Open Data @ World Bank

World Bank Open Data Platform

• The World Bank's Open Data Initiative launched in April, 2010, providing free, open and easy access to development data, and challenging the global community to use the data to create new solutions to address poverty.

• Today, the World Bank's Open Data Catalog includes over 8,000 development indicators, of which 1,400 for 252 countries and 36 aggregate groupings, going back over 50 years, in 5 languages, and is continuously expanding.

Economic Value of Open Data• In the EU, open data increases business activity by up to €40

Billion/year, and provides direct and indirect benefits up to €200 Billion/year (1.7% of EU GDP).

• Open Weather Data in the US has created 400 companies employing 4,000 people.

• A Spanish study found an increase of about €600m of business from open data with the creation of over 5000 jobs.

• An Australian study found a return on investment of 500% from Open Data.

• Mapping and transport data in particular have given rise to new industries, including a suite of global positioning system products, and ‘mashups’ that combine mapping data with public transportation or traffic data.

Slide credit: Andrew Stott

Afghanistan Antigua and

Barbuda Burkina Faso Ghana Indonesia Kenya Macedonia Malawi Mexico Moldova Mongolia Macedonia Nigeria (Edo) Nepal Paraguay Peru Philippines Tanzania Rwanda Russia

(Ulyanovsk)

Planned for 2014 Botswana Brazil Costa Rica Dominican

Republic El Salvador Eastern

Caribbean El Salvador Ethiopia India Mauritius Morocco Senegal Singapore Sri Lanka Trinidad &

Tobago Tunisia Uruguay Zambia

World Bank Open Data Technical Assistance

Open Government Data Toolkit

The Toolkit is designed to help governments plan and implement an open government data program, while avoiding common pitfalls.

http://data.worldbank.org/open-government-data-toolkit

Open Data Readiness Assessment• The ODRA is a tool designed to build a

plan of action for Open Data, custom-tailored to a country, subnational government, city or sector

• It is a set of questions on 8 subjects that we consider necessary for a successful Open Data Initiative

• The output is an action plan and a report that provides recommendations for the particular client

• It is not a ranking exercise.

ODRA Methodology

Eight Pillars(1) Leadership(2) Policy / Legal Framework(3) Institutional Structure(4) Data within Government(5) Demand / Citizen Engagement(6) Open Data Ecosystem(7) Financing(8) Technology and Skills

Infrastructure

5 6 7 8

Moldova’s Open Data PlatformLaunched: April 2011Upgraded: February 2014, v3.0

Number of datasets: 732Externally hosted applications: 19Publishing institutions: 38Most active: Ministry of Health &Ministry of the Interior

Open Source Platform CKAN & Drupal. Agencies upload raw data directly onto the portal.

Number of unique visitors: ~ 3,000/monthNumber of downloads: ~ 7,000 – 10,000/month

Kenya – 547 datasets

Lessons

• Top Leadership / Championship is key• Start simple, build incremental• Quality improves when data is opened• Build capacity on using opened data• Make data easy to understand• Engage the Demand side• Time; Partnerships essential