Where Next for Open Data in the

Russian Federation

Andrew Stott

Senior Consultant, World Bank

formerly Director, data.gov.uk

Moscow

24 Sep 2013

@dirdigeng

andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com

Open Data in the Russian Federation to

15.07.2013

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Control Indicator Planned Actual

The number of federal authorities which

have open data sections on their official

web-sites

40 45

The number of datasets published in

open data format

500 1000

The number of commercial companies

and NGOs using open data

20 Not

evaluated

The number of applications and

services based on open data

20 Not

evaluated

The number of datasets in RDF format 5 0

Source: Higher School of Economics, National Research University

That deserves a celebration

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The G8 league table at the start of the season

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Source: Open Knowledge Foundation, Open Data Census, as at 1 June 2013

The Challenge

People think that it is “done”

Benefits of what has already been done

will take time to emerge

Sustainability involves more resources –

financial, institutional, legislative, political,

than initial launch

“Competitors” are getting better – the

target is moving

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Main Themes of World Bank paper

Three main recommended themes for next

phase:

Use Open Data for Economic Growth and

Business Innovation

Build Open Data “Ecosystem”

Ensure Technical Excellence in Open Data

delivery

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Economic Growth and Business Innovation

Release data valuable for re-use

Release data which businesses request

Extend release beyond Government Ministries

Ensure continuity of supply

Prioritise “core reference data”

Ensure fine-grained, disaggregated data

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Build Open Data “Ecosystem” (1)

Open the “last mile” of public services

Make portal(s) collaborative and demand-

driven

Use official metadata and user tagging to

improve search and findability

Reach out to entrepreneurs and innovators

Build knowledge networks

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Build Open Data “Ecosystem” (2)

Support and incubate innovation

Involve the academic community

Ensure Ministries explain their data

Develop Open Data skills within government

institutions at all levels

Encourage development of “data literacy” in

media and general public

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Technical Excellence in Open Data delivery

“Open by Design” in upstream systems

Consistent policies, standards & formats

Multiple access methods: raw, API, etc

Network the Open Data portals

Ensure Open, machine readable formats and

build the “Semantic Web”

Develop pragmatic privacy safeguards

Ensure truly “Open” licensing for all data

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Main Themes of World Bank paper

Three main recommended themes for next

phase:

Use Open Data for Economic Growth and

Business Innovation

Build Open Data “Ecosystem”

Ensure Technical Excellence in Open Data

delivery

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Taking Open Data forward

Taking Open Data forward will need:

Renewed “call to action”

Sustained institutional leadership

Realistic but stretching target for 2013-14

‒ G8 linkage?

Prioritisation of actions

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Issues for analysis & discussion

Are these the correct actions? What else

should be added?

How can these be implemented in the

Russian context?

What should be the priorities?

What should be the institutional framework?

What goals should be set for 2013-14?

Is another Presidential Directive needed?

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