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Presentation to ITAPA Conference in Bratislava on 11 November 2014
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Open Data: Why it is important
Andrew Stott
UK Transparency Board and
first Director of data.gov.uk
Bratislava, Slovakia
11 November 2014 v0.1
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The Importance of Open Data
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New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
Greater Transparency
More Efficient Government
New Economic and Social Value
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New data-driven services
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Greater Business Efficiency
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Better Business Decisions
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Geospatial Reference Data: Maps & Addresses
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Transport Information
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Census and other detailed statistics
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Government Spending and Procurement
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Weather Data
European Union: potential of €200bn a year
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Greater Transparency
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Is My Money Being Spent Well?
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Data-driven Journalism
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Input
• 285,000 records
• 1.17m rows of
data
• PDF documents
Findings
• $34bn spent in 8
years
• Aid increased
1,965%
• 20 companies
benefited most
International Corporate Transparency
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Improved public services
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Hospital infections down 85% after 4 years
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1000 fewer heart surgery deaths each year
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More Efficient Government
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Public institutions can get their own data (!)
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Others can help improve government data
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The Importance of Open Data
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New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
Greater Transparency
More Efficient Government
The most successful
Governments play
four roles in Open Data
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Government as Supplier
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Government as Leader
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Government as Catalyst
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Government as User
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Thank you
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