Moscow, Roundtable W3C-HSE, October25 2012

Vitaly Vlasov

CASE FOR OPEN DATA IN TRANSIT

Could one technology improve:

transportation system in the city

ecological situation

social challenge culture

make city sustainable?

economicsunemployment

http://www.fedstat.ru/indicator/data.do?id=31315&referrerType=0&referrerId=1293271

3,4 mln.

2,1 mln.

2,4 mln. 13,3 mln.

bus tram trolleybus subway

Public transportation 2011(number of passangers)

GLONASS

Google maps Yandex maps Embark

«The decision to releaseand support open transitdata online has spawned

a new ecosystem of mobile applications»Alexander Howard,

Government 2.0 Washington D.C, correspondent for O’Reilly Media

http://transport.orgp.spb.ruhttp://transport.orgp.spb.ru/Portal/transport/api/gtfs

Saint-Petersburg Transport portal

50 000installs

http://qrasp.ru

•QR-codes on the stops

• forecast of transportation arrival

• real-time timetable

• game machanics to attract people

People dislike public transport because of delay and prefer cars. No cars - no traffic jams

Problem in transportation system

is cars

Imrove ecological situation

Carbon (CO2) emissions.Harmful emissions are the cause of 30% of desease.

Resume

Transport People prefer public transport then cars. Decrease traffic jams.

EcologicalIf people prefer public transport they use

(and buy) cars less. Descrease CO2 emmisions.

Social and culture More pedestrian streets and spaces for rest, street art and culture

Economics and labourMore commercial products and new services based on open data, more

companies and more jobs.

Opening transport data helps to make city livable.

How it could be?

Smart official

We should open data

Let’s attractpeople and companies

Nobody don’t use it. Maybe we don’t open data?

Need to promote data. Let’s organize competition!

Expert

Creative people

I have ideas how to use open data!

It’s calledcollaborationI tell my friends

in social networks!

It’s called «network» effect

NEW YORK CITY

http://2011.nycbigapps.com

Competition

•October 6-7

• 24 hours

• 40 developers, 8 teams

http://opendatahackspb.pbworks.com

SAINT-PETERSBURG

GovernmentExpert

community

SocietyValue

Transparency Participation

CollaborationModel that works

Very important thing

Political choice

Today Russian Government should ensure unprecedented transparency. Government has huge massive of data which must be opened in structured manner. We know that people are willing to create socially-responsible services and expert community

can help them: indicate direction, train, support.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS• Analytical report on implementation of Presidential Decree of

April 28, 2008 № 607 "On the evaluation of the effectiveness of local government urban districts and municipal areas"

http://www.minregion.ru/activities/monitor/msu_evaluation/

33,2

34,5

2009 2010

102,6

92,8

2009 2010

50,739,6

2009 2010

13,2

13,7

2009 2010

Inefficient use of money in 2010 = 180 billion rubles

Municipal areasadministration

Healthcare EducationHousing and

communal services

Let’s invest at least 1% in opening data

Key points of Open Government plan for US Department of transportation

1 2

Public engagment modelOpen government

framework

Increase Transparency and Accountability by:• Presenting in a clear manner departments' information about programs and objectives; and• Continuing to release open data in a timely manner by proactively making it available online in

consistent, open formats, while ensuring accuracy and protecting privacy, security, and confidentiality.Apply Citizen Knowledge Through Participation to Government Service by:• Maintaining commitment to collecting and responding to public input on Open Government

policies and programs in innovative ways; and • Continuing to create opportunities for public participation in problem identification and idea

generation.Encourage Collaboration and Innovation by:• Enhancing collaboration with other Federal agencies, the private sector, and other non-government

organizations in providing mission-related services; and• Enhancing efforts to stimulate innovation from govenment's data and information.

Institutionalize an Open DOT Culture by:• Encouraging commitment to Open Government principles at all levels;• Encouraging a cross-modal, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and engaged workforce through

enhanced communication, governance, and guidance regarding Open Government tools and programs; and• Maintaining commitment to data-driven DOT decision-making, by increasing employee awareness

of open data and information. 

1. Public engagment model

Assess: Understand the current state 

Plan: Determine direction and tie strategies to outcomes 

Implement: Make change 

Measure: Monitor changes in performance metrics 

Improve: Iterate on the plan and approaches to improve performance

2. Open government framework

3. Example of process for engaging employees

PVAT - Public Value Assessment Toolhttp://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/online/pvat/

5. Example of initiatives of US department of

transportation

THANK YOU!

Vitaly Vlasov

inxaoc@gmail.com

www.HackGovernment.ru