A government that shares is a government that cares
MaD Forum 2014
What sharing enables.
is sharing giving up your edge ?
Sharing enables
knowledge based on
commons
layer3 ==== audiences ==========
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realise value
layer2 ==== applications ========
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compete
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innovate
layer1 == open data commons ===
open data
Open Data Conditions
1. accessible by anyone
Open Data Conditions
2. machine readable
Open Data Conditions
3. no restrictions on its use
Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Data Hong Kong
open government data
(comes in many forms, on many topics)
data which can be used to build services on top of
commercial, special interest
data which can be used for performance measurement
efficiency, effectiveness, accountability
Why governments benefit
from sharing their data
1. Public Participation
reporting and prioritising
SeeClickFix
GovTrack
2. Data-driven Governance
high performance culture , accountable to public
Prescription Analytics
what's keeping them?
GOTCHA!
how can you help?
1. Bring OKFn home with you
okfn.org/local
2. Find your government champion
3. share your knowledge
okfn.org
opendatahk.com
Mart van de Ven
m@type.hk