Tom Jenkins Presentation: Open Data and the Implications for Local Government Innovation
1. Open Data and the Implications for
Local Government Innovation
Tom Jenkins
Executive Chairman
Open Text Corporation
2. 1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges
5. Local Open Government
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3. 1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges
5. Local Open Government
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4. My Background
Internet software company Open Text
Archive and Collaboration software behind the firewall
Open Government Advisory Panel
Author of several books on managing content
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5. Built the Original Internet Archive
based on university
research
Jerry Yang CEO of Yahoo and Tom Jenkins CEO of Open
Text launch in 1995.
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7. Wrote a new book on Big Data and the
Hidden Web inside the Firewall
Tom Jenkins
Available on
Amazon or Apple or
www.opentext.com
A guide book
on building
Enterprise
Applications
inside the
firewall
8. The Original Big Data: The Deep Web
The Public Web
Only 4% of Web content (~8 billion pages)
is available via search engines like Google
7.9
Zettabytes
The Deep Web
Approximately 96% of the digital
universe is on Deep Web sites
protected by passwords
Source: The Deep Web: Semantic Search Takes Innovation to New Depths
9. Information is the New Currency
Managing Information is Key
80% of data is unstructured
Content is doubling every 90 days
Mounting regulatory pressures
Business processes are broken
No single source of truth
I want more applications
21. Federal Government Organization
Federal
Government
Enabling
Functions
Health
Monetary Policy &
Regulation
Asset
Management
Finance
Audit &
Evaluation
Economics
Communications
Human
Resources
Government &
Social Serv.
Information
Management
Global & National
Relations
Safety
Innovation
Natural Interests
Foreign Affairs
National Defence
Research
Natural
Resources
Aboriginal Affairs
Trade
Public Security
Technology
Agriculture
Treasury
Family, Youth,
Children &
Equality
Citizenship &
Immigration
Justice
Transport
Environment
Industry
Education
Tourism
Infrastructure
Forestry
Labour
Heritage &
Culture
Fisheries
23. Provincial/State Government
Provincial
Genome
Social Services
Natural Interests
Justice
Finance
Tourism and
Culture
Infrastructure
Aboriginal
Relations
Agriculture
Attorney
General
International
Trade and
investment
International
relations
Transport
Children, Youth,
Elderly and
Family Services
Food
Court Services
Enterprise
Immigration
Energy
Housing
Environment
Public Security
Revenue
Research
Municipal
Services
Wildlife
Solicitor General
Treasury
Innovation
Education
Parks, Mines
and resources
Health Services
Sustainable
resource
development
25. Municipal Government
Municipal Government
Finance
Human
Resources
Legal Services
Community &
Social Serv.
Municipal
Services
Business
Planning
Health Services &
Public Safety
Revenue
Services
Employment
Municipal
Licensing
Children & Family
Services
Infrastructure
IT
Public Health
Corporate
Finance
Labour
Bylaws
Housing
Environment
Technical
Services
Long-Term Care
Economic
Development
Admin. Services
Collections
Culture &
Tourism
Transport
Strategic
Communications
Police
Planning
Employment
Equity
Taxation
Shelter Support
Water
Office
Partnership
Fire
Assessment
Waste
Court Services
Hydro
City Clerk
City Planning
Emergency
Services
30. Open Government in Canada
Led by Treasury Board President Tony Clement
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31. Directive on Open Government
Scope:
Open Data: Release of government data in machine-readable
formats to enable citizens, the private sector, and non-government
organisations to leverage it in innovative and value-added ways.
Open Information: Release of information on government activities
to Canadians to enable reuse by, and to support the effective
engagement of, citizens, the private sector, and non-government
organisations.
Provide specific direction to departments and agencies on:
How data and information is to be published; and
What data and information is to be published.
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32. How to Publish
Open Data
All Data to be published will be registered with data.gc.ca
complete with mandatory metadata.
Data will be published under the Open Government Licence.
Data will be published in approved formats (CSV, XML, etc.).
Open Information
Departments will submit documents to be published to the
Virtual Library complete with required metadata.
Information will be published under the Open Government
Licence.
Information will be published in approved formats (XML,
PDFa, etc.).
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33. What to Publish
Open Data
All machine-readable data in areas such as health,
environment, agriculture, natural resources, etc., which
meet OG Publishing Criteria.
Open Information
All mandatory departmental reports, such as ATI
summaries, proactive disclosure reports, departmental
reports to Parliament, etc.
All documents already published or planned for
publication via departmental websites or print.
Other selected departmental documents, such as
consultant reports, results of consultations, scientific
research and publications, etc. that meet the OG
Publishing Criteria.
Departments will screen data and information to be published using
OG Publishing Criteria to address privacy, security, and confidentiality
issues (see Annex A).
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37. 1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges
5. Local Open Government
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38. The Challenge of Open Government
Turning Open Data into Applications
Who shoulders the liability?
Who shoulders the conversion cost?
Who sets the standards?
How do Apps inter operate between jusrisdictions?
Who do jurisdictions share Open Data?
How do small jurisdictions overcome costs?
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39. 1. My Background
2. The Promise of Open Government
3. Open Government in Canada
4. Open Government Challenges
5. Local Open Government
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40. Local Open Government
Digitizing and creating archives
Formatting data
Adapting existing Apps
Designing specific Apps
Replicating Apps to other Locals
Business Models
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41. Award winning site design
Greater control over web presence
Reduced Training Time
Greater audience uptake
Reduced 24/7 Delivery costs
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