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OKFN, CKAN & OpenData at #OpenRoma

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Irina Bolychevsky
Irina Bolychevsky

The document discusses the Open Knowledge Foundation and its work promoting open data. It describes CKAN, an open source data portal software, and how it can be used to publish, share, and find data. It outlines the Foundation's goals of utilizing digital information to improve governance, the economy, and research. It also notes increasing momentum around open data and data portals, with a focus on open source tools and sharing experiences.

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#OpenRoma Irina Bolychevsky @shevski www.ckan.org www.okfn.org
The OpenKnowledgeFoundation We are anot-for-profitorganisationdedicated topromoting openness inallitsforms (data + content) We build: Communities + Tools
What does openmean? A piece of content or dataisopen if anyoneisfreetouse, reuse,andredistributeit subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and share-alike. http://opendefinition.org/
What problem are we trying to solve? To utilize digital information more effectively to improve governance, the economy and research For example: Find a better way to get to work Build more sustainable cities Spend government money more effectively and legitimately Context: Explosion of digital information Ever improving information technology
OpenSolution Step 1: get the data openly licenced Step 2: make it accessible- metadata, formats, portal (ckan.org) Step 3: start building, linking and turning datainto something more -information
OKFN, CKAN & OpenData at #OpenRoma
Built on CKAN(ckan.org) Opensource data portal software that makes it easy to publish, share and find data. Richsearch and datapublishing tools Integrated data storage,processing,viewingand visualization Geospatial metadata & search (including support for INSPIRE) Extensible and flexible: easy to adapt, extend and integrate Componentized structure with variety of add-ons: stats, analytics, comments etc Rich restful JSON API
OKFN, CKAN & OpenData at #OpenRoma
demo.ckan.org
Evolution From checking transparency requirement tickboxes --> to meaningfully managing data and providing access for re-use
Evolution This means publishingdata needs to become an ingrained central part of the process Valuable, coredatasetsareneeded (national map vs park bench locations) Data portals need to beuser focused: lowering barriers to entry (in browser previews) engagement (related items) better user experience and tools (data API)
Current Climate Accelerating momentum (e.g. http://ckan.org/instances/) Focus on OpenSource - reusable tools & sharing of experiences (UK, US, EU) Global CKAN User Group Open Government Partnership Agreeing on standards (e.g. DCAT) - spec.datacatalogs.org
Europe EuropeanCommission: Connecting Europe Facility - 9 billion for Digital 2014 - 2020 Pan-European Open Data Portal 2013 (building on publicdata.eu) Supporting the data ecosystem in public bodies with training, tools and consultancy https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/
Results? HeartSurgery - publishing death rates improve success rates - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8170618.stm Brazil- publishing municipality audit reports legislation.gov.uk - http://blog.okfn.org/2012/10/04/worlds- first-real-commercial-open-data-curation-project/
意鞄温稼一油霞看顎! Irina.Bolychevsky@okfn.org @shevski www.ckan.org www.okfn.org

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OKFN, CKAN & OpenData at #OpenRoma

  • 1. #OpenRoma Irina Bolychevsky @shevski www.ckan.org www.okfn.org
  • 2. The OpenKnowledgeFoundation We are anot-for-profitorganisationdedicated topromoting openness inallitsforms (data + content) We build: Communities + Tools
  • 3. What does openmean? A piece of content or dataisopen if anyoneisfreetouse, reuse,andredistributeit subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and share-alike. http://opendefinition.org/
  • 4. What problem are we trying to solve? To utilize digital information more effectively to improve governance, the economy and research For example: Find a better way to get to work Build more sustainable cities Spend government money more effectively and legitimately Context: Explosion of digital information Ever improving information technology
  • 5. OpenSolution Step 1: get the data openly licenced Step 2: make it accessible- metadata, formats, portal (ckan.org) Step 3: start building, linking and turning datainto something more -information
  • 7. Built on CKAN(ckan.org) Opensource data portal software that makes it easy to publish, share and find data. Richsearch and datapublishing tools Integrated data storage,processing,viewingand visualization Geospatial metadata & search (including support for INSPIRE) Extensible and flexible: easy to adapt, extend and integrate Componentized structure with variety of add-ons: stats, analytics, comments etc Rich restful JSON API
  • 10. Evolution From checking transparency requirement tickboxes --> to meaningfully managing data and providing access for re-use
  • 11. Evolution This means publishingdata needs to become an ingrained central part of the process Valuable, coredatasetsareneeded (national map vs park bench locations) Data portals need to beuser focused: lowering barriers to entry (in browser previews) engagement (related items) better user experience and tools (data API)
  • 12. Current Climate Accelerating momentum (e.g. http://ckan.org/instances/) Focus on OpenSource - reusable tools & sharing of experiences (UK, US, EU) Global CKAN User Group Open Government Partnership Agreeing on standards (e.g. DCAT) - spec.datacatalogs.org
  • 13. Europe EuropeanCommission: Connecting Europe Facility - 9 billion for Digital 2014 - 2020 Pan-European Open Data Portal 2013 (building on publicdata.eu) Supporting the data ecosystem in public bodies with training, tools and consultancy https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/
  • 14. Results? HeartSurgery - publishing death rates improve success rates - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8170618.stm Brazil- publishing municipality audit reports legislation.gov.uk - http://blog.okfn.org/2012/10/04/worlds- first-real-commercial-open-data-curation-project/
  • 15. 意鞄温稼一油霞看顎! Irina.Bolychevsky@okfn.org @shevski www.ckan.org www.okfn.org