1. Driving Innovation withOpen Data and Knowledge Sharing Jeanne HolmEvangelist, Data.govJanuary 7, 2012

2. Change is HappeningJanuary 7, 2012 2 3. What Will You Do?January 7, 20123 4. PeoplePeople Knowledge ProblemsThe Times They Are AChangingJanuary 7, 2012 4 5. Generations ShareDifferently 1930-50s era generation Focus on society Friendships are forged through adversity 1960-70s era generation Focus on community Friendships forged through identification with a cause 1980-90s era generation Focus on the individual Friendships forged through individual goal accomplishment 2000s era generation Focus on common interests Friendships are created or thrive virtually January 7, 2012 5 6. Trust and Reciprocity Trust can be built on Personal experience I know you Shared experience We both worked on thesame project Transfer of trust We know the same personwho trusts us Shared values We agree to operate by thesame rulesJanuary 7, 20126 7. The Learning JourneyJanuary 7, 20127 8. January 7, 2012 8 9. NASA SpaceBookJanuary 7, 2012 9 10. NASA SpaceBookJanuary 7, 2012 10 11. Communities for CollaborationJanuary 7, 2012 11 12. Finding NASA ExpertsJanuary 7, 201212 13. Defining the Competitive Edge Historically, innovation and breakthrough ideas andtechnologies occur at the edges and boundaries ofnetworks Thomas Kuhns The Structure of ScientificRevolutions describes such radical innovation as aparadigm shift Astronomy: Ptolemy to Copernicus Biology: Creation to Darwinian evolution Politics: English monarchy to Magna Carta Where will your innovation occur?January 7, 2012 13 14. January 7, 2012 14 15. January 7, 2012 15 16. January 7, 2012 16 17. January 7, 2012 17 18. January 7, 2012 18 19. January 7, 2012 19 20. January 7, 2012 20 21. January 7, 2012 21 22. January 7, 2012 22 23. January 7, 2012 23 24. January 7, 2012 24 25. January 7, 2012 25 26. Our Modes of CommunicationKeep Changing YouTube is now second largestsearch engine in the world 1.5 million pieces of contentshared daily on Facebook 250 million visitors each monthto YouTube and Facebook Mobile devices will be worldsprimary connection tool to theInternet in 2020January 7, 201226 27. Open Government Initiative Transparency promotes accountability Participation allows people to contribute ideas Collaboration encourages cooperation within government and with industry January 7, 2012 27 28. Creating a Data Ecosystem1. Gather data from many places and give it freely todevelopers, scientists, and citizens2. Connect the community in finding solutions to allow collaborationthrough social media, events, platforms3. Provide an infrastructure built on standards4. Encourage technology developers to create apps, maps, and visualizationsof data that empower peoples choicesA Strategy for American5. Gather more data Innovation published and connect more people September 2009January 7, 201228 29. Data.gov Provides instant accessto over 400,000datasets in easy to useformats Contributions from UN,World Bank, and 185agencies Encouragedevelopment ofinnovative applications Drive innovation andknowledge use acrossthe globeJanuary 7, 2012 29 30. Easy to Find DataJanuary 7, 2012 30 31. The Power of VisualizationsJanuary 7, 2012 31 32. Powered Through AdvancedTechnologies Provides developers the tools and raw data formats to develop new capabilities Partnership with W3C (eGov Interest Group) and with RPI for research in semantic web Connected to other open data efforts across the world Data hosted in the cloud Open source platform Builds on ontologies developed in specific areasJanuary 7, 201232 33. Learn at Data.gov Resources for studentsand teachers Examples of how data isbeing used to developapps Lesson plans and videos Showcase your sciencefair project that usesgovernment data!January 7, 2012 33 34. Open Data for the Economy When the Department ofDefense released satellitedataprivate industry createdaffordable GPS devices Data from NOAA (NationalOceanic and AtmosphericAdministration) helped buildweather-related business Opportunities for private sectorare limitless January 7, 201234 35. Open CommunitiesCommunityRestore the GulfOpen Data Semantic WebHealthLaw EnergyEducationOceanResearch and DevelopmentPublic SafetyHuman rights + many moreJanuary 7, 201235 36. Supporting Global EventsJapanese tsunami, earthquake, and radiation monitoringRestore the Gulf: Deepwater Horizon Response January 7, 201236 37. Health.Data.gov Champion: Todd Park Chief Technology Officer US Dept. of Health and Human Services Apps ForumsBlogsChallenges January 7, 2012 37 38. Publicizing Data to Innovators Challenges and codea-thons(health2challenge.org) Many innovator meetupsand conferences Annual health data-paloozas Over 139 applications 50 new businesses Thousands of livesimproved each day January 7, 2012 38 39. Creating Apps That Improve Lives:Asthmapolis January 7, 2012 39 40. Creating Apps That Save Lives:iTriage and Hospital CompareJanuary 7, 201240 41. Creating Apps That Change Lives: EatYour Vegetables and Food Deserts Eat Your Vegetables usesHealth and Human Servicescommunity health data andshows obesity rates by county Food Deserts shows areas witha lack of access to fresh food Combined can inform cities andcitizens how to change theirbehavior Games like Hungry Hiker helpskids make better choices Apps for Healthy Kids sponsored by First Lady Michelle Obama January 7, 201241 42. Use Case: Economic Healthtap Provides free, reliable, and independent health information through the use of open data and by building the worlds largest medical expert network tailored for young mothers and their children Won 2010 Health 2.0 challenge Success invigorated expansion and new hiring at HealthTap Reaches to Data.gov datasets (along with others) January 7, 2012 42 43. Real Outcomes = Better Lives The data delivered through the 185 agenciesparticipating in Data.gov eases the burden on families incaring for a sick child or seeking medical information More importantly, the data as its aggregated empowerscommunities to make changes that improve the qualityof life of citizens ReLeaf plants trees in areas identified by Together We Breathe as danger areas for asthma sufferers Cities see hot spots that trigger asthma problems for their citizens Each company in Health 2.0 used government data toinnovate and create high-value jobs here in AmericaJanuary 7, 2012 43 44. Think Big, Start Small, InnovateData.gov Quick Facts May 2009 October 2011Total datasets available47>400,000Hits to Data.gov0>200 millionApps and mash-ups by citizens and government0372 + 1113RDF triples for semantic applications 0 6.7 billionDataset downloads 0>2.0 millionNations establishing open data sites0 28States offering open data sites 0 31Cities in North America with open data sites0 13Open data contacts in Federal agencies24 396Agencies and subagencies participating7185Communities 0 7Community challenges0 23 January 7, 201244 45. Energy Drives Innovation Energy.Data.govconnectsinnovators,industry,academia, andgovernment atfederal, state,and local levels January 7, 201245 46. Challenges Spark Ideas Energy.Data.govconnects workswith challengesacross the nationto integratefederal data andbring governmentpersonnel tocode-a-thonsJanuary 7, 2012 46 47. Data Drives Decisions Apps transformdata inunderstandableways to helppeople makedecisions January 7, 201247 48. The Path Ahead Bring data up and out of government to the public Make data accessible and linked Provide simple ways to visualize the data Create communities to understand and apply data Connect and collaborate with small businesses, industry,and academia to drive innovation Develop open source open government data platform withIndia for global use and further community development Share with others to understand global issuesBe the change you want to see in the world Ghandi January 7, 201248 49. US Open Government Action Plan On 20 September 2011, President Obamaannounced at the UN General Assembly Contribute Data.gov as a platform India and the U.S. creating open source platform Will allow any country to create open data site Foster communities on Data.gov Health, energy, and law plus new communities in education, research and development, and public safety Launch International Space Apps Competition NASA and other space agencies will gather scientists and citizens Use data for global challenges: weather impacts on global economy and depletion of ocean resources A collaboration website will be created to facilitate citizen participationJanuary 7, 2012 49 50. Open Data at Cities, Counties,and StatesJanuary 7, 201250 51. A Global Movement HasBegun to ProvideTransparency and Democratization of Data Dont see your site?Update via @usdatagovJanuary 7, 2012 51 52. Lets work together to set thedata free! www.Data.Gov@usdatagov jholm@jpl.nasa.gov@JeanneHolm January 7, 2012 52