Challenges for Open Data Usage Open Derivatives and Licensing
Miel Vander Sande [@Miel_vds]
Marc Portier, Erik Mannens, Rik Van de Walle
The success story!
New businesses can be built on the back of this
dataMore Transparency
Evidence-based policy making and
administrative efficiency
The public payed for it!
It’s collected anyway!
Why not use it?
Because we can and/or should!
Many Open Government Data initiatives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/
http://ddata.over-blog.com/xxxyyy/4/37/99/26/licence/Licence-Ouverte-Open-Licence-ENG.pdf
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/at/deed.en
New businesses
More Transparency
Evidence-based policy making
and administrative efficiency
Does it?
Should Open really mean Open?
It is the Right & Duty of Governments to
reach the Goals
even if it means using smart restrictions or
extensions
Consequences & Challenges for Open Data Usage
1. Two evolutions Data co-ownership
Feedback loop of applications
2. Supporting legal framework
OGD 2 Consumer: Today
Read(API,
Download)
Notify(Email, forms,
upload)
Write(update, upload)
Heterogenous Dual-channeled system
Inefficient data management & incorrect data
OGD 2 Consumer: Future
Read(standard API)
Interact(Interface)
Notify, Write
(standard API)
Homogenous Mono-channeled system
DMS
From Master-Slave to a more granular structure
Data co-ownershipLibraries
Schools
Local businesses
Museums
Monuments
Trains Busses
Civil Servants
Public Services
Metro
Restaurants
Traffic
Location
TimetableStops
TimetableStations
AccidentsParking
Jams
Delays Delays
Type
Location
Opening hours
Catalogus
Location
Opening hoursMenu
LocationCurriculum
TimetableStationsDelays
Location
Opening hoursPrices
Opening hours
Location
Location
Opening hoursPrices
Name
Function
Government
Data co-ownershipLibraries
Schools
Local businesses
Museums
Monuments
Trains Busses
Civil Servants
Public Services
Metro
Restaurants
Traffic
Location
TimetableStops
TimetableStations
AccidentsParking
Jams
Delays Delays
Type
Location
Opening hours
Catalogus
Location
Opening hoursMenu
LocationCurriculum
TimetableStationsDelays
Location
Opening hoursPrices
Opening hours
Location
Location
Opening hoursPrices
Name
Function
Government
CulturalOrganisation
Data co-ownershipLibraries
Schools
Local businesses
Museums
Monuments
Trains Busses
Civil Servants
Public Services
Metro
Restaurants
Traffic
Location
TimetableStops
TimetableStations
AccidentsParking
Jams
Delays Delays
Type
Location
Opening hours
Catalogus
Location
Opening hoursMenu
LocationCurriculum
TimetableStationsDelays
Location
Opening hoursPrices
Opening hours
Location
Location
Opening hoursPrices
Name
Function
Government
CulturalOrganisationMobilityOrganisation
Consequences for Consumers?Looking out becomes taking care
Most care means ownership
Consequences for Clients?Well-described communication protocolFull feedback supportIdentification
REST
Consequences for Owners?Invest in infrastructure
Consequences for Servers?Well-described communication protocol
Flexible technologiesVersion managementConflict management
Trust & Provenance management
Linked Data Platform (LDP) WG
Feedback of Open Data
Application
Usage statistics
Mashups &Aggregations
Prevent monopolisation
Source referencingContribution to the original
Supporting Legal Framework
Defining domains of society concerning Openness
Stimulating governmental investment inRecalculation Platform (transparency)
Well-thought (Viral) licensesfor enforcing restrictions
for enforcing engagement
Supporting Legal Framework
Engagement public debate:
Who is obligated to participate in Open Data?
Obviously Governments...Other parties using Open Government Data?Everything supplying public service? (Private or Public)Every monopoly with wide public coverage?
Discuss!Miel Vander [email protected]: @Miel_vds
Attributions• Photo ‘Opening slide’ by http://www.flickr.com/photos/paloetic/• Tracey Saxby, Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/imagelibrary/).• Photo ‘Neelie Kroes’ by Sebastiaan ter Burg• Photo ‘Open Licensed’ by http://www.flickr.com/photos/mag3737/• Photo ‘copyleft’ by http://www.flickr.com/photos/arifrost/• Logo ‘openID’ by http://openid.net/• Photo ‘Servers’ by http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamisonjudd/• Photo ‘Laptop’ by http://www.flickr.com/photos/ichibod/• Photo ‘question’ by http://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/
