Open Data Opportunities in the Development Sector - Marijn Rijken - TNO
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The document summarizes an open data development camp workshop discussing opportunities for open data in the development sector. It provides an agenda for learning about international open data strategies, getting inspired by examples, and acting to identify own opportunities. Open data can help address challenges in development by improving cooperation, harmonization, participation, transparency, and financing. Drivers include political will and transparency, while barriers include organizational size, awareness, privacy, and technical skills. Participants identified opportunities around environmental awareness, entrepreneurship, budget transparency, and intervention harmonization.
Open Data Opportunities in the Development Sector - Marijn Rijken - TNO
- 1. 1 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Open Data Opportunities in the Development Sector Bas.Kotterink@tno.nl & Marijn.Rijken@tno.nl Workshop at ODDC 12 May 2011
- 2. 2 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp TNO connects people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the sustainable competitiveness of industry and well-being of society.
- 3. 3 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp TNO is active in.. Open Data Innovation for Development Policy Research Sustainable Energy & Climate Web science ICT Open Data Architecture Food & Agro Health
- 4. 4 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Agenda Learn International comparison of open data strategies (contact tijs.vandenbroek@tno.nl for more info) Get Inspired Open Data Opportunities in the Development Sector Act Identify your own opportunities and develop a first strategic approach
- 5. 5 10 12 May 2011 Tijs van den Broek Open Data Development Camp Open data momentum in the Netherlands
- 6. 6 10 12 May 2011 Tijs van den Broek Open Data Development Camp Many agencies, however, seem to hesitate... Ministry of interior asked TNO to study open data policies in six countries: US, UK, Australia, Denmark, Spain and Estonia (not enough evidence). Research questions: Strategy: what open data strategies are in place? Implementation: what instruments are in place to implement these strategies? Drivers and barriers: what drives or hampers the implementation of open data policies? Effects: what are the effects of open data policies? Advice: what can the Dutch government learn from these international experiences?
- 7. 7 10 12 May 2011 Tijs van den Broek Open Data Development Camp Open data strategies Public services and democracy are the most important goals
- 8. 8 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Open data strategy: democracy The transparency of Open Data helps a society to build a democracy and execute their rights “…We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiviness in Government”
- 9. 9 10 12 May 2011 Tijs van den Broek Open Data Development Camp Open data implementation Policy instruments focused on: External change, e.g. stimulating Re-use of PSI Internal change, e.g. preparing governments to open up Countries showed a broad mix of policy instruments: Education & training: guidelines, awards, knowledge exchange Voluntary approaches: policy programmes, publication schedules, Economic instruments: hackdays, App contests, financing open data portals Legislation and control: PSI law, FoI law, standards, monitoring
- 10. 10 10 12 May 2011 Tijs van den Broek Open Data Development Camp Open data drivers & barriers # Top 10 drivers Top 10 barriers 1 Strategies and experiences in front runner Closed government culture countries 2 Political leadership Privacy legislation 3 Regional initiatives Limited quality of data 4 Citizen initiatives Limited user-friendliness/info overload 5 Market initiatives. Lack of standardisation of open data policy. 6 Emerging technologies. Security threats. 7 European legislation. Existing charging models. 8 Thought leaders Uncertain economic impact. 9 Possibility of monitoring government Digital divide. 10 Budgets cuts. Network overload.
- 11. 11 10 12 May 2011 Tijs van den Broek Open Data Development Camp Open data effects Economic, Efficient/Effective government, Democratic, Social Little empirical evidence! Too early? Evidence needed on micro level (i.e. case study) to determine effects Policy Sharing Practice Impact Significant progress measurement Progress Some key shortcomings
- 12. 12 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Agenda Learn International comparison of open data strategies Get Inspired Open Data Opportunities in the Development Sector Act Identify your own opportunities and develop a first strategic approach
- 13. 13 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Open Data to address challenges in the development sector Current challenges in development sector: cooperation including public-private partnerships harmonisation of programmes in the field participation & ownership in the South public support & transparency (public concerns on efficiency of spending, and effectiveness of programs), financing programs Open Data can help to address these challenges!
- 14. 14 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Examples in the Development Sector
- 15. 15 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Agenda Learn International comparison of open data strategies Get Inspired Open Data Opportunities in the Development Sector Act Identify your own opportunities and develop a first strategic approach
- 16. 16 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Identify your own opportunities and develop a first strategic approach Indentify your own top 3 drivers and barriers Define your most promising opportunity for your own context To take home: consider the following steps in your approach 1. analyse: how open are you? 2. define your objective (do you really want it?) 3. form a multi-disciplinary team and consider partners 4. start in a vertical or horizontal
- 17. 17 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Drivers and Barriers mentioned by workshop participants (incomplete list) Drivers Barriers Show donors impact of work Large size of the organizations Creative re-use of data by others involved Political will at ministry of Foreign Awareness on benefits of open Affairs data at leaders and employees Transparency Privacy concerns and regulations Response and participation Security issues Currently there is lot’s of We are not really open yet momentum and will around open Cost data in society. Required technical know how Fear of too low data quality or outdated data.
- 18. 18 12 May 2011 Open Data Development Camp Opportunities of open data identified by workshop participants (incomplete list) To create awareness on environmental impact and charge the polluter Open data from Ugandan government to boost local entrepreneurship and increase government transparency and accountability Improve budgetary processes in developing countries and increase transparency towards donors Harmonization of fragmented interventions in the field (e.g. 600 NGO’s active in Kibera slum in Nairobi)