Open Data project were in Amsterdam generated due to a pragmatic buttom up approach, through listening to the market demand.

1. Open Data in Amsterdam starts…….buttom up Economic Affairs KatalinGallyas – Policy Advisor Open Innovation gallyas@ez.amsterdam.nl

2. “Open Data is a public good, but only if you can find it” ( Neil Fantom, Manager World Bank’s Development Data Group”) Today: Release of www.DataCatalogs.org (Open Knowledge Foundation)

3. Why Open Data?-in theory- Transparency Reliable information precondition for participation EfficientGovernment Services Users, citizens are defining which services are needed to develop Saving ICT costs Data maintenance outsourced Frommassparticipation, massinnovation ….towardsCivicInnovatorsNetwork

4. In Amsterdam: buttom-up Because the market demanded Because the hackers are inpatient Becauseinnovationagents are pushingit

7. Open Data Initiatives (7) Apps for Amsterdam (16 Feb – 25 May 2011) Bottom–up stimulation for the release of data Activation of appdevelopers (hack the governmentcommunity) Collaborationwith Media Lab (Waag Society, EconomicAffairs and Hack de Government) Political Lobby for Open Data Program

8. 3. Data Catalog MS based http://dev.govdata.eu Open source API’s (starter kit)

9. 4. EU Project Open Data platform with Berlin Crowdsourcing toolkit Future Internet expertise with Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona www.opencities.net

10. crowdsourcing

13. 5. ICE mobile apps conference 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

14. 6. CollaborationwithUniversities Project for designing a Municipality App Store Market research about already available city apps Visualisationforsome best appidea’s

15. 7. Data Visualisation

17. Service Providers Platform orchestrators govs. - ->

18. Challenges How to reach and stay in dialog with the app developers? How toshowcasethat open data makescities ‘’smarter’’ No Open Data directives (obligatory) Promoteinnovativeuse of public data How to sponsor a central data catalog? How tochoosean open data catalogsupplier on the market?

19. Thank You Katalin Gallyas gallyas@ez.amsterdam.nl www.appsforamsterdam.nl www.opencities.nl