the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project 2. The CKAN platform 1. How we chose CKAN 2. Why open source and open technologies? 3. About CKAN
the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project 2. The CKAN platform 1. How we chose CKAN 2. Why open source and open technologies? 3. About CKAN 4. Our experience with the platform
the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project 2. The CKAN platform 1. How we chose CKAN 2. Why open source and open technologies? 3. About CKAN 4. Our experience with the platform 3. Current status of the project
the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project 2. The CKAN platform 1. How we chose CKAN 2. Why open source and open technologies? 3. About CKAN 4. Our experience with the platform 3. Current status of the project 4. Future work
the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project 2. The CKAN platform 1. How we chose CKAN 2. Why open source and open technologies? 3. About CKAN 4. Our experience with the platform 3. Current status of the project 4. Future work 5. Questions and discussion
(translates as “community”) • A young (~1 year old) non-government, non-profit organization • Software developers, designers, journalists, marketing specialists, lawyers and many others
(translates as “community”) • A young (~1 year old) non-government, non-profit organization • Software developers, designers, journalists, marketing specialists, lawyers and many others • Currently about 10 active projects and campaigns aimed at improving the interaction between citizens and the government
(translates as “community”) • A young (~1 year old) non-government, non-profit organization • Software developers, designers, journalists, marketing specialists, lawyers and many others • Currently about 10 active projects and campaigns aimed at improving the interaction between citizens and the government • We strongly believe in open data, open source, agile, transparency and collaboration with the government
of the overall picture in Bulgaria in relation to public and open data • A significant amount of data is public, but not in a machine readable format and it’s not updated regularly
of the overall picture in Bulgaria in relation to public and open data • A significant amount of data is public, but not in a machine readable format and it’s not updated regularly • No central hub to concentrate and categorize all available public data
of the overall picture in Bulgaria in relation to public and open data • A significant amount of data is public, but not in a machine readable format and it’s not updated regularly • No central hub to concentrate and categorize all available public data • Lots of misconceptions and fear about open data
of the overall picture in Bulgaria in relation to public and open data • A significant amount of data is public, but not in a machine readable format and it’s not updated regularly • No central hub to concentrate and categorize all available public data • Lots of misconceptions and fear about open data • Poor back-end software systems additionally complicate data management
can easily aid in creating value-added products • Give citizens the incentive to demand open data more rigorously from the government • Fight misconceptions regarding open data in the administration – given the proper infrastructure, open data becomes the easier option for data publishing
can easily aid in creating value-added products • Give citizens the incentive to demand open data more rigorously from the government • Fight misconceptions regarding open data in the administration – given the proper infrastructure, open data becomes the easier option for data publishing • Lay the groundwork for creating a government operated central open data hub
of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Kamen Spassov • Create an experimental central hub for open data • Import existing public data sets, converting them in a machine-readable and API-accessible format
of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Kamen Spassov • Create an experimental central hub for open data • Import existing public data sets, converting them in a machine-readable and API-accessible format • Create simple applications on top of the APIs
of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Kamen Spassov • Create an experimental central hub for open data • Import existing public data sets, converting them in a machine-readable and API-accessible format • Create simple applications on top of the APIs • Demo the results and use the public interest to educate about the benefits of open data
own? • Evaluated Socrata, CKAN, DKAN, Junar and others • CKAN seemed very stable and the most widely adopted one • Because of time and resource constraints choose an existing platform for the experiment
the platform was a key metric • Allows us to evaluate the technical quality of the product • Allows us to extend and modify our installation as needed • Provides some level of guarantee against vendor lock-in
the platform was a key metric • Allows us to evaluate the technical quality of the product • Allows us to extend and modify our installation as needed • Provides some level of guarantee against vendor lock-in • Allows us to validate our ideas quickly and in a low-cost manner
runs on open technologies such as Linux, Python, and PostgreSQL • Extensible via plugins • Licensed under AGPL v3 • Built by Open Knowledge Foundation, Germany
runs on open technologies such as Linux, Python, and PostgreSQL • Extensible via plugins • Licensed under AGPL v3 • Built by Open Knowledge Foundation, Germany • Used by many central and local governments, including the European Commission
• Some plugins (extensions) need to be activated for a sensible feature set, they’re not on by default • Bulgarian translation was only 50% complete, we fixed that
• Some plugins (extensions) need to be activated for a sensible feature set, they’re not on by default • Bulgarian translation was only 50% complete, we fixed that • Documentation seems to be good
• Some plugins (extensions) need to be activated for a sensible feature set, they’re not on by default • Bulgarian translation was only 50% complete, we fixed that • Documentation seems to be good • Will do the job for our purpose, but we still need time to evaluate it more in actual usage
the data and the data is public • There are practically no security risks in using CKAN officially as a central open data hub • Migration from CKAN to other platforms is possible if needed
the data and the data is public • There are practically no security risks in using CKAN officially as a central open data hub • Migration from CKAN to other platforms is possible if needed • Thus, no risks to use it officially and encourage data to be published there