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OPEN DATA AND OPEN DATA PLATFORMS#barcampYGN| 31th January 2016
Yan Naung Oak
WHAT IS A OPEN DATA?
WHAT IS OPEN DATA?
Availability and Access: - must be available as a whole - at no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, - preferably by downloading over the internet. - must also be available in a convenient and modifiable form.
Re-use and Redistribution: - permit re-use and redistribution including the intermixing with other datasets.
Universal Participation:- everyone must be able to use, re-use and redistribute
OPEN SOURCE OPEN DATA
WHY IS OPEN DATA IMPORTANT?“By opening up more data, and through innovative use of technology, we can crowd-source ideas and co-create applications with the wider community,”
Tharman ShanmugaratnamDeputy Prime Minister of
Singapore
WHY IS OPEN DATA IMPORTANT?“An open and transparent administration makes it easier for residents to hold their government accountable, but it also serves as a platform for innovative tools that improve the life of all residents.”
Rahm EmanuelMayor of Chicago and former White
House Chief of Staff
WHY IS OPEN DATA IMPORTANT"We’re increasingly living in a world of black boxes.
We don’t understand the way things work.
And open-source software, open data are critical tools."
Tim O'ReillyFounder of O'Reilly Media and Tech
Visionary
WHO USES OPEN DATA?
CIVIC HACKERS
JOURNALISTS
BUSINESSES
RESEARCHERS
NGOs/CSOs
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ORDINARY CITIZENS
WHAT IS AN OPEN DATA PORTAL?
AN ONLINE “LIBRARY” FOR OPEN DATA
COUNTRY FOCUSED
https://data.gov.sg/
CITY FOCUSED
https://data.cityofchicago.org/
TOPIC FOCUSED
https://opencorporates.com/
1600+ OPEN DATA PORTALS
http://opendatainception.io/
EXAMPLE: Global Witness Jade Report
Actual view from Phandeeyar
EXAMPLE: OpenDevelopmentMekong.net
Actual view from Phandeeyar
LEARN MORE
http://opendatahandbook.org/
http://schoolofdata.org/
http://opendata.institute/
https://opendevelopmentmekong.net/
yan@phandeeyar.org | yoon@phandeeyar.org
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