Open Data – for Fun and Profit

„Just as the supply of basic physical infrastructure is essential to the traditional economy, so the supply of basic information ‚infrastructure‘ is essential to the ‚information‘ economy.“
→ Rufus Pollock, 2008: The Economics of Public Sector Information.

„Enabling Business Model Innovation with basic data infrastructures.“
→ Hannes Gassert, 2015: Open Data Business Model Generation. https://speakerdeck.com/hannesgassert/open-data-business-model-generation

„An actual request for data is a door opener. Without it, 
 we have no proof of a need.“
→ an exemplary feedback from Swiss public administration

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1. Andreas Amsler, 26 October 2016
   zhaw.ch, CAS Data Product Design
   OPEN DATA – 

   FOR FUN AND PROFIT
   Agile Web Development
   Liip.ch
   Transparency | Innovation | Efficiency
   Opendata.ch
   

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2. board member
   of opendata.ch
   product owner, bizdev
   with liip.ch
   building data infrastructure
   opendata.swiss
   data.stadt-zuerich.ch
   …
   

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3. „Just as the supply of basic
   physical infrastructure is
   essential to the traditional
   economy, so the supply of
   basic information
   ‚infrastructure‘ is essential to
   the ‚information‘ economy.“
   → Rufus Pollock, 2008: The Economics of Public Sector Information.
   

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4. Data can change our world,
   a business etc.
   only if the data is made
   used and useful.
   …
   

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5. Make data used by thousands,
   and useful for millions:
   Make it open: allow to
   re-use it, and for free!
   

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6. OPEN = FREE RE-USE
   → opendefinition.org
   

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7. OPEN = INTEROPERABLE
   → 5stardata.info
   

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8. OPEN = BETTER DATA QUALITY
   

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9. YES, BETTER DATA QUALITY !
   → slide (Sept. 2013) from Chris Taggart, opencorporates.com
   

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10. Data, made open, re-used and …

    transport.opendata.ch
    closed open useful
    

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11. „Enabling Business Model
    Innovation with basic data
    infrastructures.“
    → Hannes Gassert, 2015: Open Data Business Model Generation.
    

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12. → stadt-zuerich.ch/portal/de/index/ogd/anwendungen.html
    

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13. Make Open Data Hackdays
    → make.opendata.ch/wiki/event:home
    

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14. But hey, where do I
    find these
    search for topics, …
    and catalogs.
    ?
    

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15. → data.stadt-zuerich.ch
    PRODUCTIVE
    

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16. → opendata.admin.ch (end of 2015: opendata.swiss)
    PILOT > PRODUCTIVE
    

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17. → opendata.swiss
    PRODUCTIVE
    

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18. → make.opendata.ch/wiki/data:global
    And some more on
    make.opendata.ch
    → make.opendata.ch/wiki/data:ch
    

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19. „An actual request for data is
    a door opener. Without it, 

    we have no proof of a need.“
    → an exemplary feedback from Swiss public administration
    

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20. Open Government Data
    Open Science Data
    Open Business Data
    Open Culture Data
    Open … Data
    

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21. @andreasamsler
    +41 43 501 40 05
    andreas.amsler@liip.ch
    andreas.amsler@opendata.ch
    Follow @opendataCH
    Request open data
    Make open data used
    and useful
    Apply ethics, 

    reflect on change
    

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