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City of HelsinkiCity Executive Office
Crowdsourcing smart city data in Helsinki
Riku OjaCode Fellow@City of Helsinkidev.hel.fi
Mindtrek, Tampere 10/18/2016
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Open source development at the City of Helsinki• A small team with agile software development practices using
• open data• open source code• open APIs
• Number of software developers• 2013 – 1• 2014 – 2• 2015 – 5• 2016 – 6 coders, 1 devops, 1 designer, plus contractors
• We assist city departments in opening up data and build APIs on top of them
• In collaboration with Helsinki Region Infoshare (www.hri.fi), we organize the bi-weekly Helsinki Loves Developers event
City of HelsinkiCity Executive Office
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Why is Helsinki a fan of open source and open data?• Less dependence on monolithic systems and external
providers• Constantly improving quality of code and data
• Crowdsourcing• Transparency, eyes on the code
• In-house software and procurement expertise prevents the most glaring errors usually done when outsourcing
• Fast and agile development, lower costs, direct access to city data
• Allows employing the most recent technologies and external agile developers whenever needed
• Allows collaborating and harmonizing APIs across cities• Increases transparency and accountability in public sector
decisions and budgeting• Lowers boundary of participation between citizens and
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Open decisions API
City of HelsinkiCity Executive Office
Mindtrek, Tampere 10/18/2016
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Helsinki Service Map and API
City of HelsinkiCity Executive Office
Mindtrek, Tampere 10/18/2016
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Linked Events API
City of HelsinkiCity Executive Office
Mindtrek, Tampere 10/18/2016
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Resource reservation API
City of HelsinkiCity Executive Office
Mindtrek, Tampere 10/18/2016
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Kerro kantasi platform and API
City of HelsinkiCity Executive Office
Mindtrek, Tampere 10/18/2016
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Where do we need more amenities?
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Where do we need more amenities?
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Where do we need city bike stations?
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Where do we need city bike stations?
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Next: snow on the bike lanes?
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