Alexander Coley Data Policy & Standards Manager
Implementing open data
technical, organisation and cultural change
@alexrcoley
Defra
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One department
Lots of agencies
Matthew: Flickr
data rich
but
often derived
Political
context
Christine: Flickr
INSPIRE
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Outcomes
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Users?
Dolly: Flickr
Defra Transparency Panel
our Strategy
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defra-open-data-strategy
Open
by default
Defining open
and data
noting the importance of Freedom
Transparency
in decision making
Responsive
and with understanding
Respectful
of users & others rights
Data release
identifying what we have and what we can release first
Open Standards
and 5* of open data
User prioritisation
and feedback
1000+published data sets (not all open yet) 900+ declared unpublished
410+ INSPIRE based datasets & services
Implementation
Barriers
Technology barriers
complexity and resources
Cultural barriers
everyone is different, every organisation is different
22,000+ staff
& everyone
is different
Dolly: Flickr
Skills
Tracking progress
is really hard
Finding
what
resonates
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Policy delivery
Trust
Effectiveness
Cost
Influence
Innovation
Business development
Resilience
Speedy response
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one example...
Response
during
challenge
#FloodHack
1 day, 120+ developers,17+ apps
#FloodHack
some things
we are
working on
Maturity model
Defra and the ODI
http://theodi.org/blog/developing-an-open-data-maturity-model
Registries
connective reference data
Linked-data
http://environment.data.gov.uk
Environment Agency
Data User Advisory Group
Releasing data
Releasing code
learning
lessons
Questions
Alexander Coley
Data Policy & Standards Manager
@alexrcoley