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Richard KerbySenior Inter-regional Adviser, E-Government and Knowledge Management

E-Government BranchDivision for Public Administration and Development Management

Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

Doha, Qatar – 19 – 23 February 2012

Open Data Presentation Open Data Presentation Government of Qatar – ICTQatarGovernment of Qatar – ICTQatar

http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ 2http://www.unpan.org/dpadm/ 2

Discussion Points Discussion Points

What is Open Data? Benefits of Open Data Open Data as a global trend Key Open Data Challenges The Way Forward


What is Open Data What is Open Data

In general, government data is all data or information

that government entities produce or collect …

Open means :

Can be readily and easily consulted and re-used by

anyone with access to the internet



No legal barriers

No fees required

Machine readable

No technological barriers

Etc…

In the past Current trends

All data are classified, unless marked non-classified

All data are non-classified unless marked classified

Open means :



Has value to the public

Timely updated

Offered in different formats

Features of good open data:



Raw Data Geo Data

National Accounts Geo coordinates of government institutions

Economic indicators Maps

Big economic projects Transportation network

Education Environmental resources

Health …

Environment

Examples of open data


Benefits of Open Data Benefits of Open Data

Promoting transparency and boosting public trust in

government

Encouraging citizens to participate with government

entities in designing policies and services

Enhancing government effectiveness and efficiency

Creating business opportunities and jobs

Promoting innovation and research


Benefits of Open Data Benefits of Open Data

Case Study: Open Data in Transit – Massachusetts, US

Open Transit Video


Open Data as a Global TrendOpen Data as a Global TrendKey milestones – Jan 21, 2009

President Barack

Obama issued Open

Government directive to

all government

agencies in US.


Open Data as a Global TrendOpen Data as a Global TrendKey milestones – Jan 21, 2009

Data.gov went live

76 data sets and tools

from 11 government

agencies


Open Data as a Global TrendOpen Data as a Global Trend

Launch of Open Government Partnership

in NY, US.

A global “effort to make government better”

8 founding members

40+ countries started the process to join

Key milestones – September, 2011


Open Government Open Government DeclarationDeclaration

September 2011As members of the Open Government Partnership, committed to the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Convention against Corruption, and other applicable international instruments related to human rights and good governance: We acknowledge that people all around the world are demanding more openness in government. They are calling for greater civic participation in public affairs, and seeking ways to make their governments more transparent, responsive, accountable, and effective. We recognize that countries are at different stages in their efforts to promote openness in government, and that each of us pursues an approach consistent with our national priorities and circumstances and the aspirations of our citizens. We accept responsibility for seizing this moment to strengthen our commitments to promote transparency, fight corruption, empower citizens, and harness the power of new technologies to make government more effective and accountable. We uphold the value of openness in our engagement with citizens to improve services, manage public resources, promote innovation, and create safer communities. We embrace principles of transparency and open government with a view toward achieving greater prosperity, well-being, and human dignity in our own countries and in an increasingly interconnected world.



Together, we declare our commitment to: Increase the availability of information about governmental activities

Governments collect and hold information on behalf of people, and citizens have a right to seek information about governmental activities. We commit to promoting increased access to information and disclosure about governmental activities at every level of government. We commit to increasing our efforts to systematically collect and publish data on government spending and performance for essential public services and activities. We commit to pro-actively provide high-value information, including raw data, in a timely manner, in formats that the public can easily locate, understand and use, and in formats that facilitate reuse. We commit to providing access to effective remedies when information or the corresponding records are improperly withheld, including through effective oversight of the recourse process. We recognize the importance of open standards to promote civil society access to public data, as well as to facilitate the interoperability of government information systems. We commit to seeking feedback from the public to identify the information of greatest value to them, and pledge to take such feedback into account to the maximum extent possible.



Support civic participation

We value public participation of all people, equally and without discrimination, in decision making and policy formulation. Public engagement, including the full participation of women, increases the effectiveness of governments, which benefit from people’s knowledge, ideas and ability to provide oversight. We commit to making policy formulation and decision making more transparent, creating and using channels to solicit public feedback, and deepening public participation in developing, monitoring and evaluating government activities. We commit to protecting the ability of not-for-profit and civil society organizations to operate in ways consistent with our commitment to freedom of expression, association, and opinion. We commit to creating mechanisms to enable greater collaboration between governments and civil society organizations and businesses.



Implement the highest standards of professional integrity throughout our administrations.

Accountable government requires high ethical standards and codes of conduct for public officials. We commit to having robust anti-corruption policies, mechanisms and practices, ensuring transparency in the management of public finances and government purchasing, and strengthening the rule of law. We commit to maintaining or establishing a legal framework to make public information on the income and assets of national, high ranking public officials. We commit to enacting and implementing rules that protect whistleblowers. We commit to making information regarding the activities and effectiveness of our anticorruption prevention and enforcement bodies, as well as the procedures for recourse to such bodies, available to the public, respecting the confidentiality of specific law enforcement information. We commit to increasing deterrents against bribery and other forms of corruption in the public and private sectors, as well as to sharing information and expertise.



Increase access to new technologies for openness and accountability

New technologies offer opportunities for information sharing, public participation, and collaboration. We intend to harness these technologies to make more information public in ways that enable people to both understand what their governments do and to influence decisions. We commit to developing accessible and secure online spaces as platforms for delivering services, engaging the public, and sharing information and ideas. We recognize that equitable and affordable access to technology is a challenge, and commit to seeking increased online and mobile connectivity, while also identifying and promoting the use of alternative mechanisms for civic engagement. We commit to engaging civil society and the business community to identify effective practices and innovative approaches for leveraging new technologies to empower people and promote transparency in government. We also recognize that increasing access to technology entails supporting the ability of governments and citizens to use it. We commit to supporting and developing the use of technological innovations by government employees and citizens alike. We also understand that technology is a complement, not a substitute, for clear, useable, and useful information.



Countries that have endorsed the declaration as of September 20, 2011: Brazil Indonesia Mexico Norway Philippines South Africa United Kingdom United States

Jordan is the only Arab country in the region that is developing its commitment



Open Government Partnership Video


Open Data in the RegionOpen Data in the Region


Open Data in the RegionOpen Data in the Region

Design: Index Vs. Warehouse

Data format: Wholesale Vs. Retail

Dataset formats

Quantity and presentation

Issues to consider in open data portal


Open Data in International Open Data in International InstitutionsInstitutions

World Bank Video

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Citizens monitor data Citizens monitor data streamsstreams


FOI Situation in the UN Member FOI Situation in the UN Member States States

Freedom Of Information (FOI) Situation in the UN Member States

90

31

20

60

0

10

20

30

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FOI legislation Constitutional provision only Draft No FOI Legislation


FOI in UN Member States – By FOI in UN Member States – By RegionRegion

UN Member States in Africa, Asia and Oceania lack behind in terms of implementation of FOI legislations

12

18

2

36

22

97

45

2 2

30

17

7 8

3 3

8

33

0

5

10

15

20

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Africa Asia Oceania Europe Americas



Data Privacy (DP) Legislation in UN Member Data Privacy (DP) Legislation in UN Member

StatesStates

12

18

2

36

22

97

45

2 2

30

17

7 8

3 3

8

33

0

5

10

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DP in UN Member States – By DP in UN Member States – By RegionRegion

UN Member States in Africa, Asia, Oceania as well as Americas require assistance in the implementation of data protection legislations

15

11

14

30

1

42

2

7333

18

12

43

0

5

10

15

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25

30

35

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DP legislation Const. DP provision only DP draft in discussion No DP Legislation


Agency responsible for OGD & Agency responsible for OGD & Privacy Privacy

Countries with agency responsible for openness, privacy and security

3

34

327

05

101520

25303540



OGD - Catalogues OGD - Catalogues 31 UN Member States provide government data in a comprehensive way through Open Government Data Catalogues. The existence of OGD Catalogues still needs to be verified in 161 UN Member States.

Open Government Data Catalogues

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23

4

0

5

10

15

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25

Asia Oceania Europe Americas


Key Open Data Key Open Data ChallengesChallengesLack of overall strategy

The “Top Down” approach / culture

Cultural barriers

Legislation gap

Context gap


Way ForwardWay Forward•Development of open data strategy for Qatar Government

•Formulation of open data framework

•Build Capacity on Open Data within the Government

•Working closely with government data “warehouses”

•Building up the open data community in Qatar

•A new version of open data portal


Thank you for your attention.Thank you for your attention.

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