I presented this at the Open Government Data workshop organized by Emirates eGovernment to the federal and local government entities across United Arab Emirates. Feb, 2012

1. Introduction to
Open Government Data
Open Government Data
In the context of United Arab Emirates
Ibrahim Ahmed Elbadawi
Strategic Planning Specialist
S i Pl i S i li
Ibrahim.Elbadawi@gia.gov.ae
@iBadawi
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2. Introduction
Lead by example
Transparency
Communication
Social Media
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3. Introduction
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4. Introduction
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5. Introduction
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6. Agenda
Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
What is Open Data?
Benefits of Open Data
Open Data as a global trend
Key Open Data Challenges
K O D t Ch ll
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7. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Early 2010, Emirates eGovernment launched a major shift from Gov 1.0 to
Gov 2.0 practices
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Social Media
eParticipation
Open Data
Cloud Computing
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8. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Formulation of Social Media Usage Guidelines …
Formulation of Social Media Usage Guidelines
May, 2010
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9. ‫0.2 ‪Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov‬‬
‫‪Driving Forces: UAE Strategic National Agenda‬‬
‫رؤﻳﺔ اﻹﻣﺎرات 1202‬
‫اﻗﺘﺼﺎد ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﻲ ﺑﻘﻴﺎدة‬
‫ﻲ‬
‫ﺟﻮدة ﺣﻴﺎة ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﺗﺤﺎد ﻗﻮي ﻳﺠﻤﻌﻪ‬
‫ي‬ ‫ﺷﻌﺐ ﻃﻤﻮح واﺛﻖ‬
‫ح‬
‫إﻣﺎراﺗﻴﻴﻦ ﻳﺘﻤﻴﺰون‬
‫إ ﺎ اﺗ ﻦ ﺘ ﺰ ن‬
‫ﺑﻴﺌﺔ ﻣﻌﻄﺎة ﻣﺴﺘﺪاﻣﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺼﻴﺮ اﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮك‬ ‫ﻣﺘﻤﺴﻚ ﺑﺘﺮاﺛﻪ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻹﺑﺎدع واﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ‬
‫اﺳﺘﺮاﺗﻴﺠﻴﺔ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ اﻹﻣﺎرات 1102-3102‬
‫ﺑﻴﺌﺔ ﻣﺴﺘﺪاﻣﺔ وﺑﻨﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻧﻈﺎم ﺻﺤﻲ ﺑﻤﻌﺎﻳﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﻧﻈﺎم ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻤﻲ رﻓﻴﻊ‬ ‫اﻗﺘﺼﺎد ﻣﻌﺮﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺁﻣﻦ وﻗﻀﺎء‬ ‫ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻣﺘﻼﺣﻢ‬
‫ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ ﻣﺘﻤﻴﺰة‬
‫ﺗﺤﺘﻴﺔ ﻣﺘﻜﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻟﻤﻴﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى‬ ‫ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﻲ‬ ‫ﻋﺎدل‬ ‫ﻣﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠﻰ هﻮﻳﺘﻪ‬
‫ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻌﺎت ﻓﻌﺎﻟﺔ‬ ‫ﺷﺒﻜﺎت ﺣﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﻮآﻤﺔ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺧﺪﻣﺎت ﺗﺘﻤﺤﻮر ﺣﻮل‬
‫ل ﻮ ﻲ ﺆﺮ‬
‫اﺗﺼﺎل ﺣﻜﻮﻣﻲ ﻣﺆﺛﺮ‬ ‫إدارة ﻣﺎﻟﻴﺔ آﻔﺆة‬
‫إ ر ﻴ ﺆ‬ ‫ﻣﻮارد ﺑﺸﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﺆهﻠﺔ‬
‫ﻮ ر ﺑ ﺮﻳ ﺆ‬
‫وﺳﻴﺎﺳﺎت ﻣﺘﻜﺎﻣﻠﺔ‬
‫ﺎ ﺎت ﺘﻜﺎ ﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺗﻔﺎﻋﻠﻴﺔ‬
‫ﺗﻔﺎ ﻠ ﺔ‬ ‫رﺷﻴﺪة‬
‫ﺷ ة‬ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎﻣﻠﻴﻦ‬
‫اﻟ ﺘ ﺎ ﻠ‬
‫3102-1102 ‪Source: UAE Vision 2021, UAE Government Strategy‬‬
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10. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Driving Forces: UAE Strategic National Agenda
Source: World Economic Forum, Global Agenda, 2009.
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11. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Driving Forces: UAE Society
Facebook Penetration Rates in GCC Countries (April, 2011)
Source: Arab Social Media Report 2011. Dubai School of Goveernment
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12. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Driving Forces: UAE Society
#CleaningJumeirah
Dec 3 2011
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13. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Driving Forces: UAE Society
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14. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Driving Forces: UAE Society
“According to most responses to a survey
Emirates eGovernment is currently
conducting, government entities need to
publish more data on their website
website”
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15. Emirates eGovernment Shift Towards Gov 2.0
Driving F
D i i Forces: UAE S i t
Society
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16. What is Open Data?
In general, government data is all data or information
that government entities produce or collect …
Open means :
Can be
C b readily and easily consulted and re-used by
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anyone with access to the internet
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17. What is Open Data?
Open means :
Open means :
No legal barriers
No fees required
Machine readable
No technological barriers
Etc…
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In the past Current trends
All data are classified, unless marked All data are non‐classified unless
non‐classified marked classified
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18. What is Open Data?
Features of good open data:
Features of good open data:
Has value to the public
Timely updated
Offered in different formats
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19. What is Open Data?
Examples of open data
Raw Data Geo Data
National Accounts Geo coordinates of government
institutions
Economic indicators Maps
Big economic projects Transportation network
Education Environmental resources
Health …
Environment
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20. Benefits of open data?
Promoting transparency and boosting public trust in
government
Encouraging citizens to participate with government entities in
designing policies and services
Enhancing government effectiveness and efficiency
Creating business opportunities and jobs
Promoting innovation and research
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21. Benefits of open data?
Quick examples
Q i k l
The total direct and indirect economic gains from easier
PSI re-use across the whole EU27 economy would be in the
order of € 140 billion annually
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/891
Case Study: Open Data in Transit – Massachusetts, US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf2Kx5HhkGg
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22. Open Data as a Global Trend
Key milestones – Jan 21 2009
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President Barack Obama
signed the Memorandum on
Transparency and Open
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Government,
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the press office/TransparencyandOpenGo
p // e ouse go / e_p ess_o ce/ a spa e cya dOpe Go
vernment/
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23. Open Data as a Global Trend
Key milestones – May 2009
May,
Data.gov went live
76 data sets and tools
from 11 government
agencies
Live preview
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24. Open Data as a Global Trend
Key milestones – September 2011
September,
Launch of Open Government Partnership
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in NY, US.
A global “ ff t t make government better”
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8 founding members
40+ countries started the process to join
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25. Open Data as a Global Trend
Key milestones – September 2011
September,
OPG Introductory video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LijchWVlirc
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26. Open Data as a Global Trend
K milestones – December, 2011
Key il t
European Union releases “Digital Agenda:
Digital
The Open Data Strategy
The total direct and indirect economic gains from easier
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PSI re-use across the whole EU27 economy would be in the
order of € 140 billion annually
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“Data is the new oil”
Neelie Kroes - Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for the Digital Agenda
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27. Open Data as a Global Trend
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28. Open Data as a Global Trend
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29. Open Data as a Global Trend
Issues to consider in open data portal
Design: Index Vs. Warehouse
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Data format: Wholesale Vs. Retail
Dataset formats
Quantity and presentation
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30. Open Data as a Global Trend
Introductory video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4HO8_jDO6U
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31. Key Challenges
Lack of overall strategy
The “Top Down” approach / culture
Cultural barriers
Legislation gap
Context gap
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32. Thanks!
Ibrahim Ahmed Elbadawi
Strategic Planning Specialist
Emirates eGovernment
With Chris Vien - Deputy Chief Technology Officer,
Government Innovation – White House.
@ ICEGOV 2011
Ibrahim.Elbadawi@gia.gov.ae
@iBadawi
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