Open is the biggest data of all (Kuala Lumpur Big Data Week)

Open Data is the Biggest Data of all

Why Open matters more than the Data

Big Data Week, Kuala Lumpur, 21 & 22 April 2015

Anton Zijlstra, @ton_zylstra http://slideshare.net/thegreenland

open big?different, but shared origin

N= a few

N= all / mostto

digitisation allows more/complete/detailed data

• it becomes easier to share: open data

digitisation allows easy shareable data

Big Data = Different

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Data that is

Gathered for a (public) task

Pro-actively published

To be used by others

No barriers

can be freely used, re-used & redistributed

by anyone

for any purpose

1658, Daniël van Breen (public domain)

government data was always valuable

untapped abundance

turning Malaysia into an ASEAN hub

towards impact

involving all stakeholders: gov, bizz, cso, citizens

http://www.flickr.com/photos/twose/887903401/

OPEN data

openDATAvs

networked society makes ‘open’ a necessity

• plaatje ijs • plaatje water • plaatje nieuw leven

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Case Study: Statistics Germany

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Users: +1800% Downloads: +800%

OPEN data

Biggest data=

fantastic diversity and volume

classic big data analysis

open data

data use

open data use

use

use

useuse use

use

use

new actors (500 apps, 5k people, TfL stopped)

towards impact

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where do you want it?

impact

for all stakeholders: gov, bizz, cso, citizens

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four valuable reasons

more efficient government

better public services

more transparent government

new social and economic value

value, efficiency, impact

using open data as a policy instrument changing perspectives for action

issue

stakeholders open data

open data shows 200m GBP potential savings

source: Andrew Stott, World Bank

transparency across borders/organisations

284 organisations, aidtransparency.net

scoalamea.md

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transparency? social! economic! efficiency!

Transition IT project<>

CreditsAll photos: Ton Zijlstra, by nc saExcept where mentioned on the photo.

Slides: Ton Zijlstra, by

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