[open-government] Open data movement in Japan

Wed Apr 17 11:51:53 UTC 2013

Hi Tomo,

Thanks for another great update, it seems things are really heading in the
right direction.

As for arguments in favor of openly licensing gov white papers/PSI, I came
to think about this EPSI fact sheet which may provide some concrete
argumentation? http://epsiplatform.eu/factsheets

Specifically about the improved transparency and efficiency of such policy
- as well as allowing for citizen involvement:
http://epsiplatform.eu/content/how-open-data-valuable-participation

It also specifically says that CC ND is not optimal:
http://epsiplatform.eu/content/can-i-use-creative-commons-license-psi-re-use

-Christian

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On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Baden Appleyard <b.appleyard at ausgoal.gov.au
> wrote:

> Hi Tomo,
>
> Thanks for your update.
>
> As to your question about small start or a big splash..
>
> If the conditions are right, a big splash might be successful.  What are
> the conditions?   Well, I suppose, some of them might be
>
> Do you have overt Prime Ministerial support?
> Has a minister of the government been appointed to drive open access and
> report on it to the rest of the government?
> Are the appropriate policies (licensing, procurement, etc), procedures and
> guidelines in place?
> Do you have issues with large volumes of data in which nested copyright
> issues prevent you from publishing?
> Is it realistic that you could have high value datasets published in a
> relatively short period of time?
> Whats your assessment of receptiveness to cultural change within the
> public service that will likely need to be harnessed to deliver a big
> launch?
> Is the community on board or is there significant community engagement and
> interest?
>
> Of course, many people on this list might have others, or perhaps disagree?
>
> If in doubt, starting small and moving up is a good way to go.  I prefer
> it.  Especially if its publicised that it is the beginning of something
> that will grow bigger, and a timeline of development / growth phases are
> published with the renouncement.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> b
>
>
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> On 17 April 2013 20:06, Tomoaki Watanabe <tomoaki.watanabe at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello. Just a small update about Japanese situation,
>> answering some questions posted previously, and asking
>> some questions for those of you who could help:
>>
>> <Data Portal>
>> I think this thread was initially about open data portal in Japan.
>> It is now officially published that Japan will have one.
>>
>> The materials distributed at the March 21 meeting of eGov open data
>> public & private sector practitioners' conference is published on the web.
>> http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/it2/densi/dai3/gijisidai.html
>>
>> Among them is a roadmap for Japanese open data.
>> http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/it2/densi/dai3/siryou5b.pdf
>>
>> The third box now indicates that data catalog mentioned
>> in the national open data strategy document is actually a data portal.
>> There will be some experimental, pilot project kind of portal
>> before the full-fledged one will be developed.
>>
>> It is not published what the data portal is going to be like, but
>> I hear that C-KAN's localization community in Japan is quite active.
>> The group is not part of OKF Japan, but there are some overlapping
>> members.
>>
>>
>> <Openness definition>
>> To answer Daniel's question, I think a number of private-sector
>> (including civic & academic sectors here) members of this and
>> other relevant government boards are aware of what the openness
>> means. The national strategy document specifically emphasize
>> machine-readability and allowing of commercial use.
>> http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/it2/pdf/120704_siryou2.pdf (p.5)
>>
>> But the idea of openness is not perfectly implemented, I would say.
>>
>> For example, some of the white papers provided through "Open Data
>> METI," an open data portal developed by Ministry of Economy, Trade,
>> and Industry are under a CC-BY-ND license. (Others, and statistical
>> data, are under a CC-BY)
>> http://datameti.go.jp/
>>
>> In fact, I heard some people suggesting that text of "annual review"
>> kind of report may not need to be modified. Could anyone come up
>> with a nice example why allowing modification is beneficial? I am
>> sure I will find some example eventually, but it is always interesting
>> to learn from others.
>>
>> In general, I would say that it is not surprising if Japanese government
>> would eventually pick a CC-BY license as the default/ primary license
>> for open data.
>>
>> <Policy question: Small start or Big splash?>
>>
>> One of the difficult questions I discuss with government officials
>> and people in this space: Should we push for large-scale open
>> data or is it okay to start small and accumulate successful cases
>> slowly over the years?
>>
>> Is the society, user communities, government agencies, ready
>> to embrace the open data and ripe for innovation? If so, large-scale
>> practice is sensible. Failing to make a big success may develop
>> into the perception that open data is another "hype/ bubble."
>>
>> If not, perhaps a coalition of the willing is an easier approach.
>> Over time, we can hopefully convince broader set of agencies
>> and user communities. It also means we cannot benefit from
>> the buzz, economies of scale, positive network externalities, etc.
>>
>> Can anyone share your opinions or experience?
>>
>> I have more questions, but this email is already too long.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Tomo
>>  OKF Japan/ CC Japan/ GLOCOM
>>
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>>   General Manager for Research Project Division
>>  Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM)
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>>
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>>
>> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Daniel Dietrich
>> <daniel.p.dietrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > These are excellent news, Hiroichi! Looks like you guys are doing an
>> amazing work. Well done!
>> >
>> > Does "open by default" in this case means open as in the open
>> definition? http://opendefinition.org/okd/
>> >
>> > I am curious to learn more about the developments, so please keep us
>> posted.
>> >
>> > Would you perhaps be interested writing a guest post on the open
>> government developments in Japan for the main OKF blog? Ping me of list if
>> so.
>> >
>> > All best
>> > Daniel
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 7 Mar 2013, at 14:18, kawashima-hiroichi at pref.saga.lg.jp wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> This is Hiroichi Kawashima from OKF Japan group. Let me follow up
>> Tomo's message on Open Data Portal on March 6.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks to Andrew, Daniel, Rufus and all whom we met in January 2012,
>> and having learned various lessons from EU countries and US, we have been
>> successful in promoting the agenda of Open Government Data in Japan.
>> Eventually, the Cabinet Secretariat (CAS) issued the Open Data Strategy,
>> which adopted the principle of "Open by Default" and prioritized on the
>> economic aspect of the Open Government Data on July 4th, 2012. Currently,
>> three government committees are discussing issues for implementation under
>> the auspices of CAS, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
>> (MIAC), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industries (METI),
>> >>
>> >> In collaboration with MIAC and METI, the CAS convened committee is
>> formulating a road map and an implementation guideline for the government
>> officials. These roadmap and guideline are to be announced by the end of
>> March this year. The issues that are being discussed in the committee
>> include legal constraints, machine readability, data catalogue, a mechanism
>> to expand the scope of opened data, awareness building and evaluation.
>> >>
>> >> I wish to update the open data movement in Japan after the
>> government's announcement of the roadmap and the guideline. Please keep
>> your eyes on the movement in Japan.
>> >>
>> >> PS. As for the OpenSpending activities, we have launched Where Does My
>> Money Go sites for four cities, and the number of the participating cities
>> is increasing. Pelase see the site for Yokohama: http://spending.jp/.
>>  Fortunately, our WDMMG activity is awarded as the Excellent Application
>> and as the Project for Smarter City by the Linked Open Data Challenge 2012
>> today!
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >>
>> >> Hiroichi
>> >> ----
>> >> Hiroichi Kawashima, Ph.D.
>> >>   Founding member, OKF Japan group
>> >>   CEO, the Institute for Public-Sector Innovation
>> >> ----
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