7. Helsinki Region Infoshare www.hri.fi
Open public data from
Helsinki region for everyone
easily to use without cost
• Currently over 1000 datasets
• Open data application showcase
• Give feedback & request new data
• Instructions for public agencies on
how to open data
• Useful tips for developers and
other data users
8. • Joint activity of Helsinki metropolitan area
cities (population over 1 million people)
• 2010-2012 pilot phase
• Now in adoption phase
• 2014 - business as usual
• Operated by City of Helsinki Urban Facts
and Forum Virium Helsinki
Helsinki Region Infoshare
- project > service
9. • Statistics and estimates
o different urban phenomena e.g. living conditions,
economics and well-being, employment and transport
o Environmental and service statistics
• Geospatial data
o Regional division boundaries,
electoral district divisions, buildings, maps
• Other
o Public service points, decision making, budget, timetables
à Any type of public data!
Open data themes of HRI
10. • Historical maps and aerial photos
• Public decision making data
• Detailed statistical data about public
services such as schools
• More energy related data
• More geographical data such as city
snow-works boundaries, nature areas
• Health and wellbeing related data
• Piloting with more real-time data related to
city works and maintenance for example
Follow: www.facebook.com/helsinkiregioninfoshare and
@HRInfoshare for open data updates
Data to expect in 2013
16. Blindsquare
“Makes you sense what’s around you.
You only need to listen”
Global data
• Openstreetmap
• Foursquare
Local open data from Helsinki region
• Public transportation data
• Public service points location data
www.blindsquare.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VyZGtykNKg
17. http://parkmanworld.com
ParkMan is a smartphone application,
that helps you pay for parking. The app
uses your position in order to determine
the price of parking. You pay in seconds.
19. Winners of the
year 2011
apllication-
category
http://apps4finland.fi/
2011/11/22/taman-
vuoden-voittajat-on-
julkaistu/
• “Finnish open data
championship”
• Organized by
Suomen
Verkkodemokratia
seura and Forum
Virium Helsinki
• Since 2009
• In year 2012 over
120 entries
• EUR 20.000 worth
of price money
www.apps4finland.fi
21. How to boost open data utilization?
Cities point of view
• Open up more data systematically
• Provide open interfaces (APIs) to the data systems
• Develop interoperability / compatibility of the datasets
• Create user-friendly prototypes to show the usage of the data
• Disseminate best practises so others can replicate
• Better communication, guidance and marketing (media, some)
22. How to boost open data utilization?
Everyone´s point of view
• Involve different users and communities to work with the data
owners in creating use cases – solutions for real challenges
• Create open data ecosystem
• Organize events, workshops
• Organize competitions like Apps4Finland and Hack at Home
• Extra resources from national and EU programmes driving smart
cities and open data
23. Helsinki Region Infoshare won
100 000 € in the ”Citizens” category
by releasing open data to involve citizens
in decision-making
25. Open Helsinki – Hack at Home
• International concept linking developers and organizations creating
success stories of open innovation
• Mentors give valuable feedback and support to the developers
• Focuses on relevant themes for the active citizen
o emphasize the openness of the city decision-making,
o find solutions that enable feedback
o enable tourists to experience Helsinki in a unique way
• Open to everyone
• Created applications participate in the Apps4Finland competition
openhelsinki.hackathome.com
26. Big cultural change
• Change in attitudes
– are we ready for transparency?
• Change in operational models
– how our work will change? Extra work?
Resources ?
– do we have time and money?
• Risks and impacts?
– what will happen after opening?
Guidance needed! We recommend...
www.hri.fi/2vuotta
