The state of open data in Canada & the Open Data Barometer
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The state of open data in Canada & the Open Data Barometer
- 1. Open Data Barometer FOURTH EDITION opendatabarometer.org Ana Brandusescu @anabmap
- 2. What is the Barometer? 115 Countries Readiness – Implementation – Impact. Global benchmark
- 5. Most government data is not open Only 7% Of data is fully open – less than last year!
- 6. Not the data citizens need Data lacking in crucial areas Spending Elections Health Environment Contracting 3% 11% 7% 6% 3%
- 7. Most data is hard to use Often out-of-date, poor quality & hard to find.
- 8. Key global findings 1. 9/10 government datasets are not open 2. Data typically incomplete and low quality 3. Sustained political will makes or breaks success 4. Governments not opening data needed to restore trust 5. Few open data initiatives promote inclusion and equity
- 9. Results
- 10. Canada Rank 2 Score 90 Readiness 96 Implementation 87 Impact 82 Canada ranks 2nd with a score of 90 in the fourth edition of the Barometer.
- 11. Readiness: Is progress being made?
- 12. Implementation: Is progress being made?
- 13. Impact: Is progress being made?
- 15. Country strengths • Ranks 1st in the region • One of few countries with fully open data for: ◦ Map data ◦ Land data ◦ Spend data ◦ National statistics data ◦ Company registries data ◦ International trade data ◦ Crime data ◦ Elections data ◦ Public transport time tables data
- 16. Country strengths • IDs, connected data: company, public transport, and contracting datasets • Political will strong legal and policy foundations • 3 out of 4 datasets disaggregated by gender* • Social impact score
- 17. Case study: Aboriginal Community Data Initiative
- 18. Country low points Improvements on: • Training for open data • Legal framework (e.g. RTI) • Impact -- inclusion, not just entrepreneurship and economy • Data identifiers for key elements in datasets
- 19. Country recommendations • Adopt the Open Data Charter at a national level • Datasets should have open licenses (e.g. budget, legislation, health, education, national stats, contracts) • Machine-readable data should be available in bulk (e.g. legislation, education, environment)
- 20. Global recommendations 1. Open by default 2. Decentralise across agencies & departments 3. Adopt the Open Data Charter to embed practices 4. Consult citizens & intermediaries 5. Invest in data to improve the lives of marginalised groups
- 21. Open Data Charter: Six Core Principles opendatacharter.net
- 22. Open Data Charter 1. Provides a common framework. 2. Supports government implementing open data projects. 3. Connects with different sectors to turn high level open data principles into practical action. 4. Champions high level commitments for open data in key international fora (e.g. G20, OECD).
- 23. Opendatabarometer.org Interactive Map Full barometer rankings Country comparisons
- 24. Download the global report & raw data: opendatabarometer.org
- 25. Ana Brandusescu | Researcher @anabmap ana.brandusescu@webfoundation.org www.webfoundation.org Thank you! Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Measuring open data initiatives around the world Ranking 115 countries Measuring readiness, impact & implementation Changing policies in 25+ countries
- Transparency. Accountability. Innovation. Inclusion.
- Only 7% of the data is fully open, only one of every two datasets is machine readable and only one in four datasets has an open licence. Fully open: Only 7% of datasets in the Barometer are considered fully open. Machine-readable: More and more data is becoming available in a reusable format — up to 53% in the current edition — but almost half of the data available is still published in non machine-readable formats. Open-licensed: Most data is currently not available under open licences (only 26% is). Only seven governments include a statement on open data by default in their current policies. (Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Italy, USA) Citizens have a right to government data. They have a right to know how taxpayer money is being spent and monitor the delivery of policy promises.
- Data for government accountability, social policies, and innovation Only 10% of countries publish open data on budget Only 3% of countries publish open data on spending Only 3% of countries publish open data on contracting Only 1% of countries publish open data on land ownership Only 5% of countries publish open data on company registries Only 3% of countries publish open data on legislation Only 11% of countries publish open data on election results Only 8% of countries publish open data on national statistics Only 7% of countries publish open data on health Only 8% of countries publish open data on education Only 6% of countries publish open data on environment Only 11% of countries publish open data on map data Only 8% of countries publish open data on public transport timetables Only 10% of countries publish open data on international trade Only 8% of countries publish open data on crime 71% of countries (82 out of 115) have an inclusion impact score of zero. None have a higher impact score than four (out of 10). Rarely used to improve lives of marginalised groups. -- environment and climate change more likely to negatively impact them etc etc)
- Those datasets that are open tend to be out-of-date, of poor quality and hard to find. Most complete data is published on a source other than the official open data portal. Less than a third (31%) of published datasets include basic metadata or guidance documentation
- A dataset that provides national level information on land ownership, tenure and location”
- Canada is 1 of 4 countries surveyed that has spending data available. Only country that has land ownership data fully open - yet it is only available at the sub-national level. (maybe an interesting case to discuss national versus sub-national data disclosure/ownership - also note that Barometer mainly focuses on national level open government data.)
- – supports culture of innovation National statistics, education, health data --- but not disaggregated by gender for crime data Social impact = 90 Political impact = 63 Economic impact= 43
- Statistics Canada launched the Aboriginal Community Data Initiative to provide these groups with important data for planning and understanding the demographics of their community and the population in surrounding areas.
- In the 115 countries assessed, the impact of open data continues to be greatest in the area of economic growth and new business creation. There has been little impact on improving marginalised groups' access to services and participation in decision-making. Assessing basic open data indicators and having big scores does not mean you are reaching perfection but just heading in the right direction
- Decentralisation concept includes all processes in the data lifecycle, not just publishing. Has started to decentralise the open data process, as per our recommendation; includes an open data section in it’s NSO portal… Could extend to other ministries.
- 1. Provides a common framework. The Charter Principles are the international best practice for how to do open data well. They ensure consistency and ambition within and across different countries. 2. Supports government implementing open data projects. Adopting the Charter is a statement that a government seeks to be open and responsive to its citizens. The Charter can connect officials to expertise and the tools they need to help implement open data projects. 3. Connects with different sectors to turn high level open data principles into practical action. To date, the Charter has worked with experts on anti-corruption, climate change and agriculture to develop guides for how to use open data to help solve the problems these sectors face. 4. Champions high level commitments for open data in key international fora. The Charter works with governments, and institutions such as the G20 and OECD, to build support and political cover for public officials and provide consistency around open data policies.