Open Data, Open Innovation and The Cloud
Mark Gayler – [email protected] Open Software Lead – www.microsoft.com/openness
Summit of New Thinking – Berlin, Nov 2012
Expectations are ChangingPersonalized, quality services wherever they are
Engagement in issues that affect them
Their privacy and security respected
Citizens expect…
Tools that follow their work style
Workplaces that support the devices they use
Social tools to help them collaborate across boundaries
Workers expect…
The ability to consult with constituents wherever they are
Insight and performance management
Competitive environment, attracting investments
Leaders expect…
Exploiting the Latest Technology Trends
Consumerization
Cloud ComputingCloud Computing
Data Explosion
Extracting business value from technology…
Scenarios• Mash-up data to create data feeds• Publish feeds into Open Data Catalogues• Develop applications that consume data
Utilization• Reuse data internally across agencies• Stimulate public innovation• Improve citizen services
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Open Government DataShare public data for transparency, participation, and stimulate new services based on the data
Country Data Type EstimatedBusiness Value
Australia GIS/Spatial €5.2Bn
Australia Statistics €19M
Denmark Energy/Construction €540M
England/Wales Local Geospatial €400M
Ireland National €83M
Spain National €550M
UK GIS/Met/Mapping €7.5Bn
USA Meteorological €309M
LOB Apps Flat files Hierarchical oData Feeds
Civil Servant
AgencyCitizen
Developer
Open DataData Catalog
Search toolsAPI
Data feeds
Internal Data
Integration Services
Analysis Services
Reporting Services
Open Government Data Scenarios
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Performance Management
Advanced AnalyticsFor Government
Public Websites
Community DataGeographic Information
Systems
Enterprise Information
Management
Open Government Data
Government ERP
Government Data Interoperability
Cloud is Open for developers Low entry cost
Open Data and the CloudInnovationAccelerator
Build quicklyMinimal infrastructure Highly scalableData agility
*Graphic courtesy techlabs.com http://www.windowsazure.com
Eye On Earth is the outcome of a strong collaboration with Microsoft. It maps sensor water and air quality data, while allowing citizen feedback through its dynamic and user-friendly web site.
Eye On Earth is a Cloud-based service by European Environmental Agency (EEA), since 2009
Water quality measured vs. reported at Brno dam – Brněnská přehrada
www.eyeonearth.eu
Localized in 26 Languages
Open for more information
Map functions
Enquiry pushpin
Cost-Effective Infrastructure
Catalogue IntegrationSeamless Access
Cloud ScaleBig Data Analytics
http://data.gov.uk UK Weather Data Archive
FloodAlerts on Facebook
Facts and Figures• UK Met Office Weather Data on data.gov.uk
– 5,000 UK locations, – Hourly forecasts: daily + 5 days, 3hrly + 5 days– Approx 250 million rows per hour of data
• Transport for London (TfL) - London Underground Trains– #1 European popular Open Data solution by citizen usage
• average 2.3million hits per day from 80+ ISV mobile apps on iOS, Win8/WP, Android
– Major CAPEX savings (£2m+) for TfL cloud infrastructure– ‘London Tube Map’ Windows 8 app
Microsoft Open Government Data Initiative (OGDI)
The cloud: Azure
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OGDI/DataLab
Open APIs, Scale & Reliability of Windows Azure
Roll out open data portal fast and at low cost
Open Source with Community participation
European OGDI version on GOVDATA.EU
9 EU Member States already publishing
dataDataset Categories
Leveraging Windows Azure DataMarket
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DataMarket
For Citizens• Read datasets directly into Excel• User friendly mash-up by Excel PowerPivot
(free add-in, downloadable)
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https://datamarket.azure.com/
• Open standards, comfort for non-IT professionals• Both cost-free, and also for-fee datasets from
commercial providers• UN, EEA, World Bank, US Data.gov free datasets
already there, and more...
For Developers• REST based API for all datasets• Software Development Kit on github
https://github.com/openlab/DataLab/wiki
Enable new innovative applications and services(backed by SLA)
Deliver better services at lower cost (*ratio)
‘Business’ Opportunity for Open Data in the Cloud
Stimulate business and economic growth
Industry and Citizen Engagement
Enable business insight for Government workers
Enable developers and citizens to easily consume Open Data and Big Data
Produce – Upload – Consume (Open Data)
Export relational views from databases
to create data feeds
Create an Open Data Catalog by eg. OGDI Software Development
Kit (SDK)
Browse, visualize, create applications
https://github.com/openlab/DataLab/wiki
Windows Azure Developer Center
Thank You! Mark Gayler [email protected]
www.azure.com/datamarket
https://github.com/openlab/DataLab/wiki
www.powerpivot.com
www.govdata.eu
www.microsoft.com/opengov
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