101 presentation about open data related economic opportunities in emerging economies. More details at https://medium.com/@prasannalaldas/new-surveys-reveal-dynamism-challenges-of-open-data-driven-businesses-in-developing-countries-3ac0e45dae25

1. The Entrepreneur’s
Guide to Open Data
Doing Good Doing Well
Prasanna Lal Das
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2. • I lead the Open Finances program at the World Bank
• We publish open data about the Bank’s operations and its partners at
https://finances.worldbank.org
• Our mobile app is at http://apps.worldbank.org/wbfinances
• We are focused on the use of data
• As part of how the Bank works
• For analytics
• To help promote economic growth
• To build partnerships/communities
• To support/lead new research areas
• To support governments/partners
Before We Start
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3. • What is open data
• The growth of open data
• The economic opportunities
• Business models
• A pipeline study
• Making it happen
Today
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4. The road to Open Data
Personal,
Government, or
Private Data
Public Data Open Data
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5. What is Open Data
1. Technically open: available in a machine-readable standard format
2. Legally open: explicitly licensed in a way that permits commercial and
non-commercial use and re-use without restrictions
Data that can be freely used or reused by anyone, for any purpose.
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6. • Transparency
• Accountability
• Engagement
• Inclusion
• Service delivery
• Economic growth
• Commercial viability
• Social impact
The Drivers of Open Data
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7. Open Data at the World Bank
• The World Bank's Open Data Initiative launched in April, 2010, providing free, open and easy access to
development data, and challenging the global community to use the data to create new solutions to
address poverty.
• Today, the World Bank's Open Data Catalog includes over 8,000 development indicators for…countries,
going back over 50 years, in 5 languages, and is continuously expanding.
• In addition, it contains searchable databases on projects, finances, procurement and other operational
activities.
• The World Bank Group is considered a leader in the global open data community, and collaborates actively
with other agencies and global partnerships.
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8. The Growth of Open Data
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20
30
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60
70
2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of countries signed up for
Open Government Partnership
Countries where the World Bank is
supporting open data related activities
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9. The Economic Opportunity
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10. Open Data Driven Companies
Mexico
Laos, Cambodia, Kenya
Chile
India
Indonesia
USA Emerging Economies
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11. Open Data Business Models
Suppliers Aggregators Developers Enrichers Enablers
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12. Open Data Taking Root in Emerging Economies
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13. Our Open Data Business Survey in India
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120
North South East West Pan India
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87
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20
40
60
80
100
120
Companies Interviewed Companies That Could
Not Be Interviewed
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20
40
60
More than 15
years
10 - 15 years 6 - 9 years 3 - 5 years 2 - 3 years Less than 2
years
Location Intelligence Healthcare Food and Agriculture
Public Utilties Education Urban Planning
Awareness Financial Inclusion Personal Security
Logistics Tourism Social Media
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14. A Wide Range of Companies
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15. Financing Gap
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Not-for-profit
Doesn'tNeed
Financing
NeedFinancing
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Research
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MCA
Didnotreceive
response
Companies Interviewed Companies That Could
Not Be Interviewed
48
19
15
3
0
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20
30
40
50
60
Equity Debt Grant Working Capital
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22
12
2
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Location Intelligence
Healthcare
Food and Agriculture
Public Utilties
Education
Urban Planning
Awareness
Financial Inclusion
Personal Security
Social Media
Outsourcing
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102.7
20.8 20.4
32.6
2.30.59 0.60 0.79 1.43 1.10 1.28 3.62 0.45
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Total Financing Need Average Financing Need
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16. An Ecosystem of Challenges
Data Policy Capacity Innovation
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Financing

17. • Think beyond small
• Think ecosystem; not
components
• Take a public private
approach
• Build a data infrastructure
• Create financial and non-
financial instruments
• Acknowledge the perils of
data
What Next
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18. Prasanna Lal Das
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Thank You!
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19. The End
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