Open Data in Helsinki Region, EuroPCom 2016

Open Data in Helsinki RegionOpen data, transparency and citizens’ participation: EU and local projects

EuroPCom 20th October 2016 Brussels

Project Manager Tanja Lahti, City of Helsinki

Helsingin kaupungin aineistopankki

Easy and sustainable living

in Helsinki Region

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Helsinki Strategy Programme 2013-2016

Open and active Helsinki!

Tanja Lahti 4The City of Helsinki Media Bank/SkyFoto

Helsinki Region Infoshare – www.hri.fi

Licensed openly

Machine-readable

Free

Public

Espoo

Vantaa

Kauniainen

Helsinki

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Open data as a valuable resource to enhance

• Government efficiency• Transparency and democracy• Business and innovation

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Government efficiency- case Public service points

Public service points with details

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http://servicemap.hel.fi/

How to find the public

services?

Service Map API:

http://www.hri.fi/en/dataset/paakaupunk

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Transparency and democracy- case Open Ahjo

City decisions available as open data

City of Helsinki has one electronic document management system (Ahjo) for preparing all public agendas for decision making.

Since 2013 Ahjo has had an open API! Open API makes it´s possible to create new applications and services based on real-time decision-making data.

API = Application Programming Interface See also: City council meetings video API http://open.helsinkikanava.fi/

Case Open Ahjo API

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http://www.hri.fi/en/dataset/helsingin

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ahjon-rajapinta

http://dev.hel.fi/openahjo/

Decisions Open API New user interfaces

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What will be/has been

decided, when, by whom?

Ahjo Explorer for Windows phones

http://dev.hel.fi/paatokset

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Business and innovation- case Vainu.io

Maximize Sales with Open Data

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http://www.6aika.fi

Close collaboration on the national level

Helsinki

VantaaEspooTurku

Tampere

Oulu

Finland

The Six City Strategy 2014-2020

(6Aika) boosting data-driven

business

Opening up the most business

potential datasets

Focus on open and

standardized APIs

Ease the discovery and usage

(data portals, semantic data)

Shared licenses

Procurement know-how

Cooperation with businesses

http://6aika.fi/in-english/

http://www.databusiness.fi/en

Need to re-think and re-design our services

from a user point of view!

Photo: Kalle Kataila

Open Data is just a Starting Point!

Helsinki Lab – design, digitalization and dialogue

Helsinki Loves DevelopersOpen Data Open Office – Open Space for Open Dialogue

every second Thursday at 3pm-6pm in Helsinki Think Company, Vuorikatu 5

https://www.facebook.com/groups/heldev/ http://www.hri.fi/fi/hri-projekti/hel-loves-dev-avoin-konttori/

Enhance the use of open data!

Active citizen – easy every day life

Functional city – support leadership

Open Data vs. MyData

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Digital Helsinki Programme

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Digital Helsinki Programme

Helsinki App – For you with your own setup

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Available public spaces (resources)

DATA: Respa API

http://dev.hel.fi/apis/respa/

https://varaamo.hel.fi/

Try out! – Smart Kalasatama as a testbed

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Helsingin kaupungin aineistopankki

Easy and sustainable living

in Helsinki Region

THANK YOU!

25Photo: The City of Helsinki Media Bank/Matti Tirri

Helsinki Region Infoshare (HRI)

Data portal: www.hri.fi

Email: hri@hel.fi

Facebook: www.facebook.com/helsinkiregioninfoshare

Twitter: @HRInfoshare

Project Manager

Tanja Lahti

tanja.lahti@hel.fi

@tanjalahti

Planner

Hami Kekkonen

hami.kekkonen@hel.fi

@hamikekkonen