From Open Data to (e)Participation

@RobertHarm

Vienna, September 2011

Definition Open Data

All non-individual-related data from politics, public

administration and science which are released

promptly to the public in machine-readable,

complete and open formats using open

APIs/interfaces without restrictions and exempt

from charges.

8 Open Government Data Principleshttp://opendata-network.org/2009/11/open-government-data-principles/

Which data are we talking about?

Potentials and societal benefits from “open government data”

‣ Politics and public administration become open, transparent and citizen centered.

‣ Societal processes and defects become visible and thus addressable

‣ Qualified decision-making on a personal level

Current status in Austria

‣ Vienna = pioneer (http://data.wien.gv.at)‣ Linz: launching October 2011

Corporate Open Government Austria Data:Corporation of Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Graz and

Federal Chancellery.

Details (German) http://open3.at/gf5

Projects by open3.at

http://open3.at/projekte

3 pillars of Open Government

Open Government(administration,

politics)

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citizens, companies, ngo/cso

Stage model of Open Government

Transparency Participation Collaboration

http://www.businessofgovernment.org/sites/default/files/An%20Open%20Government%20Implementation%20Model.pdf

From Transparency to Participation?

Download study (German): http://www.sas.de/open

81% believe that citizens are more enabledto participate in political activities through transparency

International examples

‣ UK: Fixmystreet.com

International examples

‣ UK: Fixmytransport.com

International examples‣ Germany: buergerhaushalt.org

‣ http://www.buergerhaushalt-lichtenberg.de/

International examples‣ UK: http://theyworkforyou.com

‣ Austria: http://meineabgeordneten.at

International examples

‣ Germany: http://fragdenstaat.de/

International examples

‣ UK: http://whoslobbying.com/

The big picture