Open Vancouver
Creating a City That Thinks like the Web (Vancouver Remix)
May 13, 2015
Presentation made to city of Vancouver employees on the meaning of the Open Motion passed by city council on May 21st, 2009.
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Open
Vancouver
creating a
city
that thinks
like the web
david eaves
citizen
blogger
fellow
tim wilson
citizen
GIS guru
father
our point:
1. openess and
participation created
a better internet.
our point:
1. openess and
participation created
a better internet.
They can also create a
better city.
our point:
2. where did this come
from?
our point:
3. what the open city
motion could mean for
vancouver
our point:
4. what’s next
<1>
openess and participation
created a better internet
they can also create a
better city
1998
1998philip owen is mayor
WTO protests in seattle
exxon buys mobil
microsoft goes to court
france wins the world cup
1998philip owen is mayor
WTO protests in seattle
exxon buys mobil
microsoft goes to court
france wins the world cup
and
the web is in danger
1998
the web is in danger
the mozilla project
is born
1998
the web is in danger
the mozilla project
is born
The Mozilla project is a global community
of people who believe that openness,
innovation, and opportunity are key to
the continued health of the Internet.
The Mozilla project is a global community
of people who believe that openness,
innovation, and opportunity are key to
the continued health of the Internet.
public benefit
open source
together werebuilt the platform,
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving
open source
open source
together werebuilt the platform,
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving
open source
together werebuilt the platform,
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving
open source
together werebuilt the platform,
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving
open source
using
openness
and participation
together werebuilt the platform,
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving
1
Mike Beltzner, developer
1Mike Beltzner, Developer
120
Firefox development team
Mike Beltzner, developer
firefox development team
120
100s
daily contributors
Mike Beltzner, developer
firefox development team
daily contributors120
100s
1000s
weekly contributors
Mike Beltzner, Developer
firefox development team
daily contributors
weekly contributors100s
1000s
500,000
beta testers
Mike Beltzner, Developer
firefox development team
daily contributors
weekly contributors
500,000
daily users
120 million
beta testers
participatemozilla encourages people to
participatemozilla encourages people to
participatemozilla encourages people to
participate
$200,000
mozilla encourages people to
participate
this is the logic of the web
mozilla encourages people to
participatewe encouraged people to
this is how the web thinks
participate
this is how the web thinks
it makes the web better
mozilla encourages people to
participate
… to create a better city?
online
can we ask people to
yes!
the long tail
of public policy
city of vancouver’s
knowledge/capacity
everybody else
me
an academic
youyour
mom
your
neighbour
city of vancouver
already does
open source
program delivery
911
police/ambulance/fire
police/ambulance/fire
citizens
<2>
where did this come
from?
Toronto
Washington, DC
Vancouver
<3>
what the open city
motion means for
vancouver
• Open and Accessible Data - the City of Vancouver will freely share with citizens, businesses and other jurisdictions the greatest amount of data possible while respecting privacy and security concerns;
• Open Standards - the City of Vancouver will move as quickly as possible to adopt prevailing open standards for data, documents, maps, and other formats of media;
• Open Source Software - the City of Vancouver, when replacing existing software or considering new applications, will place open source software on an equal footing with commercial systems during procurement cycles; and
• Open and Accessible Data - the City of Vancouver will freely share with citizens, businesses and other jurisdictions the greatest amount of data possible while respecting privacy and security concerns;
• Open Standards - the City of Vancouver will move as quickly as possible to adopt prevailing open standards for data, documents, maps, and other formats of media;
• Open Source Software - the City of Vancouver, when replacing existing software or considering new applications, will place open source software on an equal footing with commercial systems during procurement cycles; and
• Open and Accessible Data - the City of Vancouver will freely share with citizens, businesses and other jurisdictions the greatest amount of data possible while respecting privacy and security concerns;
• Open Standards - the City of Vancouver will move as quickly as possible to adopt prevailing open standards for data, documents, maps, and other formats of media;
• Open Source Software - the City of Vancouver, when replacing existing software or considering new applications, will place open source software on an equal footing with commercial systems during procurement cycles; and
• Open and Accessible Data - the City of Vancouver will freely share with citizens, businesses and other jurisdictions the greatest amount of data possible while respecting privacy and security concerns;
• Open Standards - the City of Vancouver will move as quickly as possible to adopt prevailing open standards for data, documents, maps, and other formats of media;
• Open Source Software - the City of Vancouver, when replacing existing software or considering new applications, will place open source software on an equal footing with commercial systems during procurement cycles; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT in pursuit of open data the City of Vancouver will:
Identify immediate opportunities to distribute more of its data;
Index, publish and syndicate its data to the internet using prevailing open standards, interfaces and formats;
Develop a plan to digitize and freely distribute suitable archival data to the public;
Ensure that data supplied to the City by third parties (developers, contractors, consultants) are unlicensed, in a prevailing open standard format, and not copyrighted except if otherwise prevented by legal considerations;
License any software applications developed by the City of Vancouver such that they may be used by other municipalities, businesses, and the public without restriction.
<4>
what’s next
“Identify immediate opportunities to distribute
more of its data”
Open Sourcing
the Open Motion
“Identify immediate opportunities to distribute
more of its data”
catalogue data
open API (311!)
311 twitter integration (SF)
central index
example:
example:
www.seeclickfix.com
example:
www.fixmystreet.ca
www.fixmystreet.com
www.fixmystreet.ca
very low cost
citizen run
useful
www.fixmystreet.ca
www.fixmystreet.ca
very low cost
citizen run
useful
participatory and
open
example:
www.appsfordemocracy.org
dc.everyblock.com/
“The first edition of Apps for democracy yielded 47 web, iPhone and
Facebook apps in 30 days - a $2,300,000 value to the city at a
cost of $50,000”
- Apps for democracy homepage
you are not alone
1
Shari Wallace
1Shari Wallace
100
City of Vancouver IT team
Shari Wallace
City of Vancouver IT team
100
100s
data geeks
Shari Wallace
City of Vancouver IT team
data geeks120
100s
1000s
app coders
Mike Beltzner, Developer
firefox development team
data geeks
app coders100s
1000s
700,000
citizen users
Shari Wallace
City of Vancouver IT team
fata geeks
app developers
500,000
visitors,
businesses,
researchers
and others
10s million
citizen
users
the bargain
the city:
listen
engage
ask for help
Make data available as quickly as possible
the community:
participate
be patient
help
make the data come alivefor you and citizens as quickly as possible
open process
open processblog what you are doing
open processblog what you are doing
ask for help
open processblog what you are doing
ask for help
get feedback before acting
leverage the community
if we keep the bargain
we can be heroes…
…if just for one day
thinkliketheweb.org
www.eaves.ca
Re-mixes & Attributions
Mark Surman – A City that
thinks like the web
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