[open-government] [Open-data-census] EU Consultation on gov data re-use.

Thu Oct 17 12:55:57 UTC 2013

I think the datasets in the listed in the G8 open data charter as high
value sets should be a fairly good starting point, particularly given the
largest EU economies (Germany, France, UK, Italy) have signed up to it:

Data Category* (alphabetical order) Example datasetsCompaniesCompany/business
register Crime and Justice Crime statistics, safety Earth
observationMeteorological/weather, agriculture, forestry, fishing, and
huntingEducationList of schools; performance of schools, digital
skillsEnergy and EnvironmentPollution levels, energy
consumptionFinance and contractsTransaction spend, contracts let, call
for tender, future tenders, local
budget, national budget (planned and spent)GeospatialTopography, postcodes,
national maps, local maps Global Development Aid, food security,
extractives, land Government Accountability and Democracy Government
contact points, election results, legislation and statutes, salaries (pay
scales), hospitality/giftsHealthPrescription data, performance data Science
and Research Genome data, research and educational activity, experiment
results Statistics National Statistics, Census, infrastructure, wealth,
skills Social mobility and welfare Housing, health insurance and
unemployment benefits Transport and Infrastructure Public transport
timetables, access points broadband penetration

Chris

>
> On 16 October 2013 13:57, Augusto Herrmann <augusto.herrmann at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> A month and half later, I can see no further dicussion on this thread on
>> the mailing lists. Has anyone contributed to or is considering contributing
>> to the consultation by suggesting a recommendation of standard licences
>> related to the Open Definition?
>>
>> I don't live on the EU, but I think an EU recommendation like this can
>> influence open data licence decisions elsewhere in the world.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Augusto Herrmann
>> Open Data Team - Ministry of Planning - Brazil
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 6:16 AM, Ton Zijlstra <ton.zijlstra at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> The European Commission last Friday has opened a consultation based on
>>> three questions the new PSI Directive gives the EC a guiding role in.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/consultation-guidelines-recommended-standard-licences-datasets-and-charging-re-use-public
>>>
>>> The revised Directive <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:175:0001:0008:EN:PDF>calls
>>> on the European Commission to assist the Member States in implementing the
>>> Directive in a consistent way by issuing guidelines on
>>>
>>>    - recommended standard licenses,
>>>    - datasets to be released/improved as a matter of priority and
>>>    - charging for the reuse of documents.
>>>
>>> The objective of the consultation is therefore to seek the views of
>>> stakeholders on specific issues to be addressed in the 3 sets of guidelines.
>>>
>>> I think this is an important consultation, that needs a significant
>>> input from the wider open data community.
>>>
>>> When it comes to licensing and charging, there is I think a significant
>>> difference between established (commercial) re-users (which are sure to
>>> respond to the consultation) and 'new' users of data. Innovation, societal
>>> resilience and grass-roots effort is best served with getting as close to
>>> the open definition as possible, whereas established players individually
>>> from their perspective are best served by staying away from the open
>>> definition: licensing and charging are great ways to put a barrier to entry
>>> on the low end of your existing market or niche, and thus protecting
>>> yourself from competition or challengers.
>>>
>>> When it comes to prioritizing datasets for release or improvement I, as
>>> lead editor for the Open Data Census (http://census.okfn.org/), am
>>> eager to hear your thoughts, and if possible welcome you to the Open Data
>>> census workshop in 2 weeks at the OK Conference in Geneva (
>>> http://okcon.org/open-data-government-and-governance/session-d/). To me
>>> the datasets we currently track are 'infrastructure' (geo, spending,
>>> voting, company register and such, transport), whereas I suspect that to
>>> take on certain societal issues different core data sets are needed
>>> (healthcare, education data, financial system, energy / water, etc).
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>>
>>> Ton
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>>
>>> ton at tonzijlstra.eu
>>> +31-6-34489360
>>>
>>> http://zylstra.org/blog
>>>
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