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Aug 20, 2015
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OpenData:Why information sharing important to the future of Government
@SurajKika #CEO
“Government data is being put online to increase accountability, contribute valuable information about the world, and to enable government, the country, and the world to function more efficiently.”
Tim Berners-Lee
Sharing Information
Repurposing Information
Open Data gives real power to the people.
www.w3.org/DesignIssues/GovData.html
Web 1.0: The Document Web
Content is everything.
Web 2.0:The Social Web
“...an embryo of the Web to come...”
“The Web will be understood not as screenfuls of text and graphics but as a transport mechanism, the ether through which interactivity happens...
...It will appear on your computer screen, on your TV set on your car dashboard, on your cell phone, hand-held games machines and maybe even your microwave.”
Darcy DiNucci
Huge shift from mass media to personal media
Over 1600% Growth in 2009
CEO/CIO: “Social Media is Irrelevant to our business”
-They may have missed the point!
104 Million users in 2009
Service Oriented Architecture websites like Twitter are a first step to sharing data
Create an API for your content.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAb7hSCtvGw
The point is the evolution.
Social media has changed the way the web is being used.
APIs now rule the web.
Web 3.0:The Web of Data
You ALREADY have the data.
The first step is understanding the modern Internet.
It’s essential Senior Management understand the evolution of the Internet.
You ALREADY have the data.
All you have to do is:Publish it.
“Sometimes it is better just to do it.”
Tim Berners-Lee
How Can I Make My Data Open? 1. Make your data publicly available!
2. Apply a suitable open data license.
See - opendatacommons.org - creativecommons.org
www.w3.org/DesignIssues/GovData.html
The future is happening now.
We‘re all learning.
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