government 3
  • 4.
    My Background Internet softwarecompany Open Text Archive and Collaboration software behind the firewall Open Government Advisory Panel Author of several books on managing content 4
  • 5.
    Built the OriginalInternet Archive based on university research Jerry Yang CEO of Yahoo and Tom Jenkins CEO of Open Text launch in 1995.
  • 7.
    Wrote a newbook on Big Data and the Hidden Web inside the Firewall Tom Jenkins Available on Amazon or Apple or www.opentext.com A guide book on building Enterprise Applications inside the firewall
  • 8.
    The Original BigData: The Deep Web The Public Web Only 4% of Web content (~8 billion pages) is available via search engines like Google 7.9 Zettabytes The Deep Web Approximately 96% of the digital universe is on Deep Web sites protected by passwords Source: The Deep Web: Semantic Search Takes Innovation to New Depths
  • 9.
    Information is theNew Currency Managing Information is Key 80% of data is unstructured Content is doubling every 90 days Mounting regulatory pressures Business processes are broken No single source of truth I want more applications
  • 10.
    Featured  innovator  stories  provide  examples  of  digital   government  solutions  that   are  successfully  evolving   service  delivery  to   constituents,  streamlining   daily  mission-­‐critical   activities,  and  complying   with  regulations  and   policies.  A  book  about  digital   government  by    OpenText   President  and  CEO,  Mark  J.   Barrenechea  and  OpenText  Chair   Tom  Jenkins Copyright © OpenText Corporation. All rights reserved.
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    1. My Background 2.The Promise of Open Government 3. Open Government in Canada 4. Open Government Challenges 5. Local Open Government 11
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    The Promise ofOpen Government Delivery of superior services Higher quality Low cost 12
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    Self Service, OneWebSite Government Applications Š2012 OpenText
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    US Farming Soil APP DroughtAPP Š2012 OpenText Weather APP Precision Farming APP
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    1. My Background 2.The Promise of Open Government 3. Open Government in Canada 4. Open Government Challenges 5. Local Open Government 19
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    Federal Government Organization Federal Government Enabling Functions Health MonetaryPolicy & Regulation Asset Management Finance Audit & Evaluation Economics Communications Human Resources Government & Social Serv. Information Management Global & National Relations Safety Innovation Natural Interests Foreign Affairs National Defence Research Natural Resources Aboriginal Affairs Trade Public Security Technology Agriculture Treasury Family, Youth, Children & Equality Citizenship & Immigration Justice Transport Environment Industry Education Tourism Infrastructure Forestry Labour Heritage & Culture Fisheries
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    Provincial/State Government Provincial Genome Social Services NaturalInterests Justice Finance Tourism and Culture Infrastructure Aboriginal Relations Agriculture Attorney General International Trade and investment International relations Transport Children, Youth, Elderly and Family Services Food Court Services Enterprise Immigration Energy Housing Environment Public Security Revenue Research Municipal Services Wildlife Solicitor General Treasury Innovation Education Parks, Mines and resources Health Services Sustainable resource development
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    Municipal Government Municipal Government Finance Human Resources LegalServices Community & Social Serv. Municipal Services Business Planning Health Services & Public Safety Revenue Services Employment Municipal Licensing Children & Family Services Infrastructure IT Public Health Corporate Finance Labour Bylaws Housing Environment Technical Services Long-Term Care Economic Development Admin. Services Collections Culture & Tourism Transport Strategic Communications Police Planning Employment Equity Taxation Shelter Support Water Office Partnership Fire Assessment Waste Court Services Hydro City Clerk City Planning Emergency Services
  • 26.
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    Open Data AppsSession in Waterloo 28
  • 30.
    Open Government inCanada Led by Treasury Board President Tony Clement 30
  • 31.
    Directive on OpenGovernment Scope: Open Data: Release of government data in machine-readable formats to enable citizens, the private sector, and non-government organisations to leverage it in innovative and value-added ways. Open Information: Release of information on government activities to Canadians to enable reuse by, and to support the effective engagement of, citizens, the private sector, and non-government organisations. Provide specific direction to departments and agencies on: How data and information is to be published; and What data and information is to be published. 31
  • 32.
    How to Publish OpenData All Data to be published will be registered with data.gc.ca complete with mandatory metadata. Data will be published under the Open Government Licence. Data will be published in approved formats (CSV, XML, etc.). Open Information Departments will submit documents to be published to the Virtual Library complete with required metadata. Information will be published under the Open Government Licence. Information will be published in approved formats (XML, PDFa, etc.). 32
  • 33.
    What to Publish OpenData All machine-readable data in areas such as health, environment, agriculture, natural resources, etc., which meet OG Publishing Criteria. Open Information All mandatory departmental reports, such as ATI summaries, proactive disclosure reports, departmental reports to Parliament, etc. All documents already published or planned for publication via departmental websites or print. Other selected departmental documents, such as consultant reports, results of consultations, scientific research and publications, etc. that meet the OG Publishing Criteria. Departments will screen data and information to be published using OG Publishing Criteria to address privacy, security, and confidentiality issues (see Annex A). 33
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    Open Data Initiatives ODMSOceanographic Data Management System Š2012 OpenText Plan International Aid Transparency Initiative
  • 36.
    Early Warning Systems PublicHealth Risks Preventing the next Pandemic Searching WW media Deep analytics Detection of potential outbreaks Disseminate information to WW health organizations Š2012 OpenText
  • 37.
    1. My Background 2.The Promise of Open Government 3. Open Government in Canada 4. Open Government Challenges 5. Local Open Government 37
  • 38.
    The Challenge ofOpen Government Turning Open Data into Applications Who shoulders the liability? Who shoulders the conversion cost? Who sets the standards? How do Apps inter operate between jusrisdictions? Who do jurisdictions share Open Data? How do small jurisdictions overcome costs? 38
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    1. My Background 2.The Promise of Open Government 3. Open Government in Canada 4. Open Government Challenges 5. Local Open Government 39
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    Local Open Government Digitizingand creating archives Formatting data Adapting existing Apps Designing specific Apps Replicating Apps to other Locals Business Models 40
  • 41.
    Award winning sitedesign Greater control over web presence Reduced Training Time Greater audience uptake Reduced 24/7 Delivery costs 41
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    1. My Background 2.The Promise of Open Government 3. Open Government in Canada 4. Open Government Challenges 5. Local Open Government 44
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    Unleashing the Powerof Information Copyright  Š  OpenText Corporation.  All  rights  reserved.