the open data delusion
DESCRIPTION
The open data movement has grown exponentially in a relatively short period of time. Many countries and cities have been rolling out initiatives and embracing the potential value that comes with opening up their data. However, as much as open data holds great promise, there is a real danger of initiatives failing. Speaking at this year’s Canadian Open Data Summit (http://www.opendatasummit.ca/), Open Insitute’s Executive Director Jay Bhalla gives a global perspective of lessons learned through a journey of implementing and building open data ecosystems from around the world. http://openinstitute.com/open-data-delusion/TRANSCRIPT
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The Open Data Delusion Lessons from an open
data journey
Jay Bhalla@jaybhalla
February 2014
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OPEN INSTITUTE
We work every day to build an open society managed
by informed fact driven citizens
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Lessons and challenges have not been restricted to the
developing world
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LACK OF COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
Yankees outfielders confused by defensive substitution / gif
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FOCUS ON SUPPLY + DATA LITERACY
Releasing data is not
enough
Square peg, round hole | Simon Peg / flickr
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BUILDING HUMAN CAPITAL
NYSAT2 | MoreInterpretations / flickr
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UNSTRUCTURED HACKATHONS
Code it and they will
come
MHacks 2012 | Kelly Bracha / flickr
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CREATING USEFUL APPLICATIONS
http://donteat.at
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DRIVING LEGISLATION
Berlin 1936 | cszar / flickr
Open data initiatives can survive when
the right champions are in place
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INSTITUTIONALISING OPEN DATA MOVEMENTS
old books... | mariusz kluzniak / flickr
Open data initiatives
need legislative
backing
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Timely, relevant and proactive disclosure of data
PROACTIVE DISCLOSURE
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VANCOUVER HEALTH AUTHORITY
http://www.inspections.vcha.ca/Main
No API
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FRASER HEALTH
http://www.healthspace.ca/fha/food
Can’t download
data
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MEASURING METRICS
Thumbs up | AdWeek / tumblr
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INVEST IN MARKETING
Pachube stickers | Rain Rabbit / flickr
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COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES
Mailboxes | tanakawho / flickr
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GRASSROOTS IMPACT
Get Creative! |JD Hancock / flickr
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TAKE AN ITERATIVE APPROACH
1 - 5 iterations | Windell Oskay / flickr
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SHAMELESS PLUG
Canadian Open Data Institutehttp://opendatainstitute.ca
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Jay Bhalla@jaybhalla
www.openinstitute.com
@Open_Institutefacebook.com/TheOpenInstitute