The State of Open Government Data
Jeni Tennison
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What is Open Data?
multiple choice quiz
- data you can get without paying
- data you can republish
- data you can't sell
- trick question, all three!
What is Open Data?
2. data you can republish
- not all data you get without paying is open
- licences and T&Cs limit reuse
- you can sell open data
- just like you can sell open source
Open Data Institute
- independent institute
- £10m over 5 years from TSB
- matching with money from:
- paying members
- training & professional services
- philanthropic investors
- research grants
ODI Focus
- unlocking supply
- unlocking demand
- communicating value
Reasons for Open Data
- transparency & accountability
→ org structures & spending - innovation & economic growth
→ data of interest outside government - effectiveness & efficiency gains
→ data for digital public services
Saving Money
how much duplicate data does government maintain?
Saving Money
how much data does government surrender rights to?
- traditional contracts
- contract gives IP to provider
- they profit as monopoly
- government buys back
- government loses data when contract ends
- good practice
- IP remains with government
- provider publishes open data
- they profit on level playing field
Saving Money
how much does government spend buying back its own data?
Saving Money
what data do you need to use?
- maps, addresses, postcodes, properties
- company register, VAT register
- vehicle details, driving test centres
- demographic statistics
- prisons, courts, schools, hospitals...
- job vacancies, job centres
- ...
What You Can Do
lead by example
- how much duplicate data does government maintain?
→ identify and reduce duplication - how much data does government surrender rights to?
→ write open data into procurement rules - how much does government spend on its own data?
→ publish as open data - what data would government like to use?
→ support internal and external reuse
National Core
Reference Data
New Business Models
When Publishing Data
focus on (re)user needs
- clear legal status
- clear quality & availability guarantees
- standard data formats that don't change
- documentation, support networks & tools
Open Data Certificates
- set standard for open data publishing
- emphasise (re)user needs
- help publishers get better
Which Level?
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Raw | Pilot | Standard | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|
| minimum government standard | core reference data |
Final Thoughts
you have in your hands the keys to government's data
your lead gets followed
if we can help, we will
Questions?
Jeni Tennison
