OPEN DATA FUEL FOR DIGITAL MEDIA

Robert Harmhttp://www.harm.co.at

open3.at – network for the promotion of openSociety, openGovernment an openData in Austria

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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/

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Which data are we talking about?

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/opendata/intro-open-data-hackday-3841108

It´s our data, we paid the taxes for it

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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

Quelle: Donau-Uni Krems, Zentrum für E-Government

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a new access model for data

Quelle: Daniel Dietrich, http://www.slideshare.net/ddie/opendata-warum-eine-freie-gesellschaft-offene-daten-braucht

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Role of journalists & bloggers

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Example NYT / unemployed

http://nyti.ms/9MdhtL

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Preview: Budget Vienna 2009

http://ihrwebprofi.at/treemap/ausgaben.html

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Thanks for your attention!

Robert Harmhttp://www.harm.co.at

http://www.open3.at