Open Data
Principles
Expectations
Approach
Administrative Inquiry
1) What level of awareness does the City Administration have regarding Open Data in municipal government?

2) What current initiatives are underway within City Administration that might qualify under the spirit of Open Data?

3) What further initiatives are under consideration within the city, and on what basis are they being evaluated?

4) Is Administration monitoring any successes and or challenges with this trend in other jurisdictions, especially large Canadian cities, and if so what can be shared with Council?

5) What would City Administration’s recommendation be on next steps regarding Open Data plans or strategies?
Data Catalogue
Real World Examples
Vancouver
Toronto
Nanaimo
San Francisco
New York City
D.C.
Utah
US Gov
by Devin Serink
devin.serink@edmonton.cap
opendata@edmonton.ca
Microsoft OGDI
Collaborative Response to Council
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AW7pHgKKeFK3ZDR4djg4c18wZnhtNm53ZjM&hl=en
free as in beer
permissive licensing
no barriers
all data, exclusion later
open to all opportunities and challenges
Some principles from the audience
Challenges
Digital Divide
Privacy
Exercise
Accessibility to all levels: consumers, developers
Transparency
Uniformity
Cooperation/Collaboration
"let the community do it"
Secure
Accurate
Validate city as source
History of data
License: keep it free/open
Responsibilities
Input mechanism
Feedback
Way to find derivatives
Open stewardship model
Context/Metadata
Availability, continuity
Speed of data, timeliness
Use existing standards
publish new standards
listen to requests
Timeliness of data
let users contribute
literacy/education
design for evolution
develop partnerships
free
continuous improvement of data
respect privacy
fairness
consistency
be realistic
K.I.S.S.
scalability
Shared understanding
Community Stewardship
Collaborative
Standards
Cooperation with others
Actionability
Participation
What would we/you use this information for?
Get at services/information through mobile devices.
Query citizens less often for information that is made available
Accountability/transparency for elected officials
Construction data mashup
Timely Spatial/Localized information: 
what's around me?
what's happening?
what's happened?
what will happen soon?
Overlay different data of interest to me in a single location/application
Neighborhood services and assets: neigborhood projects
Enable citizens to interact directly with city services: e.g. water trees on their own
Accessible to visitors/tourists
Activities
Events
Fundamental base information:
Basic spatial data
Consolidated Events and happenings across organizations (not just CoE)
Historical data, trending, changes
Bring various information sources into the service/app *I* want to use
Act as a leader and example in the city/region/province/world
Misrepresentation of data
Effects of information on industries
Use data to do work, support the community
What does the City need to do to deliver on Open Data goals?
Partner with community/local organisations
Create a feedback loop
What are the barriers?
Shift in the thinking of data ownership: open by default
Imperfect data
Open the discussion with the community re: sensitivity, openness
Build the discussion about open into the processes that define new data
Open up data that's already available but 'closed'
Enable users to contribute to inaccurate/incomplete data rather than hiding it
Communicate value and manage expectations
offline access
Support and sponsorship
Stay Agile: "prove it with code"
Learn and solve problems together: trial and error
Have the community spread the word: build awareness
Highlight successes
quick wins
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