Date: 08/11/2010

MK4D – Open API Project

Open API

Why are we interested in content sharing?

Why are we doing it?

Why are we here?

How are we doing it?

Why are we interested in content sharing?

Sharing information and knowledge is a good thing

Contextualisation of knowledge and information

Co-construction of knowledge

Advocacy - we need to walk the walk

Why are we building an Open API?

to allow other people/organisations to utilise our data

to allow others to contextualise our data within their own services and contexts

to allow cross-platform interaction, e.g. mobile platforms, off-line applications

Why are we here?

Developing for developers – not something we’ve done before

Want to ensure our API is useful to organisations in our field

Listen to experience of those who have already developed Open APIs

Look for ways we might work together on this project

APIs are no fun when there is no-one to play with!

How are we building our Open API?

Scoping phase – defining and informing our plans, specifications, approaches to the project

Specification and development – working with key partners to finalise spec. Open API built by IDS KSS/Partner Organisations/commercial dev company.

Rollout and Promotion – Release of v1 of API. Implementing with partners. Funding development of OS CMS Plugins/widgets to our API. Competitive funding awards for most competitive use of API

How are we building our Open API?

How... continued

Support and Maintenance – supporting external developers to utilise our Open API

Review and Redevelopment – review a year after release with view to improvements

Advocacy – advocacy for Open APIs and Open Data and standards

Monitoring and Evaluation – M&E of project, capturing and communicating learning

Where are we looking for help?

Functional/technical requirements gathering 

Providing feedback on the specification 

Helping us test 

Develop applications to consume our API

Promotion of the API – promoting to other organisations? Arranging hack-days?

 

Are there any areas where you think we should look for partner involvement?