open government data - inner city association, wellington

Open Government DataInner City Association, 8 September 2015

Paul StoneNew Zealand Open Government Data Programme

What is open data?

Brief description of the open government data policies and programme

Some sources of central government data

Examples of putting data to use

Examples of international open cities

Agenda

”Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and share alike.”(Open Data Handbook – Open Knowledge Foundation)

NZ Government… Non-proprietary and machine-readable

format licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)

What is “open data”?

NZ Open Government in 2015 NZ Government Open

Access & Licensing Framework (NZGOAL)

NZ Data & Information Management Principles

Declaration on Open and Transparent Government

Data.govt.nz

Clear Cabinet decisions and intent Foundations built

The Programme

Our job is to:

To encourage and support the release of data

To understand the user communities and their demand for data (and raise awareness)

To assess the impact

Locations of some central government data

Charities Register https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-in-new-zealand/the-charities-register/advanced-search/

Ministry of Health Statisticshttp://www.health.govt.nz/nz-health-statistics

MSD Contracts http://map.contractmapping.govt.nz/

Statistics NZhttp://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx

Land Information NZ Data Service https://data.linz.govt.nz/

IRD Tax Statisticshttp://www.ird.govt.nz/aboutir/external-stats/tax-statistics-sitemap.html

Land Resource Information System (Landcare Research)https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/

Ministry of Transport Statisticshttp://www.transport.govt.nz/research/

Public Health Surveillance (Environmental Science and Research, ESR)https://surv.esr.cri.nz/surveillance/annual_surveillance.php

Victims of Crime Statisticshttp://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/new-recorded-crime-victimisation-statistics-rcvs

Examples of data put to use

Shade MapBy Dumparkhttp://app.dumpark.com/sunlight/learn.html

Examples

Examples

Campaigning against liquor outlet licenses

Show on a map◦ Licensed outlet locations◦ Crime statistics and location◦ School locations◦ Population demographics (eg. income, age, etc.)

Visualisation and public debate in the media on education policy

NZ Herald

Maori.geek.nz

@polemic

@fogonwater

• Data shows:• low income earners are more likely to be obese• High concentration of low income earners in

central Washington DC• Retail licence data - low quality food outlets in low

income neighbourhoods• High prevalence of smartphones amongst low

income earners

Using data to identify causes to problems – high levels of obesity (US example)

Winning solution

LifeHackLabs

LifeHackLabs

Significantly higher admissions to hospital as a result of self harm

Contact usEmail:pstone@linz.govt.nz oropendata@linz.govt.nz

Open Government Data Programme:www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/

Case Studies:www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/open-data-case-studies/

This presentation:http://www.slideshare.net/enotsluap/open-government-data-inner-city-association-wellington