Presentation by Alice Balbo, Adrian Slatcher and Ben Cave at Citadel Apps4Dummies workshop London November 2014

1. INNOVATING
FOR
FUTURE CITIES Al ice Balbo
Internat ional Partnerships &
Projects Manager

2. THE CATAPULT
FAMILY
Closing the gap
between concept and
commercialisation
Unlocking opportunity
and reducing
innovation risk

3. THE FUTURE
IS URBAN

4. UK STRENGTHS
World-leading
companies
Academic expertise
Civic tradition
Creativity &
innovation

5. WHAT WE
CAN OFFER
Build collaborations
Test & prove
solutions at scale
Remove barriers
& enable financing

6. GREATER
MANCHESTER
DATA
SYNCRONISATION
SENSING LONDON
CITIES UNLOCKED MK: SMART

7. THANK YOU
I f yo u ’ d l i k e t o k n ow mo r e a b o u t o u r w o r k :
Visi t our websi te
futureci t ies.catapul t .org.uk
Fol low us on Twi t ter
@FutureCi t iesCat
Contact us di rect ly
info@futureci t ies.catapul t .org.uk

8. ENABLING SMART
CITY SERVICES
THROUGH OPEN
DATA & MOBILE– THE
MANCHESTER
EXPERIENCE
ADRIAN SLATCHER
London 2014

9. Smart City – the UK
Context
UK PLC needs its major
cities to become
smarter in order to -:
- Enhance GDP
- Develop the city-regions
- Address economic
imbalances
- Emphasise local
strengths
- Develop a market for
smart city services
- “Core Cities” agenda
sees cities outside of
London collaborating
- Combined Authority
for Greater
Manchester “Devo
Manc” leading on
devolved powers
- Strong knowledge
clusters e.g. eHealth,
GreenTech,
broadcast, digital
marketing

10. Smart City Visions
 Working with
innovation agencies
(Future Cities
catapult; Nesta etc.)
 Developing a vision
across different areas
of working –
transport; planning;
ICT; environment;
culture
 Digital Agenda >
Smart City Agenda
 Local ecologies –
SMEs, developers,
citizen activists,
creative, academics,
citizens
 Doing more with less
 Developing new
markets e.g.
Cloud/ICT

11. Tools for Smart Cities
Moving from a “project”
or “pilot” context to a
more holistic “toolkit” for
the smart city”
- APIs
- Methodologies
- Policies and
procedures
- Data
- Standards
 CitySDK
www.citysdk.eu –
APIs for mobility,
participation and
tourism
 Commons 4 EU –
code fellows
programme
www.codeforeurope.n
et
 Tools for cocreation of
applications
www.citadelonthemov
e.eu

12. Enabling Cities to Release their
Data
 What datasets can we
release?
 What format should we
release them in?
 What needs to be done
to improve and
understand the data?
 How can the datasets
be linked together?
 Providing tools for
converting CSV files
 Merging data with maps
to create geolocative
applications
 Add new layers of data
to improve
understanding and
develop “intelligence”
 Combining data from
different cities
 Combining tools from
different projects

13. Towards a Civic Innovation
Platform
 Working with
businesses, developers
and academics
 Creating “innovation”
teams to deliver
solutions
 An “open stack”
approach > enabling
new
technologies/suppliers
to be combined as
“best of breed”
 Our experience with
Citadel: cocreation with
developers, citizens,
city officials and others
 Enabling visualisations
and applications that
can quickly answer
problems
 Helping us as a city
improve our data
 Sharing solutions
between cities and
regions

14. Thank You
Adrian Slatcher
a.slatcher@manchesterdda.c
om
@adrianslatcher

15. London 2014
APPS 4 DUMMIES
OPEN DATA FOR
SMARTER CITIES
BEN CAVE - 21C
CONSULTANCY

16. Why Open Data?

17. Information Explosion

18. The Way We Understand The
World

19. Still a Source of Untapped
Value

20. With Huge Potential

21. Why Should I Care?

22. Solve Complex Challenges
Chicago uses ‘Windy Grid’ to give City
Administrators the ability to detect
infrastructure problems in real-time
Exeter uses local citizens to
troubleshoot future problems with
highways usage
India uses Open Data to enforce
accountability and regulatory
compliance in the mining industry

23. Improve Transparency
Uganda’s School Funding Data helped fight
corruption to increase the proportion of
allocated funds reaching schools from 20%
to >90%
The UK’s Open Data Portal helped They
Work for You become a trusted resource for
citizens with over 300,000 monthly visits by
citizens
South Korea’s Open Spending Data site
reduced the perception of local government
corruption from 68% to 53% within 1 year

24. Strengthen Local Economy
Manchester – £8.5 Million
Annual Saving is Request
Compliance
Europe – £40 Billion in
Added Value
Canada - $3.2 Billion in
Charitable Tax Code Violations
Caught Through Open Data
Finland – SMEs grew
15% faster in 1 year
with Open Data
Denmark - €14 Million Return
on €0.2 Million Investment in
Open Address Data

25. Local Authorities – A Unique
Opportunity

26. Challenge: Large Authorities
Dominate

27. Reason: Case Studies Grab
Headlines
‘London Fire Labs’ visualises the impact
of Fire Station closures and make
smarter strategic choices
Open Workspaces gives Small
Businesses access to up-to-the-minute
information about affordable
workspaces near them
TFL Live Feeds power more than 5000
Apps helping Londoners navigate the
city more effectively

28. Remedy: Creative Local
Economies
… But Needs Ongoing Data & Engagement as
Fuel

29. Reason: Supply Creates Demand
in OD
 Creative Economies develop wherever the supply
of quality Open Data exists
 Consumers for Open Data greatly increase the
Economic & Social returns of Reuse
 Technologies like Citadel exist to make the Open
Data process cost effective and simple
 All that is needed to create regional Open Data
powerhouses is data commitments and support of
senior leadership in these authorities

30. A Citadel Example
Ghent: An Open Data Pioneer

31. This is Ghent...

32. ...A City of Students

33. An Early Champion of Open Data…
An Early Mover in Open Data Since
2010

34. … But Needed Help Convincing Political
Leaders

35. Ghent Joined the Citadel
Project

36. This is What Happened Next…

37. Ghent City Council

38. Organize A Yearly Arts Festival

39. ...And Dedicated Budget to Build
An App

40. Citadel had a Better Idea …

41. Spend a Fraction Opening the
Data

42. Then Let Create People Build
Apps…

43. 15 Good Ideas Later

44. Better Than A Paid Solution

45. The Moral of The Story

46. Open Data Saves Money

47. Open Data Generates New Ideas

48. Ghent’s New Policy: Open
First

49. Overcoming Doubts – Case
Studies

50. It Will Cost Too Much

51. Manchester – The Problem
1,000 Annual FoI Requests

52. Wasting Staff Time & Money

53. Manchester – The Solution

54. Saving £8.5 Million Annually

55. It Won’t be Useful

56. New York – The Problem

57. Struggling to Improve Urban Living & Reduce
Budget

58. New York – The Solution

59. Solving 300 Civic Problems with
10/1 RoI

60. It Will Make Us Look Bad

61. Helsinki – The Problem

62. Falling Citizen Confidence in
Government

63. Helsinki – The Solution

64. Shaping Image of a Transparent
City

65. It’s Too Hard to Maintain

66. UK – The Problem
300,000 Bus Stops Data Points – Many
Wrong

67. Leaving Travellers in the Lurch
Some Bus Stops Even in the Middle of
Lakes!

68. UK – The Solution

69. Engaging Volunteers to Correct the
Data
15,000 Inaccuracies Corrected

70. It Will Not be Accurate Enough

71. UK – The Problem
Post Office Had No Reliable National
Data on More than 45,000 Post Box
Locations

72. Leaving Postal Users Lost

73. UK – The Solution

74. Engage Local Volunteers to Report
Locations
Within 6 Months All Errors Caught!

75. Who Will Use It?

76. Accessibility & Usability - The
Problem

77. Often Excluding Ordinary People

78. Accessibility & Usability – The
Solution

79. Making Data Open & Accessible to
Everyone

80. How Citadel Can Help?

81. Citadel Can Help You in 3 Ways…

82. 1. Democratising Access to the Open
Data
“Tools So Easy Even a 9
Year Old Can Make An
App”
 Convertor lets
anyone turn
datasets into useful
formats
 App Generator kick
starts local people
in building
personalised new

83. 2. Generating New & Creative Data
Use
View Local Trees Discover Nearby
Parking
Enjoy City Galleries Find Closest ATM

84. 3. Capturing the Imagination
 A Story That Went
Around The World
- More than 80
Countries

85. Your Turn!

86. Become an Open Data Champion
In 30 minutes we
promise to turn you
from Open Data
Skeptic to Zealot!

87. Ready to Go!
 Break Out Teams of 2-3
 Follow your flashcards
 Tackle our 5 challenges:
1. Raiders of the Lost [Data] Ark – Explore our
Data
2. Take It Further – Join Our Platform
3. ‘Appy Ever After – Build Your First App
4. In the Brag – Share Your Work with Friends
5. Comparing is Natural – Browse Our Apps

88. Challenge 1: Raiders of the Lost
[Data] Ark
Scenario: While walking around the office one day, you notice a colleague
playing with an app on their phone. Curious about it, you ask them what they
are looking at. They tell you they are checking out this new system called
Citadel that creates Apps in minutes right there on your mobile. You ask more
and they tell you that Citadel uses Open Data from all over the world as fuel
for new apps. Having had a look around the Citadel platform, you discover
that Citadel has data from more than 100 cities from around the world stored
right there at your fingertips. Curious about what might be available, you
decide to browse the data for interesting information.
Steps:
 Visit the Citadel homepage at citadelonthemove.eu
 Click on the icon
 Select
 You are now on Citadel’s dataset catalogue
 Have a browse through the different categories and find a dataset that
interests you

89. Challenge 2: One of Us!
Scenario: Having found some interesting information, you decide to
create an account on the Citadel site to explore further what you can do
…
Steps:
 Go to the homepage - www.citadelonthemove.eu/en-us/home.aspx
 Click on the icon in the top right hand corner of the screen
 Enter the required fields and click
 You can also register with Facebook, Google+ and Twitter
 Hurrah! You are now registered.
Tip: Click on your username in the top right hand corner of the screen,
once logged in, to edit your profile.

90. Challenge 3: ‘Appy Ever After
Scenario: Okay now we are in business! You have found a dataset that
captures your imagination (maybe its London’s Best Coffee Shops or the
TFL tube stops!). Now it’s time to see that data in a whole new light. You
decide to create a brand new app using your favourite dataset so you can
see how it would look on a map…
Steps:
 Click on the icon
 Select
 Fill in the required fields, select your chosen dataset and choose a
colour for your app
 You must also name and provide a description for your app
 Click on the icon
 Congratulations! You have now created your very own application
Tip: Adding an image to your application makes other users more likely to
view it.

91. Challenge 4: In The Brag
 Scenario: Okay so you’ve made an app and you are rightly feeling
pretty pleased with yourself. But what’s the point in being an Open
Data pro if no one knows what you have done. Time to brag to some
friends by sharing your App on Facebook and Twitter…
Steps:
 Click on the icon
 Select
 Click on your chosen application
 Click on the Facebook/Twitter icons to share the application with your
friends

92. Challenge 5: Comparing Is Natural
Scenario: Colleagues around the office are starting to look at you in a new
way after you show them your new app. After all, this morning you didn’t
know your Open Data from your elbow and now you have just created
your first app. Time to see what other people using Citadel are doing with
their time. You discover that there are more than 600 applications created
by people just like you waiting to be found…
Steps:
 Click on the icon
 Select
 Look through the catalogue
 Click on an app that interests you

93. How’d We Do?
 Tell us about your
experience with the
challenges?
 How has your attitude
to Open Data changed?
 What could we be doing
better?

94. Where Next ?

95. Open Data in Daily Work
 Get data out there. You can
always make it better later
 Support the community in using
Open Data. They are the engine
of growth
 Get colleagues onside using
newfound skills
 Shout about your Open Data
work. Leeds will be getting all the
attention

96. Standards & Guidelines
 Citadel Standards
White Paper
Released 12/14
 Citadel Open Data
Business
Requirements
Released 12/14
 To receive an
exclusive copy, leave
a card with me
afterward

97. Generate Case Studies
 Join our 100-strong community
of local authorities across the
world
 Exchange tips for success
from those who have done it
already
 Forge global data twinning for
improved publicity and tourism

98. Future Workshops
 Part of a 4-country
introductory series
 In-depth workshops
coming up in Leeds,
Copenhagen & Aarhus
 Would you like a
tailored Apps4Dummies
workshop for your
area? Speak with me
afterward

99. Question & Answer