Hacks4Democracya hackday on open government, open data and

transparency

17. & 18. April 2010, Berlin

by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010

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Why an open data hackday?

Archive of the city of Toronto

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Why an open data hackday?

• more and more data...

Archive of the city of Toronto

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Why an open data hackday?

• more and more data...

• produced for public purposes

Archive of the city of Toronto

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Why an open data hackday?

• more and more data...

• produced for public purposes

• financed with our taxes

Archive of the city of Toronto

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Why an open data hackday?

• more and more data...

• produced for public purposes

• financed with our taxes

• digitalisation makes access and distribution so easy

Archive of the city of Toronto

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Why an open data hackday?

• more and more data...

• produced for public purposes

• financed with our taxes

• digitalisation makes access and distribution so easy

• there are No reasons for any limitations on access, use, remix and distribution

Archive of the city of Toronto

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Open data & democracy

Tschernobyl

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Open data & democracy

• access to information is a civil right

Tschernobyl

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Open data & democracy

• access to information is a civil right

• informed decisions are only possible with access to that data

Tschernobyl

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Open data & democracy

• access to information is a civil right

• informed decisions are only possible with access to that data

• responsible citizens are good for democracy

Tschernobyl

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Access with 3-fold benefit

Visualisation travel times in London

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Access with 3-fold benefit

1. individual decision making

Visualisation travel times in London

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Access with 3-fold benefit

1. individual decision making

2. potential for innovation and economy

Visualisation travel times in London

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Access with 3-fold benefit

1. individual decision making

2. potential for innovation and economy

3. government, public sector administration and social change become more transparent

Visualisation travel times in London

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The way we organise information is rapidly changing

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The way we organise information is rapidly changing

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The way we organise information is rapidly changing

• websites become platforms

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The way we organise information is rapidly changing

• websites become platforms

• transparency invokes interactivity

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The way we organise information is rapidly changing

• websites become platforms

• transparency invokes interactivity

• consumers become people who make stuff

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The state as a service-maschine

Our taxes

Infrastructure:- streets- hospitals- schools- universities- libraries- ...

Services:- administration- police- public services- ...

> >

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but...

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but...most government websites suck

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Three laws of open government data

Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/

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Three laws of open government data

Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/

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Three laws of open government data

1. if it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist

Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/

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Three laws of open government data

1. if it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist

2. if it isn’t available in open and machine readable format, it can’t engage

Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/

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Three laws of open government data

1. if it can’t be spidered or indexed, it doesn’t exist

2. if it isn’t available in open and machine readable format, it can’t engage

3. if a legal framework doesn’t allow it to be repurposed, it doesn’t empower

Source: http://eaves.ca/2009/09/30/three-law-of-open-government-data/

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post codes

addresses

road constructions

environmental data

petitions

opening hours

press releases

maps

population data

statistics

garbage pick-up times

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laws

It’s our data we are talking about, we paid the taxes for it

post codes

addresses

road constructions

environmental data

petitions

opening hours

press releases

maps

population data

statistics

garbage pick-up times

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laws

What to do?

What to do?hack the government

Why?

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Why?

• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...

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Why?

• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...

• it is often not publicly available and open

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Why?

• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...

• it is often not publicly available and open

• access

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Why?

• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...

• it is often not publicly available and open

• access

• license

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Why?

• there are a lot of interesting things that can be done with government data, but...

• it is often not publicly available and open

• access

• license

• format

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What?

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What?

• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =

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What?

• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =

• explore data and make it accessible

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What?

• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =

• explore data and make it accessible

• build apps & prototypes

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What?

• this weekend + data + creative people (you!) =

• explore data and make it accessible

• build apps & prototypes

• demonstrate what can be done with government & public service data

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get ready - code!

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get ready - code!

• explore

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get ready - code!

• explore

• create

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get ready - code!

• explore

• create

• share

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get ready - code!

• explore

• create

• share

• diy

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Hack the Government

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-Tim O’Reilly

open government?

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It’s up to our community to respond, with our ideas, with our voices, with

our creativity and our code.

-Tim O’Reilly

open government?

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How?

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How?

• session planning

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How?

• session planning

• presentations part I

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How?

• session planning

• presentations part I

• lunch at 1pm

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How?

• session planning

• presentations part I

• lunch at 1pm

• presentations part II

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How?

• session planning

• presentations part I

• lunch at 1pm

• presentations part II

• presentations part III

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How?

• session planning

• presentations part I

• lunch at 1pm

• presentations part II

• presentations part III

• coffee

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How?

• session planning

• presentations part I

• lunch at 1pm

• presentations part II

• presentations part III

• coffee

• research / concepts / hacking /

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How?

• session planning

• presentations part I

• lunch at 1pm

• presentations part II

• presentations part III

• coffee

• research / concepts / hacking /

• closing session & presentation of first results16

hackday schedule• Saturday, 17. April 2010

• 10:00 - 10:30 Welcome / Introduction: what to know?

• 10:30 - 11:30 Session planning

• 11:30 - 12:30 1. Block Sessions 3 x 20 min. Sessions

• 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break

• 13:30 - 14:30 2. Block Sessions 3 x 20 min. Sessions

• 14:30 - 15:30 3. Block Sessions 3 x 20 min. Sessions

• 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee

• 16:00 - 19:00 hacking in small groups

• 19:00 - 20:00 Closing Session and presentations

• Sunday, 18. April

• 10:00 - 11:00 Coffee

• 11:00 - 13:00 Hacking 1. Teil

• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

• 14:00 - 16:00 Hacking 2. Teil

• 16:00 - 18:00 Closing Session & presentation

about your session

about your session• 15 minutes

about your session• 15 minutes

• brief intorduction

about your session• 15 minutes

• brief intorduction

• hack or other project

about your session• 15 minutes

• brief intorduction

• hack or other project

• tech used

about your session• 15 minutes

• brief intorduction

• hack or other project

• tech used

• looking for help?

about your session• 15 minutes

• brief intorduction

• hack or other project

• tech used

• looking for help?

• skills needed

by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010

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this is just the beginning...

by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010

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this is just the beginning...

Open Democracy Camp 8. & 9. May 2010 BerlinOpen Data Camp, July 2010

Apps4Democracy Germany, September 2010

by Daniel Dietrich, Berlin 2010

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