Open Government DataPragmatic cases and how publicrevenue.gr will work

General Secretariat of Public Revenue Hellenic Ministry of Finance

March 19, 2014

Harry TheoharisSecretary General

Open Government and Government Data

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

“data about government”

“OPEN GOV” DATA

transparency & accountability

OPERATIONAL DATA

“data by government”

STATISTICAL DATA

“data for government”

“OPEN” GOV DATA

efficiency, engagement &

innovation

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Opening Government Data

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Open Data vs. Public AdministrationMost important statements

• Existing legal framework is NOT sufficient!• Official secrecy vs. obligation to give information• Open Government Data shows performance of public

administration• Public liability and exclusion of liability• Metadata & data governance• How to manage incorrect data• Guidelines for public administration needed• Media Literacy (internal & external)

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Benefits of Open Government Data

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publicrevenue.gr

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publicrevenue.gr

Open Government Data

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data.publicrevenue.gr

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Search features (Name / VAT ID)

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Open Data PolicyAims

• Exploiting open data (Open Data) related to tax and public administration in Greece

• Improve decision-making• Build a robust semantic dataset for use in various activities (e.g. research)

Benefits• The information is provided according to established European standards

and classifications• The information is served through user-friendly visualization diagrams• Encouragement to re-use existing datasets on the basis of open standards • Transformation of a technologically inaccessible and difficult-to-handle

data warehouse of highly sensitive information, into an easy to use web application, accessible by the citizen/developer

• The best validator of open data is usage

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Next steps – key to success

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Open Government Data

“ Building an Open Government Data Infrastructure is like building an electric power grid. It‘s hard to measure it‘s impact

on society and on economy, but it is evident that there is one. „ David Eaves - Centre for the Study of Democracy, Canada

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Who is involved?

Thank you for your attention!

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