Providing Funding to Enhance the use of Open Data in the Public Sector
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The document discusses funding initiatives to promote the use of open data in the public sector, highlighting various projects and their outcomes. Key funding sources include the Release of Data Fund and Local Government Association vouchers, which support demand-led data publication. It emphasizes the importance of structured open data for effective policymaking and operational management across various governmental and public service entities.
![New Economy Manchester
● £330K to develop an open interactive
mapping tool of critical infrastructure
● Outcomes
○ An inventory of problems
■ Licensing , data ownership, out-of-date,
schemas
○ Identify incorrect data
■ “[we found datasets showing] railway lines
where residents know there not to be any”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/odug-150319091434-conversion-gate01/85/Providing-Funding-to-Enhance-the-use-of-Open-Data-in-the-Public-Sector-27-320.jpg)
Providing Funding to Enhance the use of Open Data in the Public Sector
- 1. Providing Funding to Enhance the use of Open Data in the Public Sector Giuseppe Sollazzo @puntofisso Open Data User Group 19.3.2015
- 2. This talk is about... ...how targeted funding following a demand-led approach can help deliver tangible benefits and advance the Open Data agenda
- 3. The Open Data User Group
- 4. Open Data User Group ● Formed in 2012 ● Outreach to Open Data community ● Demand-led data release prioritisation ○ Central Government / Public Sector ● Benefits Cases ● Policy Advice (COTT, PSTB)
- 5. Data Request Roadmap ODUG Roadmap, http://data.gov.uk/odug-roadmap
- 6. Who are we? Open Mercia current members past members
- 7. ODUG Deliverables ● We work a lot behind the scenes ○ Made the case for releasing key datasets ■ HMLR Price Paid ■ EA Flood Data ■ Ordnance Survey “move to OGL” ● Open Data Case Studies ● National Information Infrastructure (NII)
- 8. The Release of Data Fund
- 9. Open Data Funding Autumn Statement 2011 “direct” funding ○ £7M for Release of Data Fund ■ support demand-led release, build capacity ■ run by ODUG/PSTB and Cabinet Office ○ £2.5M per annum for Breakthrough Fund ■ remove short-term barriers in central/local gov ■ run by BIS ○ And more… ■ £10M: ODI ■ £750K/year: Innovation Vouchers, £1.2M ODCS
- 10. The Release of Data Fund Three funding rounds ● £4M spent ● ~30 projects funded
- 11. LGA Vouchers
- 12. LGA Vouchers ● £730K to develop & test process for publication of data in Local Authorities in a consistent form ● Consultation Process ● Three themes ○ public conveniences (toilets) ○ planning applications ○ licences for alcohol and entertainment venues
- 13. LGA Vouchers Outcomes ● 96 LAs ● 241 promised datasets ○ 86 toilets, 76 premises/licences, 79 planning ● 100 completed by 19.1.2015 ○ 52 toilets, 20 premises/licences, 28 planning ● “Burden of conforming to OS”
- 14. Open Addresses
- 15. Open Addresses ● £383K to build an open address database ● Background ○ ODUG benefits case: lack of national address data ○ PAF gets privatised with Royal Mail ■ but… is PAF the best we can get?
- 16. Open Addresses Outcomes ● (Currently in Alpha) ● Benefits to society, service providers, users ○ 130K new homes/year need to be added to PAF ○ Simplified end-user interface, accuracy ○ Denmark saw economic value, what about UK?
- 18. Trafford Innovation Lab ● £50K to build an Intelligence Unit in a LA ○ Based at Trafford Council ○ Staff include public health, housing, GIS, police ○ What data is needed by orgs to work together?
- 19. Trafford Innovation Lab Outcomes ● Greater Manchester Data Sync Programme ● Bid for £20K: reduce isolation in the elderly ○ Built using data from the lab ● Prioritise location of defibrillators
- 21. Adult Social Care ● £95.8K to audit adult social care data ● FutureGov + Local Authorities ○ Devon, Kingston, Sutton
- 22. Adult Social Care Outcomes ● Data reconciliation ○ cross-reference service providers across datasets ○ linking to CQC data ● End users can compare services ● “Debunking myths around opening data” ○ Develop a culture of transparency ○ Establish data practice within councils
- 23. Leeds Data Mill
- 24. Leeds Data Mill ● £100K to build a city-wide data repository ○ datasets from multiple sources ○ public+private ● 12 organisations, 140 datasets, 82 APIs ○ Leeds City Council (115) ○ DCLG (8) ○ Yorkshire Water (4) ○ Northern Powergrid (4)
- 25. Leeds Data Mill Outcomes ● A way to power Smart Cities? ● Projects/events for the community ○ Hack my route
- 27. New Economy Manchester ● £330K to develop an open interactive mapping tool of critical infrastructure ● Outcomes ○ An inventory of problems ■ Licensing , data ownership, out-of-date, schemas ○ Identify incorrect data ■ “[we found datasets showing] railway lines where residents know there not to be any”
- 28. ...and more
- 29. The Future of Open Data Releases
- 30. The Future Board from a UKGovCamp 2015 session on Open Data, https://www.flickr.com/photos/puntofisso/16366457465/
- 31. Ongoing Challenges ● Open Data is not fully embraced ○ Geospatial and Addressing ○ Clarity of licensing ● (Open) Data by default ○ Operational Open Data ○ Evidence-based Policymaking ● Open Data needs public confidence ● Open Data needs structure
- 32. National Information Infrastructure “The National Information Infrastructure (NII) - Why, What and How”, http://data.gov.uk/blog/national-information-infrastructure-nii
- 33. National Information Infrastructure ● Data as “Infrastructure” ○ Operational aspects of Data ○ Framework for data management ● Not just Open Data ○ Good example of what Open Data should look like ● Phased approach ○ inventory - what datasets are out there ○ openness - what licence, privacy issues ○ embed data into operational decision making
- 34. Thank you! Giuseppe Sollazzo @puntofisso puntofisso.net Open Data User Group @odugUK #uknii #rodf data.gov.uk/data-request