Unlocking Economic Value Through Open Data

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Country Classification

Among countries that have launched Open Data initiatives

Governments are not Leveraging Open Data for Economic Benefits

Deriving Economic Value from Open Data

Only 22% share comprehensive data

96% share data which is not regularly updated

87% are not utilizing user participation capabilities

Create Governance Structure

Drive Uptake

Develop & Implement Content FrameworkBuild a Vision

Economic Benefits of Open Data

Creates Jobs and Develops New Skills

Sources:1. Spanish Open Data Portal Annual Report, “Characterization Study of the Infomediary Sector” 2. Concept et Stratégies pour Gouvernement Ouvert et Open Data, World Bank ICT report3. “CloudMade Apps”4. European Commission, “Pricing of Public Sector Information Study”5. “Bristol Open Data Innovation”, European Public Sector Information Platform6. Frontier Group, “California Budget Transparency 2.0”7. UK Cabinet Office Article on Francis Maude’s speech8. ACIL Tasman, “The Value of Spatial Information”

22% 56% 22%

Beginners

0% share comprehensive data

No user participation

Followers

Only 8% share granular and comprehensive data

92% do not engage users in effective dialogue

Trend Setters

80% share comprehensive data

Over 60% achieved considerable

user participation

100% enjoy political support from country’s

highest office

Bristol City Council reduced transactional costs by 15x through an Open Data catalog

Dissemination of

Big Data Skills

In Spain, over 50% of people dealing in Open Data

are engineers or have higher qualifications

Spatial information industry, based on open data,

employs over 31K people in Australia

Creates jobs through

commercialpotential of data

Improves Service Efficiency

Publishing healthcare outcome data by NHS led to a 22% drop in mortality rates

California’s State Transparency portal helped save over $20 million in unnecessary expenditure

Cuts Redundant Expenditure

Reduces Transactional Costs

Cost Saving through Transparency

Revenue Growth Through Open Data

Creates New Products & Services

Encourages New Firm Creation

In Spain, over 150 companies are focused on selling services on

top of Open Data

Open Data from US National Weather

Service supports weather industry worth

$1.5 billion

SupplementsExisting Products

CloudMade usesOpenStreetMap

data and other datasetsto create a comprehensive

location data

* Capgemini Consulting conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Open Data portals of select 23 countries