Presentation at the Network conference (http://network.fair-play.sk/), Bratislava, 17 March 2013.

1. WHY OPEN DATA?
Carl-Christian Buhr
@ccbuhr
http://bit.ly/cc_buhr

2. All views are
just mine...

5. ...but you are welcome
to agree

6. Slides to be available at
http://slidesha.re/blava_open_data
...and even
to share
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

7. EU Commission
Vice-President
“open & direct”
@NeelieKroesEU
http://bit.ly/NeelieKroesEU

9. WHAT is Open Data
(ideally)?
1. always up-to-date
2. online
3. usable format or API
(machine-to-machine)

10. Why do we care?
Computers
Internet
Automation
= Open Data (perhaps)

11. Commissioner for the
Information and Communication
Policy & Technology
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda

12. So: WHY OPEN DATA?
Better data
==>
Better decisions

13. Why should governments
do Open Data?

14. Data is already paid
http://www.firstpost.com/economy/disclose-true-income-by-15-dec-or-face-action-govt-to-tax-evaders-551901.html

15. Transparency
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0811kanagawa-1.asp

16. Valuable economic raw material
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27117418@N07/2557960827/

17. Isn't this just a gimmick?

18. Think again
GPS
Geographical info
Weather info
Public transport info
Traffic info
Company registry info
etc.

19. Open Data Investment Cycle
1. Make data open, reliably
2. See new uses
3. See new tools/services/jobs
4. Receive new taxes
Overall EU potential economic
gain: 140bn EUR/year

20. HOW to do it?
1. Bake open data into IT
2. Avoid ad hoc decisions –
make whole categories open
3. Part of the officials' job
descriptions

21. What if you have NO CLUE
how 'your' data could be
useful?
Stay calm & keep publishing
...it may even help you

22. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/29/toilets-government-open-data

23. YOU would never buy a
'toilet app'?...
...who cares? It may
still give others a
job.

24. Company Information:
Same Logic
Unlock value for
yourself by making
data open

25. http://tmblr.co/Z-Ab5ydkNinu
Doing a diet? Treating an
Allergy? Tracking calories?
Ingredients as OD

26. Parts & Diagrams as OD
Ever wanted
somebody to
explain
those plans
to you?
http://bunkerlawgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/instruction-manual.jpg

27. Medicine descriptions as OD
Got just one question but no
time to read everything?

28. Interop as OD
Can this
software work
with that
software?
http://www.bitsofnews.com/images/graphics/linux_windows.jpeg

29. What does the EU do?
1. Make more data open
Law on Public Data Re-use
http://open-data.europa.eu/

30. What does the EU do?
2. Fund Open Data
Research

31. What does the EU do?
3. Update laws on
personal data protection
for digital & 21st century

32. What can you do?
Demand data!
Utilities bills
Bank statements
Offers
Contracts
etc.

33. Plus
Reward data publishers
&
Avoid the others

34. Government Data
Science
Data

35. Questions?
Contacts
<web>http://bit.ly/{NeelieKroesEU, cc_buhr}</web>
<twitter>@NeelieKroesEU, @ccbuhr</twitter>
<facebook>http://on.fb.me/Neelie_Kroes</facebook>
Slides to be available at
http://slidesha.re/blava_open_data http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/