1. Local and National Government
Open Data across Europe
Gesche Schmid
Programme Manager Transparency, LGA
Cambridge, 26 September 2012
Gesche.schmid@local.gov.uk

2. • Opening Up :
• Open and social ways to transform government
• Opening local government organisations and
businesses to new opportunities to develop
innovative services through the use of open data
and to encourage smart use of social media.
• EU funded Programme covering the North Sea
region of Europe. http://www.opening-up.eu/;
• Hashtag for the day #OpeningUp

3. North Sea Region:
Opening Up Partner organisations
• Intercommunale Leiedal,
Kortrijk, Belgium
• Groningen municipality,
Netherlands
• Hoeje-Traastrup municipality,
Denmark
• Karlstad municipality, Sweden
• Hanze University, Groningen,
Netherlands
• Porism Limited, representing
esd-toolkit, UK
• Lessius University, Mechlen,
Belgium

4. Opening Up Objectives
Include new
social media
Accredited channels in European
Spearhead the
training programme Service List
adoption and use
of open data on social media
Integrate social media Develop transformational
into government and citizen-led services
business service delivery through the use
of social media
Build a community
Measure an of practitioners
organisations capacity in the NSR
to use social media

5. Opening Up

7. “Open data shouldn't only be
accessible to software developers,
statisticians and accountants.
As more and more open public data
is released, we need to find ways to
make sure it is useful for people
who want to make a difference in
their local area. ”
Janet Hughes, 18 September 2012 about Lambeth
http://www.egovmonitor.com/2012/09/18/lambeth-demonstrates-power-of-open-data-
for-policy-and-decision-making

8. Open data in local government in
England
• Open by default
• Open data to meet
– Transparency,
– Economic growth
– Social and environmental well being
– Efficiencies and improved services
• Meet local demands and needs
• Diverse, flexible, innovative, engaging, serving
• One size does not fit all

10. Spending data:
Body Name Body Name Amount Pay Date Description 1
Bristol City Council http://statistics.data.gov.uk/id/local-authority/00HB
@SYMES HARTCLIFFE & WITHYWOOD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPTRAINING COSTS
590 30/08/2012 EMPLOYEE
Bristol City Council http://statistics.data.gov.uk/id/local-authority/00HB 962.5 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPTRAINING COSTS
@SYMES HARTCLIFFE & WITHYWOOD 16/08/2012 EMPLOYEE
Bristol City Council http://statistics.data.gov.uk/id/local-authority/00HB 922.5
10 SQUARED LIMITED 29/08/2012 EQUIPMENT, FURNITU

11. Hills are Evil:
Identifies areas where
wheelchair users can
easily get around in
Bristol.
Mobile Bristol in
collaboration between
Bristol City Council,
Media Sandbox and
University of Bristol

13. Today we aim to
• demonstrate practical achievements and
challenges
– What we can we do with Open Data
– Why we need Open Data
• explore the possibilities, legalities and
technical skills needed in using Open Data
under two broad themes:
– the challenges faced by government in making
data available for use by other governments,
citizens and businesses
– the challenges businesses, citizens and
municipalities face in using open data to improve
and streamline access to services

14. Agenda
10.00 Keynote – Position in UK / EU
Andrew Stott
10:20 The LOD2 project and the life-cycle of Linked Data on the Web
Sören Auer
10:35 State of Play
Mike Thacker, Porism Ltd, OUP Partner
10:55 Standards in UK & Progress
Paul Davidson, Local eGovernment Standards Body, UK
11.15 Refreshments
11:30 The use of open data in Ghent and the Ghent App Contest
Bart Rouseau, Head of Communication Strategy of the City of Ghent.
11:50 Opportunities and risks: the freedom of information and data
protection implications of open data
Steve Wood, Head of Policy Delivery, Information Commissioner’s
Office, UK
12:10 Open data as an operating model in the public sector
John Sheridan, Head of Legislation Services at The National Archives
12:30 Open data in a GIS-perspective
Bjorgulf Torjussen, Norway
12:50 Lunch

15. Afternoon Agenda: Use of data
13:45 Open Knowledge Foundation
co-founder Rufus Pollock
14:00 Examples of making sense of data
Frank Willems, Hanze University, Netherlands
14:15 Practical examples of use of Open Data
Stuart Harrison, Lichfield District Council
14:30 Top 20-datasets-to-go
Paul Suijkerbuijk, Project leader of Dutch open data site
14:45 Refreshments on the go!!
14:45 Marketplace of ideas. A place to show their projects and discuss
ideas!!
15:30 Summary by chair, Dr Gesche Schmid
15.45 Close

16. Market Place
• City of Ghent : Bart Rosseau
• Effective service delivery (esd) toolkit: Nicki Gill
• Groningen Hanze and Mechlen Lessius Universities:
Marijke Lemal
• Information Commissioner’s Office: Katie Johnson
• Intercommunale Leiedal – Opening Up project: Jeroen
Thibaut
• LGA Knowledge Hub: Michael MacCauley
• LG Inform: Tim Adams
• Linked Open Data 2 project / Open
Knowledge Foundation: Mark Wainwright