Open Data

Open Government Information and Data Programme

ALGIM Records and Information Management Symposium

Government policy and intentions…

What is “open data”?

“Open data is data that anyone can access, use and share.”

(Open Data Institute https://theodi.org/guides/what-open-data)

Foundations for Open Government Data and Information

Data.govt.nz

NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) Framework

Copyright = ownership

Licence = permissions to re-use (assigned by the copyright owner)

https://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/open-government/new-zealand-government-open-access-and-licensing-nzgoal-framework/

NZ Government Open Access and Licensing (NZGOAL) Framework

Guidance to publicly funded agencies on how to apply Creative Commons licencesto publicly fundedinformation, data and content

NZGOAL Software Extension

Guidance to publicly funded agencies on how to applyOpen Source licencesto publicly fundedSoftware development

NZ Data and Information Management Principles, 2011 (NZDIMP)

LicensedNon-proprietary

Machine-readable

By default

(unless there is a good

reason not to)

Data.govt.nz

NZ Declaration on Open and Transparent Government, 2011

Government direction to government agencies to proactively release all:

• publicly funded data• non-personal and unclassified• high potential value for re-use• managed according to the Principles• licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)• published on Data.govt.nz

The Programme

• Works across both central and local government to encourage and support release of data

• Engages with data users to understand demand and advocate for data release

• Engage with potential data users to raise awareness of the growing public asset they could be making use of

Open by Design

Open by design = closed (protected) by design

(Different mind sets,but really just 2 sidesof the same coin)

NZ Police a good example

Open by DesignThemes:1. Data management processes

2. Knowledge & skills

3. Customer support & engagement

4. Investment & financial performance

5. Strategic oversight

Maturity levels:1. Initial

2. Repeatable

3. Defined

4. Managed

5. Optimising

Open by Design

Embed open data output as a requirement of all new systems

Incorporate open data output into processes/publishing

Require quality data as part of any new contracts for services – that can be released as open data(NZGOAL Procurement Guidance Note)

ANZ – Truckometer(Don’t second-guess what the data can be used for…)

HERE Maps

- CC v4.0

- MPI - Food Safety Inspection data

- RAMM Data

ThunderMaps

Using open data to inform

Manuka Tutu

The Forward Works Viewer

Examples of re-use – Tides data…

Property…

Quickmap

20,000+licences sold

NZ Schools App

Mogeo - Campermate

Mogeo – NZ Fishing Rules

Mogeo – MarineMate

Advocacy

Visualisation and public debate in the media on education policy

NZ Herald

Maori.geek.nz

@polemic

@fogonwater

Data wanted

• RAMM data• Consent applications• Property valuations• River flows (stage height and cumecs), at

granular intervals (e.g. 15 mins vs 12 hrs)• Water quality of rivers, estuaries, beaches

(esp. during summer time)• Rubbish collection schedules etc.

Data wanted

• Civic facilities & opening times– e.g. toilets, libraries, service centres, swimming pools,

dog parks, etc.• What's on, esp. in iCal or schema.org

formats• transport timetables, infrastructure

location, real-time status, occupancy for bus, train and ferries

Data wanted

• Council contracting data such as roadwork locations, refuse collection schedules, traffic light status

• Road marking and signage locations• Council car parking sign and sensor data• Status and location of mobile libraries• Earthquake prone buildings

ContactEmail:opendata@linz.govt.nz

Twitter: @opendatanz #opendatanz

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

Case Studies:http://www.ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/case-studies/open-data

This presentation:http://goo.gl/rd6eFO