Open data - useful, usable and used

Niels Erik Kaaber Rasmussen, 7. October 2016

http://dk.okfn.org/

Part of Open Knowledge, a worldwide non-profit network of people passionate about openness and technology.

We envision a world where:• knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.• data frees us to make informed choices about how we live,

what we buy and who gets our vote.• information and insights are accessible – and apparent – to

everyone.

Open Knowledge Danmark

Key points

• Data are the lifeblood of decision-making• Data are power(ful)• Data needs to be open so that power can be held to account,

inequality challenged, and inefficiencies exposed

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Political data

• The release of data itself can be political motivated• The way data are released can be political motivated

• Content• Dataformat• Accessibility• License• Timing• Context

• Presentations of data can be (and are most often) political motivated

Open knowledge is what open data becomes when it’s useful, usable and used - not just that some data is open and can be freely used, but that it is useful – accessible, understandable, meaningful, and able to help someone solve a real problem.

So open knowledge is empowering – it helps us effect, change and improve the world.

How to turn data into knowledge- how to use data to solve a real problem

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How we work with data…

Release of API for the Danish Parliament

#PanamaPapers#OpenDataDay 2016

Open electoral data

Data

Visualization

Story

Solution

Challenges

• Bureaucracy• Language• Employment• Education• Network• Fulfilling individual potential• Mutual recognition

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Solutions