Cognitives cities Talk in Amsterdam 30 June 2011

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Open Data project were in Amsterdam generated due to a pragmatic buttom up approach, through listening to the market demand.

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Open Data in Amsterdam starts…….buttom up

Economic AffairsKatalin Gallyas – Policy Advisor Open Innovationgallyas@ez.amsterdam.nl

“Open Data is a public good, but only if you can find it”

( Neil Fantom, Manager World Bank’s Development Data Group”)

Today: Release of www.DataCatalogs.org

(Open Knowledge Foundation)

Why Open Data?

-in theory-TransparencyReliable information precondition for participation

Efficient Government ServicesUsers, citizens are defining which services are needed to develop

Saving ICT costs

Data maintenance outsourced

From mass participation, mass innovation

….towards Civic Innovators Network

In Amsterdam: buttom-up

Because the market demanded

Because the hackers are inpatient

Because innovation agents are pushing it

Open Data Initiatives (7)

1. Apps for Amsterdam (16 Feb – 25 May 2011)

Bottom–up stimulation for the release of data

Activation of app developers (hack the government community)

Collaboration with Media Lab (Waag Society, Economic Affairs and Hack de Government)

2. Political Lobby for Open Data Program

3. Data Catalog MS basedhttp://dev.govdata.eu

Open source API’s (starter kit)

4. EU Project

Open Data platform with Berlin

Crowdsourcing toolkit

Future Internet expertise with Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona

www.opencities.net

crowdsourcing

5. ICE mobile apps conferenceBriefing for iOS and Android developers for municipality apps

Understanding market needs, in conversation with app developers

Consulting Clinics with CiO’s for policy makers

Mobile Government afternoon session

6. Collaboration with UniversitiesProject for designing a Municipality App Store

Market research about already available city apps

Visualisation for some best app idea’s

7. Data Visualisation

Data Catalog

Apps Contests

Civic Hacker

Networks

Civic Innovator Networks

Civic Innovation

Marketplace

govs. - ->Service Providers

Platform orchestrators

ChallengesHow to reach and stay in dialog with the app developers?

How to showcase that open data makes cities ‘’smarter’’

No Open Data directives (obligatory)

Promote innovative use of public data

How to sponsor a central data catalog?

How to choose an open data catalog supplier on the market?

Thank YouKatalin Gallyas

gallyas@ez.amsterdam.nl

www.appsforamsterdam.nl

www.opencities.nl

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