Open data provides public data in open formats for free reuse, but data reuse is still low because building services from open data is difficult. While open data is a start, true business opportunities require open information systems that provide real-time data access through APIs. For example, the iCity project opens city information systems in a standardized way to allow third parties to easily develop new services on top of the data. Open information systems, not just open data, are needed to transform opportunities for businesses.

1. Is Open Data
enough for business?
Marc Garriga
@mgarrigap
Marc Garriga: http://mgarrigap.info/
Big Data Week 2014
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, CCCB
Barcelona, May, 8th, 2014

2. Open Data
Provide (public) data in digital
standard and open formats for
reuse them automatically.
Anyone can use them for free
for whatever and whenever
you want (including
commercial purposes)

3. http://eadminblog.net/2013/05/06/social-data-papel-administracion-sociedad-dato/
OpenGovernment-Accountability
Innovation-Business

4. 281 – ≈120 UE
http://datos.fundacionctic.org/sandbox/catalog/faceted/

5. Data = Value OK!
#Open Datasets ↑↑
WHY THE DATA REUSE IS SO LOW?

6. BECAUSE BUILDING
SERVICES BASED IN
OPEN DATA
IS, STILL, A
PAIN

7. Open data
is not just open…

8. http://www.caldocasero.es/2013/09/por-que-no-se-reutilizan-los-datos.html
‘‘We need more data opened’’
‘‘The open data quality is so low’’
‘‘We need all data, we don’t want
only the ‘cooked’ data’’
‘‘Governments open data that we
don’t want’’
‘‘We need to homogenize all open
data offer’’
Etc.

9. In fact, if you want to do
business you don’t need
open data, you need
open information
systems.

10. What is the difference?
• Open Data is for data.
• Open Information Systems is for data and for
services.
• In many cases, Open Data is for static data.
• Open Information Systems is (always) real time data.
• Open Data portals could have APIs.
• Open Information Systems must have APIs.
• Open Data portals offer free and unrestricted data.
• Open Information Systems open information
systems in a secured and controlled way.

11. Give me an example…
CC BY-SA-3.0 Wikimedia Commons: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USB_Connector.jpg

12. iCity Project
iCity is a way to open
information systems of
several cities in a
homogeneous way
(regardless of inner
technological elements
used).
Its main goal is to make
easier the opening of City
Information Systems and
offer them to third parties to
develop services.
http://icityproject.eu/

13. "The ability of third parties to
participate is what makes
Open Data truly transformative"
Beth Noveck, (former US CTO for oGov initiative)
“Open Data – The Democratic Imperative" (2012)

14. More info? EPSI Platform
http://epsiplatform.eu/

15. Is Open Data
enough for business?
Marc Garriga
@mgarrigap
Marc Garriga: http://mgarrigap.info/
Big Data Week 2014
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, CCCB
Barcelona, May, 8th, 2014