Presentation from the Data Request Service team to the NSW Open Data Challenge 2015

1. A BETTER, FASTER, MORE TRANSPARENT
DATA REQUEST SERVICE
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2. TWO MAIN ELEMENTS
• AN INFORMATION ASSEST
REGISTER INCLUDING
UNPUBLIHSED DATA
• A TRANSPARENT REQUEST /
RESPONSE SERVICE
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3. WHY
• HELP USERS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY
COULD ASK FOR
• HELP AGENCIES PRIORITISE, RELEASE
AND GATHER EVIDENCE ON REQUESTS
• DIRECT USERS TO EXISTING ALTERNATIVE
MECHANISIMS
• PUBLISH RESPONSES CREATING A BODY
OF 'PRECEDENT'
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4. INFORMATION ASSET REGISTER
• AVAILABLE ON DATA.NSW
• WITH AS MUCH INFORMATION
& CONTEXT AS IS AVAILABLE
(USING EXISTING METADATA
SET)
• A REQUEST THIS DATA BUTTON
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5. THE REQUEST SERVICE
• REQUESTS ARE MADE VIA DATA.NSW
& AUTOMAGICALLY DIRECTED TO
RESPONSIBLE / DATA STEWARD
• REQUESTS DONE USING WEB FORM
• WHOLE PROCESS IS PUBLISHED (WITH
OPT OUT OPTION FOR USER)
• USING EXISTING TOOL (EG. ALAVETELI)
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6. ACTION PLAN
• GATHER INFORMATION REGISTER
AND PUBLISH TO DATA.NSW
• BUILD / ADOPT REQUEST TOOL
• DRIVE PERMISSION FROM AGENCY
EXECUTIVE TO PUBLISH DATA
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