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Open Government Data and Information
Local GovernmentOpen Government Information and Data Programme
AGENDA:
1000 - Cuppa, meet and greet
1020 – Open Data Showcase (Video)
1030 - Intro to the Programme and open government policies
1050 – Open/Shared/Closed Data (video)
1055 - Discussion - what does it mean to be a Data Champion?
1125 - Resources available/wanted (30 mins)
1200 - Lunch
1230 - What do we mean by “open by design”?
1250 – ODI – What Open Data can do for you (video)
1255 - What have people done with open data
1315 - What data do users want?
1320 - Questions and wrap-up (10 mins)
Government policy and intentions…
What is “open data”?
“Open data is data that anyone can access, use and share.”(Open Data Institute https://theodi.org/guides/what-open-data)
For NZ Government…• licensed for legal re-use (NZGOAL)• Non-proprietary and machine-readable format
Foundations for Open Government Data and Information
Data.govt.nz
NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) Framework
Guidance to publicly funded agencies on how to apply Creative Commons licences to information data and content, published digitally or in hardcopy.
Copyright = ownership
Licence = permissions to re-use (assigned by the copyright owner)
NZ Data and Information Management Principles, 2011
Data.govt.nz
NZ Declaration on Open and Transparent Government, 2011
Government direction to government agencies to proactively release all:
• publicly funded data• non-personal and unclassified• high potential value for re-use• managed according to the Principles• licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)• published on Data.govt.nz
Being a Data Champion…
Why did we ask for a Data Champion?
A point of contact
Someone for the Programme to build a relationship with
Someone to support and work with to address challenges
Someone to make connections to other organisations through
Attributes sought in a Data Champion
Executive manager
Persuasive with peers
Involved in the organisation’s strategic planning
Understands their customers
Expectations of a Data Champion
Champion the culture change within their agency
Embed Open data and information into the corporate strategy and vision
Influence the development of policies, procedures and processes that will lead to open data released as part of business as usual
Resources…
Resources
Toolkit for Local Governmenthttps://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/open-government/toolkit-for-local-government/
Open Data NZ Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS9RfGWGxb-g7FGW5EK6Tkg
What else???
Open by design, open by default…
Open by Design
Embed open data output as a requirement of all new systems
Incorporate open data output into processes/publishing
Require quality data as part of any new contracts for services – that can be released as open data
Open by Design
Open by design = closed by design
(Different mind sets,but really just 2 sidesof the same coin)
Video:
What Open Data can for you…
What have people done with open data?...
Examples of re-use – Tides data…
Property…
Property…
NZ Schools App
ATM Finder
Mogeo - Campermate
Mogeo – NZ Fishing Rules
Mogeo – MarineMate
Mogeo – Product Recalls
Mogeo – Agricultural Chemical & Vet Medicine
Pocket Ranger
ThunderMaps
ANZ – Truckometer
The Forward Works Viewer
Advocacy
Visualisation and public debate in the media on education policy
NZ Herald
Maori.geek.nz
@polemic
@fogonwater
Using open data to inform
Manuka Tutu
What data do customers want from local government?...
Data wanted
• Consent applications• property valuations• River flows (stage height and cumecs), at
granular intervals (e.g. 15 mins, not 12 hrs)
• Water quality of rivers, estuaries, beaches (esp. during summer time)
• Rubbish collection schedules etc.
Data wanted
• Civic facilities & opening times– e.g. toilets, libraries, service centres, swimming pools,
dog parks, etc.• What's on, esp. in iCal or schema.org
formats• transport timetables, infrastructure
location, real-time status, occupancy for bus, train and ferries;
Data wanted
• Council contracting data such as roadwork locations, refuse collection schedules, traffic light status;
• road marking and signage locations;• Council car parking sign and sensor data;• status and location of mobile libraries• Earthquake prone buildings
Complementary data from the private sector
• utility company infrastructure (location of lines, pipes, meters etc.)
• status and location of mobile resources such as couriers, taxis, Mr Whippy vans etc.
• airline flight times and status• movie theatre occupancy
What else could be useful?...
Contact
Email:[email protected]
Twitter: @opendatanz #opendatanz
Open Government Data Programme:http://www.ict.govt.nz/programmes-and-initiatives/open-and-transparent-government
Case Studies:http://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/case-studies/open-data
