This presentation formed an introduction to the Open Data Spring Series - three lunchtime sessions designed to educated anyone interested in learning more about Open Data. Victoria answers three key questions: What is Open Data? Who Stops Opening Data? and Which Data to Open? For more information on Open Data follow the links in the slides or take a look at optimalbi.com/blog

1. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT OPEN DATA
Victoria MacLennan – October 2015
Warning: views presented may be contentious

2. WHAT IS OPEN DATA?
WHO STOPS OPENING?
WHICH DATA TO OPEN?

3. DATA MEASURES THINGS:
PEOPLE
GROUPS
ORGANISATIONS
PROCESSES
SPACES

4. DATA UNLOCKS
BETTER DECISIONS
OPENING DATA
UNLOCKS THIS FOR ALL

5. OPEN DATA CAN BE FREELY
USED, REUSED & DISTRIBUTED
EASY TO FIND
EASY TO UNDERSTAND
SAFE TO USE
MAINTAINED

6. YOU CAN BE AN
OPEN DATA HERO

7. OPEN DATA HERO1. DENIER
WE DON’T HAVE
THE
RESOURCES
LET ME HELP
YOU FIND THEM

8. OPEN DATA HERO2. SMUG
SPREADSHEET
IS ON OUR
SITE ALREADY
CAN HUMANS &
MACHINES
UNDERSTAND?

9. OPEN DATA HERO3. BIG SPENDER
WE PLAN TO
BUY A NIFTY
TOOL SOON
CAN YOUR
GRANDMA USE
THE TOOL?

10. OPEN DATA HERO4. POSSESSIVE
IT’S MINE YOU
CAN’T HAVE IT
GO AWAY
HERE’S THE
GREAT WORK
GOING ON

11. OPEN DATA HERO5. CAPITALIST
WHAT’S THE ROI
IF I GIVE IT AWAY
FREE?
YOU CAN’T
IMAGINE WHAT
IT COULD DO

12. OPEN DATA HERO6. COMMUNIST
SOMEBODY
MIGHT MAKE
MONEY!
IS THAT NOT
THE WHOLE
POINT?

13. OPEN DATA HERO7. FEAR-MONGER
I DON’T WANT
YOU TO KNOW MY
DOG’S NAME
NEITHER DO I!
AGGREGATES
ARE USEFUL

14. YOU JUST BECAME AN
OPEN DATA HERO

15. WHICH DATA TO OPEN?
NEVER OPEN
IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS
ENDANGER SAFETY
IDENTIFY GROUPS
STOKE CONTROVERSY
COULD OPEN
IDENTIFY TRENDS
CONTEXTUALISE DATA
MUST OPEN

16. HOW? START WITH USERS
DATA.GOVT.NZ
figure.nz & thedata.nz
SEARCH: OptimalBI open data