the state of open data in belgium
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Welcome toOpen Belgium 2016
Hello!Toon Vanagt@toon
Pieter Colpaert@pietercolpaert
1. The EssentialsGuiding you through the conference day
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We’re a community driven conference
40% attendees = CfP speakers
21 sessionsWith the
help of 15 volunteers
The programme
Check out your lanyard for details!
9:00 - 10:30: Plenary
11:00 - 17:00: Break-outs (+ this room)
17:00 - 17:30: Closing keynote in this room
18:00: Reception at Antwerp’s city hall* Volunteers will walk us over there in groups of 30
Limited capacity in 2 break-out rooms
Limited capacity in break-out rooms:● Scaldis● Prentenkabinet
During first coffee: claim a sticker for these break-out sessionsWithout sticker, no entrance in a workshop
Next to Prentenkabinet:● Free wifi zone + powerplugs● Meeting/network room
Introducing the Open Currency
Donate Open Currency coins to working groups:
● Each speaker gets 10 ‘open currency’ coins. ● Attendees can buy ‘open currency’ coins● Each coin represents 1 euro, which you can donate to our
different working groups:○ Creative Commons Belgium○ Wikimedia Belgium○ OpenStreetMap Belgium○ Open Tourism○ Open Access Belgium○ Open Transport (iRail)
Feeling lost? Reach out to a volunteer
This shirt
This lanyard
A big thank you to our platinum partners
And to all our other partners
2. State of OpenWhere are we today?
“Belgian Federal open data policy is good stuff!
- Andrew Stott (@DirDigEng)United Kingdom Government's first
Director of Transparency & Digital Engagement.
The degree of openness is in the eye of the beholder
The degree of openness is in the eye of the beholder
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“Being right too soon” is often legally challenging...
Story that dates back to 2010
2010: Yeri Tiete received a Cease & Desist from NMBS/SNCB
2012: Open Knowledge Belgium was founded to defend rights and shield personal liability too
2015: Yeri hired by Fedict to help startups reuse Open Data
2016: NMBS/SNCB admits to have been on the ‘wrong side’ of history
Data exhaust: “All of the related data generated by digital activities.”
● Consists of virtual trails left behind, similar to the exhaust from a vehicle, a byproduct that reveals the trail it has taken.
● Tells good stories about habits and preferences.
● The reuse of open data sets often generates more insights and even unexpected policy advice...
E.g., iRail API usage statistics
Status of the EU PSI-legislation adoption in Belgium
● The new European Directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI) had to be adopted by all EU member states prior to July 2015…
● Belgium is late, but almost there too…● Setting standard with ‘open by default’
policy!
Status of the EU PSI-legislation adoption in Belgium
Discussed in government
Discussed in parliament
Voted in parliament
Belgium V V ?
Flanders V V 3/6/2015
Wallonia V V ?
Brussels V ? ?
Open Knowledge was recognised as grassroot umbrella organisation for open data legislation
Grassroot input from & feedback by Open Knowledge Belgium
Discussed in government
Discussed in parliament
Voted in parliament
Belgium V V V ?
Flanders V V V 30/6/2015
Wallonia V V V ?
Brussels V V ? ?
Annual effort tracking state of Open Data
Source: http://index.okfn.org/
43% openToday, Belgium is considered to be
35thout of 122 countries
This ranks Belgium
2015: #352014: #53
2013: #56
Trend looks good
But our big neighbors are ahead..
Source: http://index.okfn.org/
Government Spending (ranking 8th)Government Budget (ranking 25th)
Source: https://openspending.org/
National Map: 60%
High score thanks to availability and quality
Yet it is far from open →
Biggest conference on Open Street Map comes to Brussels this Fall
Weather Forecast 40%
Information available at meteo.be
But…KMI/IRM is not included within PSI directive and actively sells this data for reuse
Land ownership (ranked 31st)
Source: kadaster.nl
Source: realo.be
Legislation (ranking 39th)
Source: OpenLaws.eu
Source: Lex.be
March 8 2016 in Brussels: Big Open Legal Data Conference (BOLD)
Company Register (ranking 58th)
Source: https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbo-open-data/login?lang=en
Low score due to registration requirement to: “secure the
data reception” →
3. Where are those datasets?Where do I find those open data pearls to fill my “holy grail”?
Location Data portal availability URL
Europe V https://open-data.europa.eu/
Belgium V http://data.gov.be/
Flanders V http://opendata.vlaanderen.be/
Wallonia V http://opendata.digitalwallonia.be/
BrusselsWill be launched on
3/3/2016!
Data portals are the new black
4. Where’s the reuse?
Costs Benefits
Panel discussion
Ingrid Willems
Founder of DataScoutsIf anyone is going to make our cities and things smarter… It’s her.@immwillems
Christine Copers
Innovation Manager FedictExecutes the Federal Open Data Strategy@ChristineCopers
Noël Van Herreweghe
Open Data manager atInformation FlandersIf Open Data would be president in Flanders, Noël would be the first lady@opendataforum_
Open Data Panel: stimulating reuse in Belgium
@opendataforum_@christinecopers@immwillems
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