Open Government Data - Supporting Democratic Participation

Community Development Conference 2015, 19 February 2015

Paul Stone

New Zealand Open Government Data Programme

What is open data? Brief description of the open government

data policies and the programme Some sources of open government data Some examples of putting data to use Exercise 1 – problems you want to solve and

the data needed Exercise 2 – challenges to using data faced by

your organisation Your questions

”Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and share alike.”

(Open Data Handbook – Open Knowledge Foundation)

NZ Government…

Non-proprietary and machine-readable format

licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)

NZ Government Open Access & Licensing Framework (NZGOAL)

NZ Data & Information

Management Principles Declaration on Open

and Transparent Government

Data.govt.nz

Clear Cabinet decisions and intent Foundations built

Our job is to:

To encourage and support the release of data

To understand the user communities and their demand for data (and raise awareness)

To assess the impact

Charities Register

https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-in-new-zealand/the-charities-

register/advanced-search/

Ministry of Health Statistics

http://www.health.govt.nz/nz-health-statistics

MSD Contracts

http://map.contractmapping.govt.nz/

Statistics NZ

http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx

Land Information NZ Data Service

https://data.linz.govt.nz/

IRD Tax Statistics

http://www.ird.govt.nz/aboutir/external-stats/tax-statistics-sitemap.html

Land Resource Information System (Landcare Research)

https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/

Ministry of Transport Statistics

http://www.transport.govt.nz/research/

Public Health Surveillance (Environmental Science and Research, ESR)

https://surv.esr.cri.nz/surveillance/annual_surveillance.php

Victims of Crime Statistics

http://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/new-recorded-crime-

victimisation-statistics-rcvs

Campaigning against liquor outlet licenses

Show on a map ◦ Licensed outlet locations

◦ Crime statistics and location

◦ School locations

◦ Population demographics (eg. income, age, etc.)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/secondary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=315&objectid=11207352

http://maori.geek.nz/post/the_difference_between_rich_and_poor_schools_in_new_zealand

• Data shows: • low income earners are more likely to be obese

• High concentration of low income earners in central Washington DC

• low quality food outlets in low income neighbourhoods

What is open data? Brief description of the open government

data policies and the programme Some sources of open government data Some examples of putting data to use Exercise 1 – problems you want to solve and

the data needed Exercise 2 – challenges to using data faced by

your organisation Your questions

What is open data? Brief description of the open government

data policies and the programme Some sources of open government data Some examples of putting data to use Exercise 1 – problems you want to solve and

the data needed Exercise 2 – challenges to using data faced by

your organisation Your questions

Contact

Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Open Government Data Programme: www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/ Case Studies: www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/open-data-case-studies/

Questions?