1. Jeff Kaplan from the World Bank gave a presentation on mainstreaming open data for greater development impact.
2. He discussed what open data is, who is releasing it, the types of data being opened, and why governments and the World Bank are pursuing open data initiatives.
3. Kaplan explained how open data can drive innovation and growth, increase budget transparency, and support applications in sectors like agriculture, health, urban development, education, water, and the environment that can help tackle important development challenges.
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OD Master Class - SDN v3
1. Master Class: Mainstreaming Open Data for
Greater Development Impact
Jeff Kaplan - Senior ICT Consultant, World Bank
Washington, DC 25 February 2014
How many of you used Open Data today?
Or this week?
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Agenda
! What is Open Data?
! Who is doing it?
! What kind of data is being opened?
! Why are governments pursuing Open Data?
! Why is the World Bank doing Open Data?
! Open Data for Development Impact
! Getting Started - ODRA
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Open Data is ...
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RedistributedCopiedReused
Data that can be
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by anyone ...
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... for any purpose allowed by law
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Open Data = Machine-readable
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Open Data = Legally Open
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Who is doing Open Data?
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4. Open = Global
> 50 countries > 250 governments
World Bank & United Nations
What Kind of Data is Opened?
Top Categories of Open Data!
1. Geospatial!
2. Transport!
3. Geography!
4. Political
boundaries!
= Maps!!!
Why are governments doing this?
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Innovation and Growth
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OPEN !
DATA!
OPEN !
DATA!
OPEN DATA!
Open =
Fuel for innovation
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Open Data =
Transparency in traffic violations Anti-Mordidas
Why is the World Bank doing
Open Data?
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For the World Bank, Open Data means
Greater efficiency: easier to find our own data
Credit: Tim Herzog, World Bank
For the World Bank, Open Data means
New and better uses of World Bank data
Credit: Tim Herzog, World Bank
Opening data drives demand growth
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2007 36
Open Data is
7. Open Data for
Development Impact
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Open has value ...
everywhere
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including the Bank portfolio.
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Release
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Credit: Tim Herzog, World Bank
Turn this ...
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(Data-driven)
Into
8. Agriculture
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Open Data =
Engaging people to fight crop blight in real time
Apps for farmers 45
Open Data =
Apps for farmers 46
Open Data =
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From crop insurance to climate change planning for farmers!
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Health
9. Open =
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Fighting malaria with data + mobile!
Open =
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Disease Surveillance
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Health Facility Locations
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Now imagine combining denge map with a map showing
location of health facilities that treat denge ...
Distribution of Medical Supplies
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denge treatment at each health facility?
http://www.directrelief.org/wp-content/Flash/USAmap/index.html
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Open Data =
Not just disease surveillance but faster diagnosis
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Urban Development /
Municipal Services
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Ranking neighborhoods based on safety, schools, crime, public
transport options, etc ... All from Open Data!
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Open Data = Municipal Services
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Education
Performance of individual schools
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Water
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Open =
In Uganda, water point mapping !
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Open =
leads to faster repairs and fewer water system failures!
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Environment
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Health hazards
www.weixianditu.com
Danger Maps - China!
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Open =
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Public Safety
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Open = Road Safety
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but added a new feature
People can map a route and see how many traf鍖c accidents
have occurred on that route!
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Economic Development
Credit: Matthew McNaughton, World Bank
Open Data = Investment Promotion
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Bank Activities
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New ways to gauge economic conditions and
anticipate changes in an economy
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A service with > 2000 cities, states, federal agencies sharing
procurement data showing prices paid for goods and services!
Procurement at the right price
Getting Started > ODRA
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Policy /
Legal Framework!
Technology /
Infrastructure!
Leadership!
Applications &
Co-CreationCitizen Engagement!
Innovation
Financing!
Capacity Building!
Institutions!
Open Data
Open Data Ecosystem
1. Leadership
2. Policy / Legal Framework
3. Institutional Structures, Responsibilities & Skills
4. Government Data Management
5. Demand for Data
6. Civic Engagement & Capabilities
7. Funding Open Data
8. Technology & Skills Infrastructure
Open Data Readiness Assessment