Isle of Man Government
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Isle of Man GovernmentDrivers for open data
Dan Davies, Business Change Manager Chief Secretary’s Office
Tonight
Brief Context – Government Where are we now? Drivers for change Where next?
Government in context
9 Departments
17 statutory boards or offices
24 Local Authorities
3 swimming pool boards
8 Housing authorities
1 Refuse collection board3 Civic Amenity site committees
Political System – elected representatives
24 publicly elected representatives
House of Keys
Majority stand as independents
Political System
The current political system means our politicians are close to the people they represent.
Almost all politicians also have a role in Government
Electorate
Parliament
Current Information Sources
Code of practice on access to
information
Parliamentary Questions
gov.im
Isle of Man drivers
Freedom of Information legislation
Political Driver?
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Drivers?
David Cameron
…open about what we do, and, crucially, open about what we spend…
Opportunities for open data
Emergency ServicesUtilities
Infrastructure Education and Schools Social Care Transport
Opportunities for open data
1 IT provider
Common technical infrastructure
Small scale of Government
Use existing models
Little or no outsourced services
Summary
Many opportunities for open data exist
Consolidated IT systems and architecture means open data can be more easily achieved if required
FoI is on the horizon – need to understand how that will affect Departments
Political decision is needed to move open data forward