Open Data in Amsterdam

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Open Data in Amsterdam Economic Affairs Katalin Gallyas Policy Advisor Open Innovation [email protected]

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Open Data in Amsterdam

Economic AffairsKatalin Gallyas – Policy Advisor Open [email protected]

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Why Open Data?-in theory-

TransparencyReliable information precondition for participation

Augments transparency of policy making

Efficient Government ServicesUsers, citizens are defining which services are needed to develop

Saving ICT costs

Data maintenance outsourced

Mass Innovation, mass participation

….towards Civic Innovators Network

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In practice: buttom-up

Because the market demanded

Because the hackers are inpatient

Because innovation agents are pushing it

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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 governmentcommunity)

Collaboration with Media Lab (Waag Society, Economic Affairs and Hack de Government)

2. Political Lobby for Open Data Program

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3. Data Catalog MS based

http://dev.govdata.eu

Open source API’s (starter kit)

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4. EU Project

Open Data platform with Berlin

Crowdsourcing toolkit

Future Internet expertise with Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona

www.opencities.net

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5. ICE mobile appsconference

Briefing 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

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6. Collaboration withUniversities

Project for designing a Municipality App Store

Market research about already available city apps

Visualisation for some best app idea’s

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7. Data Visualisation

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Challenges

How to reach and stay in dialog with the app developers?

Testify the economic value of data

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?

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Thank You

Katalin Gallyas

[email protected]

www.appsforamsterdam.nl

www.opencities.nl