Open Data in Europe, the Road Ahead
Flanders Open Data Day
14 June 2013
The Promise
- Transparency
- Efficiency
- Economic growth
Delivery on Transparency?
Delivery on Efficiency?
Delivery on Efficiency?
Partial screenshot from Crossover project
Delivery on Efficiency?
Partial screenshot from Crossover project
Delivery on Economic Growth?
The Reality?
Publishers Need
- Recognition: the producer wants simply to be recognised for the data produced and found valuable.
- Indirect Benefit: the data producer wants the consumer to benefit using open data and credit for participating.
- Direct Benefit: the data producer wants value from usage by consumer.
Bullet point source: Bob Schloss, IBM, presentation at ODW13
Image source Reuters via Diva
What Everyone Needs
What No One Needs
What No One Needs
Different World Views
What We're Doing …
- New CSV On the Web Working Group (CSV + metadata => any format)
- (Open)? Data Best Practices Working Group (developing the ecosystem)
- Easier vocabulary development & hosting at w3.org/ns, new emphasis on multilingualism
- RDF Validation - workshop 10 - 11 September, MIT Boston.
What We're Doing …
- New CSV On the Web Working Group (CSV + metadata => any format)
- (Open)? Data Best Practices Working Group (developing the ecosystem)
- Easier vocabulary development & hosting at w3.org/ns, new emphasis on multilingualism
- RDF Validation - workshop 10 - 11 September, MIT Boston.