Brunei open data and social networking

Richard KerbySenior Inter-regional Adviser, E-Government and Knowledge Management

E-Government BranchDivision for Public Administration and Development Management

Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations

Brunei Darussalam 28 August 2012

Open Data and UN Public Administration Country Study (UNPACS)Open Data and UN Public Administration Country Study (UNPACS)

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Discussion Points Discussion Points

What is Open Data? Benefits of Open Data Open Data as a global trend Key Open Data Challenges The Way Forward


What is Open Data What is Open Data

In general, government data is all data or information

that government entities produce or collect …

Open means :

Can be readily and easily consulted and re-used by

anyone with access to the internet



No legal barriers

No fees required

Machine readable

No technological barriers

Etc…

In the past Current trends

All data are classified, unless marked non-classified

All data are non-classified unless marked classified

Open means :



Has value to the public

Timely updated

Offered in different formats

Features of good open data:



Raw Data Geo Data

National Accounts Geo coordinates of government institutions

Economic indicators Maps

Big economic projects Transportation network

Education Environmental resources

Health …

Environment

Examples of open data


Benefits of Open Data Benefits of Open Data

Promoting transparency and boosting public trust in

government

Encouraging citizens to participate with government

entities in designing policies and services

Enhancing government effectiveness and efficiency

Creating business opportunities and jobs

Promoting innovation and research


Benefits of Open Data Benefits of Open Data

Case Study: Open Data in Transit – Massachusetts, US

Open Transit Video


Open Data as a Global TrendOpen Data as a Global TrendKey milestones – Jan 21, 2009

President Barack

Obama issued Open

Government directive to

all government

agencies in US.


Open Data as a Global TrendOpen Data as a Global TrendKey milestones – Jan 21, 2009

Data.gov went live

76 data sets and tools

from 11 government

agencies


Open Data as a Global TrendOpen Data as a Global Trend

Launch of Open Government Partnership

in NY, US.

A global “effort to make government better”

8 founding members

40+ countries started the process to join

Key milestones – September, 2011


Open Government Open Government DeclarationDeclaration

September 2011As members of the Open Government Partnership, committed to the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Convention against Corruption, and other applicable international instruments related to human rights and good governance: We acknowledge that people all around the world are demanding more openness in government. They are calling for greater civic participation in public affairs, and seeking ways to make their governments more transparent, responsive, accountable, and effective. We recognize that countries are at different stages in their efforts to promote openness in government, and that each of us pursues an approach consistent with our national priorities and circumstances and the aspirations of our citizens. We accept responsibility for seizing this moment to strengthen our commitments to promote transparency, fight corruption, empower citizens, and harness the power of new technologies to make government more effective and accountable. We uphold the value of openness in our engagement with citizens to improve services, manage public resources, promote innovation, and create safer communities. We embrace principles of transparency and open government with a view toward achieving greater prosperity, well-being, and human dignity in our own countries and in an increasingly interconnected world.



Together, we declare our commitment to: Increase the availability of information about governmental activities

Governments collect and hold information on behalf of people, and citizens have a right to seek information about governmental activities. We commit to promoting increased access to information and disclosure about governmental activities at every level of government. We commit to increasing our efforts to systematically collect and publish data on government spending and performance for essential public services and activities. We commit to pro-actively provide high-value information, including raw data, in a timely manner, in formats that the public can easily locate, understand and use, and in formats that facilitate reuse. We commit to providing access to effective remedies when information or the corresponding records are improperly withheld, including through effective oversight of the recourse process. We recognize the importance of open standards to promote civil society access to public data, as well as to facilitate the interoperability of government information systems. We commit to seeking feedback from the public to identify the information of greatest value to them, and pledge to take such feedback into account to the maximum extent possible.



Support civic participation

We value public participation of all people, equally and without discrimination, in decision making and policy formulation. Public engagement, including the full participation of women, increases the effectiveness of governments, which benefit from people’s knowledge, ideas and ability to provide oversight. We commit to making policy formulation and decision making more transparent, creating and using channels to solicit public feedback, and deepening public participation in developing, monitoring and evaluating government activities. We commit to protecting the ability of not-for-profit and civil society organizations to operate in ways consistent with our commitment to freedom of expression, association, and opinion. We commit to creating mechanisms to enable greater collaboration between governments and civil society organizations and businesses.



Implement the highest standards of professional integrity throughout our administrations.

Accountable government requires high ethical standards and codes of conduct for public officials. We commit to having robust anti-corruption policies, mechanisms and practices, ensuring transparency in the management of public finances and government purchasing, and strengthening the rule of law. We commit to maintaining or establishing a legal framework to make public information on the income and assets of national, high ranking public officials. We commit to enacting and implementing rules that protect whistleblowers. We commit to making information regarding the activities and effectiveness of our anticorruption prevention and enforcement bodies, as well as the procedures for recourse to such bodies, available to the public, respecting the confidentiality of specific law enforcement information. We commit to increasing deterrents against bribery and other forms of corruption in the public and private sectors, as well as to sharing information and expertise.



Increase access to new technologies for openness and accountability

New technologies offer opportunities for information sharing, public participation, and collaboration. We intend to harness these technologies to make more information public in ways that enable people to both understand what their governments do and to influence decisions. We commit to developing accessible and secure online spaces as platforms for delivering services, engaging the public, and sharing information and ideas. We recognize that equitable and affordable access to technology is a challenge, and commit to seeking increased online and mobile connectivity, while also identifying and promoting the use of alternative mechanisms for civic engagement. We commit to engaging civil society and the business community to identify effective practices and innovative approaches for leveraging new technologies to empower people and promote transparency in government. We also recognize that increasing access to technology entails supporting the ability of governments and citizens to use it. We commit to supporting and developing the use of technological innovations by government employees and citizens alike. We also understand that technology is a complement, not a substitute, for clear, useable, and useful information.


Open Government Open Government CommitmentCommitment

Countries that have delivered their commitments as of 24 August 2012: Albania Armenia Brazil BulgariaCanada Chile Colombia CroatiaCzech Republic Denmark Dominican Rep. El SalvadorEstonia Georgia Greece GuatemalaHonduras Indonesia Israel ItalyJordan Kenya Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Mexico MoldovaMontenegro Netherlands Norway ParaguayPeru Philippines RomaniaSlovak RepublicSouth Africa South Korea Spain SwedenTurkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay



Countries that are developing their commitments as of 24 August 2012:

Azerbaijan Costa Rica Finland GhanaHungary Liberia Mongolia PanamaRussia Serbia Tanzania Trinidad & Tobago



OGP Commitments: identify new steps to complete on-going reforms, or initiate action in an entirely new area. Each commitment should have its own short paragraph identifying what the commitment is, how it will contribute to greater transparency, accountability and/or citizen engagement, who will be involved in implementing the commitment, and what the government hopes to accomplish by making this commitment. There should also be a brief discussion of how the specific commitments respond to public feedback generated through consultations. This section should also identify key implementation benchmarks and related timelines, where possible, for each commitment indicating what will be accomplished during each year of implementation. OGP action plans are living documents that can be updated on a rolling basis. Action plans should aim to cover a two-year period, with the expectation that governments will report on progress on an annual basis, and participate in the OGP commitment process continuously going forward.



Open Government Partnership Video


Open Data Breakout SessionOpen Data Breakout Session

Group 1 and 3

Identify Brunei’s Open Data Opportunities

Group 2 and 4

Identify Brunei’s Private Sector Opportunities


Open DataOpen Data

Design: Index Vs. Warehouse

Data format: Wholesale Vs. Retail

Dataset formats

Quantity and presentation

Issues to consider in open data portal


Open Data in International Open Data in International InstitutionsInstitutions

World Bank Video

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Citizens monitor data Citizens monitor data streamsstreams


FOI Situation in the UN Member FOI Situation in the UN Member States States

Freedom Of Information (FOI) Situation in the UN Member States

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FOI legislation Constitutional provision only Draft No FOI Legislation


FOI in UN Member States – By FOI in UN Member States – By RegionRegion

UN Member States in Africa, Asia and Oceania lag behind in terms of implementation of FOI legislations

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18

2

36

22

97

45

2 2

30

17

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3 3

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Africa Asia Oceania Europe Americas



Data Privacy (DP) Legislation in UN Member Data Privacy (DP) Legislation in UN Member

StatesStates

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DP in UN Member States – By DP in UN Member States – By RegionRegion

UN Member States in Africa, Asia, Oceania as well as Americas require assistance in the implementation of data protection legislations

15

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30

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42

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18

12

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DP legislation Const. DP provision only DP draft in discussion No DP Legislation


Agency responsible for OGD & Agency responsible for OGD & Privacy Privacy

Countries with agency responsible for openness, privacy and security

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34

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OGD - Catalogues OGD - Catalogues 31 UN Member States provide government data in a comprehensive way through Open Government Data Catalogues. The existence of OGD Catalogues still needs to be verified in 161 UN Member States.

Open Government Data Catalogues

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Asia Oceania Europe Americas


Key Open Data Key Open Data ChallengesChallengesLack of overall strategy

The “Top Down” approach / culture

Cultural barriers

Legislation gap

Context gap


Way ForwardWay Forward•Development of open data strategy for Qatar Government

•Formulation of open data framework

•Build Capacity on Open Data within the Government

•Working closely with government data “warehouses”

•Building up the open data community in Qatar

•A new version of open data portal


UNPACSUNPACS

The United Nations Public Administration Country Studies (UNPACs ) is established to provide knowledge resources to support Member States’ efforts to improve performance in public administration and development management.


What is UNPACS?What is UNPACS?

The UNPACs is a web based effort for information dissemination and knowledge transfer on key public administration issues in Member States. It is designed to develop and facilitate knowledge transfer including sharing of resources, data, best practices and innovative new approaches for effective public administration and governance.


Objectives of UNPACsObjectives of UNPACs Provide easily accessible e-information on Member

States of the United Nations in the areas of public sector institutional development; public sector human resource management; e-government; citizen engagement and knowledge management in the government;

Present in support of policy makers’ use of ICT for public administration effectiveness, transparency, knowledge management; and e-government;

Map innovative practices in these areas of public sector development citing best practices and lessons learnt;

Provide online tools and networks for use of the policy makers in these areas;

Provide an Internet based shared knowledge platform for information sharing and dissemination between users on public administration and development.


Geographical Coverage- 192 Member Geographical Coverage- 192 Member StatesStates


Country Pages•Users will be able to view all content types available in each thematic area on each country page


Thematic Focus AreasThematic Focus Areas


UNPACs Content TypesUNPACs Content Types


Breakout SessionBreakout Session

Identify elements that you would like to add to UNPACS:


Thank you for your attention.Thank you for your attention.

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