community and voluntary sector research forum march 2015
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Community and Voluntary Sector Research Forum, 24 March 2015
Paul Stone
New Zealand Open Government Data Programme
What is open data?
Brief description of the open government data policies and the programme
Some sources of open government data
Some examples of putting data to use
Capability with data in the sector
Your questions
”Open data is data that can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone - subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and share alike.”
(Open Data Handbook – Open Knowledge Foundation)
NZ Government…
Non-proprietary and machine-readable format
licensed for re-use (NZGOAL)
NZ Government Open Access & Licensing Framework (NZGOAL)
NZ Data & Information
Management Principles Declaration on Open
and Transparent Government
Data.govt.nz
Clear Cabinet decisions and intent Foundations built
Our job is to:
To encourage and support the release of data
To understand the user communities and their demand for data (and raise awareness)
To assess the impact
Charities Register
https://www.charities.govt.nz/charities-in-new-zealand/the-charities-
register/advanced-search/
Ministry of Health Statistics
http://www.health.govt.nz/nz-health-statistics
MSD Contracts
http://map.contractmapping.govt.nz/
Statistics NZ
http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx
Land Information NZ Data Service
https://data.linz.govt.nz/
IRD Tax Statistics
http://www.ird.govt.nz/aboutir/external-stats/tax-statistics-sitemap.html
Land Resource Information System (Landcare Research)
https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/
Ministry of Transport Statistics
http://www.transport.govt.nz/research/
Public Health Surveillance (Environmental Science and Research, ESR)
https://surv.esr.cri.nz/surveillance/annual_surveillance.php
Victims of Crime Statistics
http://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/new-recorded-crime-
victimisation-statistics-rcvs
Campaigning against liquor outlet licenses
Show on a map ◦ Licensed outlet locations
◦ Crime statistics and location
◦ School locations
◦ Population demographics (eg. income, age, etc.)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/secondary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=315&objectid=11207352
http://maori.geek.nz/post/the_difference_between_rich_and_poor_schools_in_new_zealand
• Data shows: • low income earners are more likely to be obese
• High concentration of low income earners in central Washington DC
• Retail licence data - low quality food outlets in low income neighbourhoods
• High prevalence of smartphones amongst low income earners
Significantly higher admissions to hospital as a result of self harm
Before you go out and collect data…
… see what data is already available.
It may be more efficient use of your time;
Government data is based on actual activity (not subject to peoples memories, opinions, moods);
Can be correlated to give a richer picture.
Two key messages:
Low level of data skills in the sector
See the potential value in government data, but would rely on researchers to process and interpret it for them.
Contact
Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Open Government Data Programme: www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/ Case Studies: www.ict.govt.nz/programmes/open-and-transparent-government/open-data-case-studies/
Questions?