Hacks4Democracy a hackday on open government, open data and transparency 17. & 18. April 2010, Berlin by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010 1
Hacks4Democracya hackday on open government, open data and
transparency
17. & 18. April 2010, Berlin
by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010
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Why an open data hackday?
Archive of the city of Toronto
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Why an open data hackday?
• more and more data...
Archive of the city of Toronto
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Why an open data hackday?
• more and more data...
• produced for public purposes
Archive of the city of Toronto
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Why an open data hackday?
• more and more data...
• produced for public purposes
• financed with our taxes
Archive of the city of Toronto
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Why an open data hackday?
• more and more data...
• produced for public purposes
• financed with our taxes
• digitalisation makes access and distribution so easy
Archive of the city of Toronto
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Why an open data hackday?
• more and more data...
• produced for public purposes
• financed with our taxes
• digitalisation makes access and distribution so easy
• there are No reasons for any limitations on access, use, remix and distribution
Archive of the city of Toronto
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Open data & democracy
Tschernobyl
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Open data & democracy
• access to information is a civil right
Tschernobyl
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Open data & democracy
• access to information is a civil right
• informed decisions are only possible with access to that data
Tschernobyl
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Open data & democracy
• access to information is a civil right
• informed decisions are only possible with access to that data
• responsible citizens are good for democracy
Tschernobyl
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Access with 3-fold benefit
Visualisation travel times in London
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Access with 3-fold benefit
1. individual decision making
Visualisation travel times in London
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Access with 3-fold benefit
1. individual decision making
2. potential for innovation and economy
Visualisation travel times in London
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Access with 3-fold benefit
1. individual decision making
2. potential for innovation and economy
3. government, public sector administration and social change become more transparent
Visualisation travel times in London
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The way we organise information is rapidly changing
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The way we organise information is rapidly changing
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The way we organise information is rapidly changing
• websites become platforms
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The way we organise information is rapidly changing
• websites become platforms
• transparency invokes interactivity
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The way we organise information is rapidly changing
• websites become platforms
• transparency invokes interactivity
• consumers become people who make stuff
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The state as a service-maschine
Our taxes
Infrastructure:- streets- hospitals- schools- universities- libraries- ...
Services:- administration- police- public services- ...
> >
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but...
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but...most government websites suck
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Three laws of open government data
Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/
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Three laws of open government data
Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/
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Three laws of open government data
1. if it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist
Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/
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Three laws of open government data
1. if it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist
2. if it isn’t available in open and machine readable format, it can’t engage
Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/
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Three laws of open government data
1. if it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist
2. if it isn’t available in open and machine readable format, it can’t engage
3. if a legal framework doesn’t allow it to be repurposed, it doesn’t empower
Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/
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post codes
addresses
road constructions
environmental data
petitions
opening hours
press releases
maps
population data
statistics
garbage pick-up times
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laws
It’s our data we are talking about, we paid the taxes for it
post codes
addresses
road constructions
environmental data
petitions
opening hours
press releases
maps
population data
statistics
garbage pick-up times
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laws
What to do?
What to do?hack the government
Why?
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Why?
• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...
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Why?
• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...
• it is often not publicly available and open
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Why?
• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...
• it is often not publicly available and open
• access
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Why?
• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...
• it is often not publicly available and open
• access
• license
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Why?
• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...
• it is often not publicly available and open
• access
• license
• format
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What?
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What?
• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =
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What?
• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =
• explore data and make it accessible
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What?
• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =
• explore data and make it accessible
• build apps & prototypes
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What?
• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =
• explore data and make it accessible
• build apps & prototypes
• demonstrate what can be done with government & public service data
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get ready - code!
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get ready - code!
• explore
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get ready - code!
• explore
• create
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get ready - code!
• explore
• create
• share
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get ready - code!
• explore
• create
• share
• diy
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Hack the Government
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-Tim O’Reilly
open government?
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It’s up to our community to respond, with our ideas, with our voices, with
our creativity and our code.
-Tim O’Reilly
open government?
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How?
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How?
• session planning
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How?
• session planning
• presentations part I
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How?
• session planning
• presentations part I
• lunch at 1pm
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How?
• session planning
• presentations part I
• lunch at 1pm
• presentations part II
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How?
• session planning
• presentations part I
• lunch at 1pm
• presentations part II
• presentations part III
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How?
• session planning
• presentations part I
• lunch at 1pm
• presentations part II
• presentations part III
• coffee
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How?
• session planning
• presentations part I
• lunch at 1pm
• presentations part II
• presentations part III
• coffee
• research / concepts / hacking /
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How?
• session planning
• presentations part I
• lunch at 1pm
• presentations part II
• presentations part III
• coffee
• research / concepts / hacking /
• closing session & presentation of first results16
hackday schedule• Saturday, 17. April 2010
• 10:00 - 10:30 Welcome / Introduction: what to know?
• 10:30 - 11:30 Session planning
• 11:30 - 12:30 1. Block Sessions 3 x 20 min. Sessions
• 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break
• 13:30 - 14:30 2. Block Sessions 3 x 20 min. Sessions
• 14:30 - 15:30 3. Block Sessions 3 x 20 min. Sessions
• 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee
• 16:00 - 19:00 hacking in small groups
• 19:00 - 20:00 Closing Session and presentations
• Sunday, 18. April
• 10:00 - 11:00 Coffee
• 11:00 - 13:00 Hacking 1. Teil
• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
• 14:00 - 16:00 Hacking 2. Teil
• 16:00 - 18:00 Closing Session & presentation
about your session
about your session• 15 minutes
about your session• 15 minutes
• brief intorduction
about your session• 15 minutes
• brief intorduction
• hack or other project
about your session• 15 minutes
• brief intorduction
• hack or other project
• tech used
about your session• 15 minutes
• brief intorduction
• hack or other project
• tech used
• looking for help?
about your session• 15 minutes
• brief intorduction
• hack or other project
• tech used
• looking for help?
• skills needed
by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010
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this is just the beginning...
by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010
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this is just the beginning...
Open Democracy Camp 8. & 9. May 2010 BerlinOpen Data Camp, July 2010
Apps4Democracy Germany, September 2010
by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010
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