Cognitives cities Talk in Amsterdam 30 June 2011
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Open Data in Amsterdam starts…….buttom up Economic Affairs Katalin Gallyas – Policy Advisor Open Innovation [email protected]
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Open Data project were in Amsterdam generated due to a pragmatic buttom up approach, through listening to the market demand.
Transcript of Cognitives cities Talk in Amsterdam 30 June 2011
Open Data in Amsterdam starts…….buttom up
Economic AffairsKatalin Gallyas – Policy Advisor Open [email protected]
“Open Data is a public good, but only if you can find it”
( Neil Fantom, Manager World Bank’s Development Data Group”)
Today: Release of www.DataCatalogs.org
(Open Knowledge Foundation)
Why Open Data?
-in theory-TransparencyReliable information precondition for participation
Efficient Government ServicesUsers, citizens are defining which services are needed to develop
Saving ICT costs
Data maintenance outsourced
From mass participation, mass innovation
….towards Civic Innovators Network
In Amsterdam: buttom-up
Because the market demanded
Because the hackers are inpatient
Because innovation agents are pushing it
Open Data Initiatives (7)
1. Apps for Amsterdam (16 Feb – 25 May 2011)
Bottom–up stimulation for the release of data
Activation of app developers (hack the government community)
Collaboration with Media Lab (Waag Society, Economic Affairs and Hack de Government)
2. Political Lobby for Open Data Program
3. Data Catalog MS basedhttp://dev.govdata.eu
Open source API’s (starter kit)
4. EU Project
Open Data platform with Berlin
Crowdsourcing toolkit
Future Internet expertise with Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona
www.opencities.net
crowdsourcing
5. ICE mobile apps conferenceBriefing for iOS and Android developers for municipality apps
Understanding market needs, in conversation with app developers
Consulting Clinics with CiO’s for policy makers
Mobile Government afternoon session
6. Collaboration with UniversitiesProject for designing a Municipality App Store
Market research about already available city apps
Visualisation for some best app idea’s
7. Data Visualisation
Data Catalog
Apps Contests
Civic Hacker
Networks
Civic Innovator Networks
Civic Innovation
Marketplace
govs. - ->Service Providers
Platform orchestrators
ChallengesHow to reach and stay in dialog with the app developers?
How to showcase that open data makes cities ‘’smarter’’
No Open Data directives (obligatory)
Promote innovative use of public data
How to sponsor a central data catalog?
How to choose an open data catalog supplier on the market?
Thank YouKatalin Gallyas
www.appsforamsterdam.nl
www.opencities.nl
