providing funding to enhance the use of open data in the public sector
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Providing Funding to Enhance the use of Open Data in the Public Sector
Giuseppe Sollazzo@puntofissoOpen Data User Group
19.3.2015
This talk is about...
...how targeted funding following a demand-led approach can help deliver tangible benefits
and advance the Open Data agenda
The Open Data User Group
Open Data User Group
● Formed in 2012● Outreach to Open Data community● Demand-led data release prioritisation
○ Central Government / Public Sector● Benefits Cases● Policy Advice (COTT, PSTB)
Data Request Roadmap
ODUG Roadmap, http://data.gov.uk/odug-roadmap
Who are we?
Open Mercia
current members
past members
ODUG Deliverables
● We work a lot behind the scenes○ Made the case for releasing key datasets
■ HMLR Price Paid■ EA Flood Data■ Ordnance Survey “move to OGL”
● Open Data Case Studies● National Information Infrastructure (NII)
The Release of Data Fund
Open Data Funding
Autumn Statement 2011 “direct” funding○ £7M for Release of Data Fund
■ support demand-led release, build capacity■ run by ODUG/PSTB and Cabinet Office
○ £2.5M per annum for Breakthrough Fund■ remove short-term barriers in central/local gov■ run by BIS
○ And more…■ £10M: ODI■ £750K/year: Innovation Vouchers, £1.2M ODCS
The Release of Data Fund
Three funding rounds● £4M spent● ~30 projects funded
LGA Vouchers
LGA Vouchers
● £730K to develop & test process for publication of data in Local Authorities in a consistent form
● Consultation Process● Three themes
○ public conveniences (toilets)○ planning applications○ licences for alcohol and entertainment venues
LGA Vouchers
Outcomes● 96 LAs● 241 promised datasets
○ 86 toilets, 76 premises/licences, 79 planning● 100 completed by 19.1.2015
○ 52 toilets, 20 premises/licences, 28 planning● “Burden of conforming to OS”
Open Addresses
Open Addresses
● £383K to build an open address database● Background
○ ODUG benefits case: lack of national address data○ PAF gets privatised with Royal Mail
■ but… is PAF the best we can get?
Open Addresses
Outcomes● (Currently in Alpha)● Benefits to society, service providers, users
○ 130K new homes/year need to be added to PAF○ Simplified end-user interface, accuracy○ Denmark saw economic value, what about UK?
Trafford Innovation Lab
Trafford Innovation Lab
● £50K to build an Intelligence Unit in a LA○ Based at Trafford Council○ Staff include public health, housing, GIS, police○ What data is needed by orgs to work together?
Trafford Innovation Lab
Outcomes● Greater Manchester Data Sync Programme● Bid for £20K: reduce isolation in the elderly
○ Built using data from the lab ● Prioritise location of defibrillators
Adult Social Care
Adult Social Care
● £95.8K to audit adult social care data● FutureGov + Local Authorities
○ Devon, Kingston, Sutton
Adult Social Care
Outcomes● Data reconciliation
○ cross-reference service providers across datasets○ linking to CQC data
● End users can compare services● “Debunking myths around opening data”
○ Develop a culture of transparency○ Establish data practice within councils
Leeds Data Mill
Leeds Data Mill
● £100K to build a city-wide data repository○ datasets from multiple sources○ public+private
● 12 organisations, 140 datasets, 82 APIs○ Leeds City Council (115)○ DCLG (8)○ Yorkshire Water (4)○ Northern Powergrid (4)
Leeds Data Mill
Outcomes● A way to power Smart Cities?● Projects/events for the community
○ Hack my route
New Economy Manchester
New Economy Manchester
● £330K to develop an open interactive mapping tool of critical infrastructure
● Outcomes○ An inventory of problems
■ Licensing , data ownership, out-of-date, schemas
○ Identify incorrect data■ “[we found datasets showing] railway lines
where residents know there not to be any”
...and more
The Future of Open Data Releases
The Future
Board from a UKGovCamp 2015 session on Open Data, https://www.flickr.com/photos/puntofisso/16366457465/
Ongoing Challenges
● Open Data is not fully embraced○ Geospatial and Addressing○ Clarity of licensing
● (Open) Data by default○ Operational Open Data○ Evidence-based Policymaking
● Open Data needs public confidence● Open Data needs structure
National Information Infrastructure
“The National Information Infrastructure (NII) - Why, What and How”, http://data.gov.uk/blog/national-information-infrastructure-nii
National Information Infrastructure
● Data as “Infrastructure”○ Operational aspects of Data○ Framework for data management
● Not just Open Data○ Good example of what Open Data should look like
● Phased approach○ inventory - what datasets are out there○ openness - what licence, privacy issues○ embed data into operational decision making
Thank you!
Giuseppe [email protected]
Open Data User Group@odugUK#uknii #rodfdata.gov.uk/data-request