open data at locate15 conference 11 march 2015
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Why is open data such a hot topic?
- Keitha BoothNZ Open Government Information and Data Programme Manager
- Land Information New Zealand
Topics
Scene setting
Enter open data
What this means for data suppliers and users
What this means for society
Testing New Zealand’s approach
Summary
We all use data in our daily lives
Some use data or content illegally
We participate in government in different ways
Enter open data
Accessible: Proactively published, and available free of charge.
Machine-readable: Published in file formats and structures that allow computers to
extract and process the data for easy sorting, filtering and content searching.
Re-usable: Available under legal regimes or explicit terms that place a minimum of
restrictions on how the data may be used; at most, the publisher can specify how the
source should be acknowledged.
Source: Open Data Barometer 2015
Regional Open Data Agenda-Setting Workshop 2015
Open Government Data Initiatives
Open data supply must be regular and long-term
This needs engaged government agencies
What people want to use is high value data
This needs engaged users
Transparency impact in Asia
More open governments
Stronger multi-sectoral collaborations on open data
Empowered citizens who use and benefit from open data
ODAsia 2020
Economic growth
•New business & employment
•New tools, products•Taxation revenue
Better social outcomes
•Data to improve daily decisions
•Insights from analysis
Efficiencies
•One authoritative source
•Evidence-based policy
Transparency and
democracy
•Public participation in policy development
•Reporting on performance
Multiple impacts in New Zealand
Political - Yes
Organisational - Yes
Technical – Good progress
Legal - Yes
Economic and Social – early days
How hot is open data in New Zealand?
Elections; legislation
National statistics; maps;
environmental reporting
Company and land registers
Budget and budget spend
Public transport timetables
Health and schools sectors
performance; crime
statistics
Government contracts
Typical high-value open government datasets
ThunderMaps
NZ Fishing Rules app
Funding
Commercialisation vs public good
Loss of revenue
Demand exceeding capacity to make data available
Organisational capability
Technical capability
Assessing impact
Maturity level
Open data challenges
Regional Open Data Agenda-Setting Workshop 2015
Open data is hot in New Zealand
In summary
Open data allows legal re-use & innovation
It creates efficiencies
It improves service delivery
It allows evidence-based policy development
It does need bold business practice
changes
Realising impact will take many years
http://ict.govt.nz/programmes-and-initiatives/open-and-transparent-government
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