Open Data for Development

Shaida BadieeNeil Fantom

The World Bank

Open Data: improving lives in the 19th Century

Created data: distribution of deaths by location

Combined with other data: plotted with water points and pumps

Analyzed data: saw connection with one pump

Took action: removed the handle

Technically open: You can find it, access it, your

machines can read it, and you can combine it with other data

Legally open:You’re allowed to use it, re-use it, and re-distribute it freely, for commercial

and non-commercial purposes

json, txt, csv, xml, html, API, rdf, etc.

pdf, jpg, gif, png, other proprietary

formats

CC-BY attribution

license, opendefinition.org

Subscriptions, restrictions on

commercial use

“Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone – subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute

and sharealike.” Open Knowledge Foundation

What is Open Data?

More than transparency

Transparency

Social and economic value

Interaction and engagement

Source: okfn.org

We started in 2010

Our aim is Open Development

Open Knowledge

Work with others to collect, share and analyze data, measure results, increase knowledge

Open Data

Legally open and technically open: easy to find and free for use and re-use

Open Solutions

Engage in new ways to find solutions to development problems

We’re open about what we know

We’re open about what we do

We’re open to new engagement

We’re supporting others to be open

What have we learnt?

1. You can’t do open data without data to open up

We didn’t start with this:

1. You can’t do open data without data to open up

We started with this:

2. Free data is not free

Revenues

Investment

But it’s good for business

3. Open up your data and it will be used

Source: yourtopia.net

4. Others can do it better

Five ideas for what’s next

1. Going global

2. Going local

3. Open Data from the crowd

Citizens Mapping Services Linking Citizen Voice to Public Service Provision in Dar Es Salaam

August 2011

3. Open Data from the crowd

September 2011

4. Open Data leads to better data

4. Open Data leads to better data

Source: opendata.go.ke

4. Open Data leads to better data

Source: opendata.go.ke

5. Big Data and Open DataMass participation>2 billion users 2011

Source: unglobalpulse.org

6. Citizen engagement and feedback

A Public Good for the Public Good