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www.esd-toolkit.org

supported by Local Government Group

a local government initiative

sharing nationally to improve services locally

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ᵛA Linked Data approach to sharing public sector service and project information

Mike Thacker18 May 2011




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ᵛesd-toolkit scope

UK local government• 350 English local authorities in 9

regions• 32 Scottish local authorities• 22 Welsh local authorities• Plus specialist authorities for

national parks, fire, etc

23,000+ registered users

Standards, tools and communities for meaningful information sharing




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ᵛInvolvement across EU

Smart Cities

Innovation network between local government and academics for e-service delivery in North Sea region

Activating Drivers for Digital eMpowerment in Europe

framework and learning environment to support disadvantaged groups

Civil-servant Empowerment for Multi-media Service Delivery ICT-enabled

structured approach to using digital technologies to support the disadvantaged in small local authorities




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ᵛUse of Linked Data

Linked Data for sharing public information

Service Need

Addresses

• Data expressed as triples

• Everything has a URI (or is a literal)

• Lists of concepts according to Simple Knowledge Organisation System

http://id.esd.org.uk/ServiceListhttp://id.esd.org.uk/service/1152




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ᵛUK LG Linked Data




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ᵛLinked Data application• Standards – lists of services and other

components of Local government service delivery

• Council spending – detailed spending records

• Metrics – types of indicator and actual values

• Projects register – distributed / shared projects information




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ᵛ

Document type

Changes

Process

Organisation typePower/Duty

Function

NeedCircumstance

Life event

Service

Record classification

Channel type

Interaction type

LegislationMetrics

Contains

Determines

Defines

Impacts on

AddressesImplies

Allows/ Requires

ConfersConfers on

Has

Same as

PerformsIs part of

Defines eligibility for

Conducted via

Delivered via

Implies preference for

Grouped by

People and places

Organisation scope

Organisation

Web menu structure

Accessed from

Retention defined by

Local Government Business Model (LGBM)© esd-toolkit 2009

Diagram may be re-used subject to crediting the source as esd-toolkit

Impacts on

Has

The Model

Need

Addresses

Process

Delivered via

Power/Duty

Legislation

Allows/ Requires

Confers

ServiceServiceService




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ᵛWhat is a service?

Identifier = URIName(s) /Label(s)Definition

Relationship to other definitions

Relationship to resources




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ᵛThe Service List

One complete list:• http://id.esd-toolkit.eu/Servic

eList

Local Government Service List (LGSL)- England

Norwegian Service List - KommuneforlagetScottish Service List (SSL)




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ᵛService Grouping - Administrative

EU Functions List - http://id.esd-toolkit.eu/FunctionList/

....




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ᵛLinked Data projects register• Driven directly from a triple store of

projects complying with projects ontology

• Configurable for any SKOS lists• Open PHP source

• ‘Skinnable’• Share all compliant projects in all

instances• Update managed by “owner”

application




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ᵛProjects ontology

• http://purl.org/project/def#

• http://purl.org/project/def.doc




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ᵛSkinnable application




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ᵛProject search




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ᵛProject detail




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ᵛWhy?

1. To share learning without saying “come to my website”

2. To evolve linkages




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ᵛFurther reference 1

What is a service list?

Ten reasons to use a service list

Standards for classifying services...




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ᵛFurther reference 2

Journal of ePractice - Open Linked Data article




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ᵛMore information and contactsWebsites• esd-toolkit esd.org.uk • EU standards esd-toolkit.eu• Smart Cities smartcities.info

Email• Support [email protected]• Mike [email protected]

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