open data: the uk experience / nigel shadbolt

Open Datathe UK experience

Professor Nigel Shadbolt

University of Southampton

UK Public Sector Transparency Board

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data.gov.uk – the objectives

Establish data.gov.uk as single portal for UK OGD Establish UK Public Data Principles Provide a continuous flow of datasets Use open standards for data publication Provide the data for applications to follow Develop an Open Government Licence Overcome the culture of “data hugging” Develop an OGD ecosystem

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It wasn’t always easy

Results

data.gov.uk single portal for UK OGD

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Results

UK Public Data Principles

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Results

Datasets on data.gov.uk over time

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Results

Using increasingly powerful open standards

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★ Put your data on the Web with an Open Licence

★★ Make it available as structured data

★★★ Use open, standard formats

★★★★ Use URLs to identify things

★★★★★ Link your data to other people’s data

Results

Provide the data and applications do follow

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Results

Developed new Open Government Licence

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Lessons Learnt

Use a range of arguments• Transparency and Accountability• Citizen Engagement• Improved Public Services• Improved data quality

• Efficiency – better for less• Creation of social value• Create of economic value

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Lessons Learnt

Need top down, bottom up and middle out work Coherent but adaptive policy principles Re-use the insights and best practice of others Release data that matters But data has a long tail too And it is not just about new data Master the “data hugging” excuses

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Lessons Learnt

Continuously engage with developers Highlight applications and not just data Promote coherent but adaptive policy principles Create heroes of those agencies who give data, brave

politics and inspirational developers Prepare for mistakes, … and learn from them Change behaviour you change the culture

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The Power of Open

Open Data

Open Standards

Open Licence

Open Source

Open Minds

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Further Information

UK Open Government Data Portal – state UK Redbridge Borough Open Data - region London Open Data Store – city Southampton University Open Data - organisation UK Public Data Principles UK Consultation on making Open Data Real More presentations on data.gov.uk Contact nrs@ecs.soton.ac.uk

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