St Albans 2015

APPS 4 DUMMIES

‘WHAT IN THE WORLD IS

OPEN DATA ANYWAY?’

AND OTHER VALID

QUESTIONS

21C CONSULTANCY

Why Open Data?

Information Explosion

The Way We Understand The World

With Benefits for Cities…

‘London Fire Labs’ visualises the

impact of Fire Station closures and

make smarter strategic choices

TFL Live Feeds power more than 5000

Apps helping Londoners navigate the

city more effectively

Open Workspaces

gives Small

Businesses access to

up-to-the-minute

information about

affordable

workspaces near

them

But Remains Untapped Value

What Can Open Data Do for Me?

Solve Complex Challenges

Chicago uses ‘Windy Grid’ to give City

Administrators the ability to detect

infrastructure problems in real-time

Barcelona uses Open Data to cut out

lengthy email requests & let local staff

find information they need fast

India uses Open Data to enforce

accountability and regulatory

compliance in the mining industry

Improve Transparency

Uganda’s School Funding Data helped fight

corruption to increase the proportion of

allocated funds reaching schools from 20%

to >90%

The UK’s Open Data Portal helped They

Work for You become a trusted resource for

citizens with over 300,000 monthly visits by

citizens

South Korea’s Open Spending Data site

reduced the perception of local government

corruption from 68% to 53% within 1 year

Strengthen Local Economy

Manchester – £8.5 Million

Projected Annual Savings

from Open Data

Europe – £40 Billion in

Added Value

Canada - $3.2 Billion in

Charitable Tax Code Violations

Caught Through Open Data

Denmark - €14 Million Return

on €0.2 Million Investment in

Open Address Data

Finland – SMEs grew

15% faster in 1 year

with Open Data

Local Authorities – A Unique

Opportunity

Challenge: Large Authorities Dominate

Remedy: Open Data 4 Local Economies

… But Needs Ongoing Data & Engagement as Fuel

Reason: Supply Creates Demand in OD

Creative Economies develop wherever the supply of quality Open Data exists

Consumers for Open Data greatly increase the Economic & Social returns of Reuse

Technologies like Citadel exist to make the Open Data process cost effective and simple

All that is needed to create regional Open Data powerhouses is data commitments and support of senior leadership in these authorities

How Citadel Can Help?

Citadel is a Global Open Data Community

Citadel Can Help Your Work in 3 Ways…

1. Simplify Access to the Open Data

“Tools So Easy Even a 9 Year Old Can Make An App”

Convertor lets anyone turn datasets into useful formats

App Generator kick starts local people in building personalised new services

2. Stimulate New & Creative Data Use

View Local Trees Discover Nearby

Parking

Enjoy City Galleries Find Closest ATM

3. Capture Local Imagination

A Story That Went

Around The World

- More than 40

Countries

Citadel: Helping You Navigate Open Data

Independent, Vendor-Neutral

Peer-to-Peer Advice for Public

Servants

Tested on more than 140 Local

Authorities of every shape & size

Available for you to use today with

no upfront costs

Any Questions ?

@21cData

@JuliaGlidden21cconsultancy.com