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Open Data And CKAN Joro Penchev, Dimitar Dimitrov
 Foundation Obshtestvo.bg
 www.obshtestvo.bg [email protected]

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Agenda

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Agenda 1. Abstract

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand the problem

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project 2. The CKAN platform

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand the problem 3. The idea about an open data demo project 2. The CKAN platform 1. How we chose CKAN

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand 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?

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand 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

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand 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

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand 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

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand 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

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Agenda 1. Abstract 1. About us 2. How we understand 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

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1. Abstract

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1.1. About Us

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1.1. About Us • Joro and Dimitar, part of Obshtestvo.bg (translates as “community”)

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1.1. About Us • Joro and Dimitar, part of Obshtestvo.bg (translates as “community”) • A young (~1 year old) non-government, non-profit organization

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1.1. About Us • Joro and Dimitar, part of Obshtestvo.bg (translates as “community”) • A young (~1 year old) non-government, non-profit organization • Software developers, designers, journalists, marketing specialists, lawyers and many others

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1.1. About Us • Joro and Dimitar, part of Obshtestvo.bg (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

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1.1. About Us • Joro and Dimitar, part of Obshtestvo.bg (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

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1.2. The Problem

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1.2. The Problem • This is our very rough understanding of the overall picture in Bulgaria in relation to public and open data

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1.2. The Problem • This is our very rough understanding 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

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1.2. The Problem • This is our very rough understanding 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

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1.2. The Problem • This is our very rough understanding 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

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1.2. The Problem • This is our very rough understanding 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

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1.2. Short-term Goals

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1.2. Short-term Goals • Show the public that open data can easily aid in creating value-added products

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1.2. Short-term Goals • Show the public that open data can easily aid in creating value-added products • Give citizens the incentive to demand open data more rigorously from the government

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1.2. Short-term Goals • Show the public that open data 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

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1.2. Short-term Goals • Show the public that open data 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

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1.3. Demo Project

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1.3. Demo Project • An idea by the current deputy-minister of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Kamen Spassov

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1.3. Demo Project • An idea by the current deputy-minister of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Kamen Spassov • Create an experimental central hub for open data

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1.3. Demo Project • An idea by the current deputy-minister 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

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1.3. Demo Project • An idea by the current deputy-minister 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

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1.3. Demo Project • An idea by the current deputy-minister 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

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2. The CKAN Platform

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2.1. Choosing a Platform

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2.1. Choosing a Platform • Existing solution or build our own?

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2.1. Choosing a Platform • Existing solution or build our own? • Evaluated Socrata, CKAN, DKAN, Junar and others

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2.1. Choosing a Platform • Existing solution or build our own? • Evaluated Socrata, CKAN, DKAN, Junar and others • CKAN seemed very stable and the most widely adopted one

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2.1. Choosing a Platform • Existing solution or build our 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

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2.1. Why CKAN

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2.1. Why CKAN • Stable

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2.1. Why CKAN • Stable • Popular

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2.1. Why CKAN • Stable • Popular • Modular and extensible

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2.1. Why CKAN • Stable • Popular • Modular and extensible • Built on open technologies

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2.1. Why CKAN • Stable • Popular • Modular and extensible • Built on open technologies • Open source with a permissive license

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2.1. Why CKAN • Stable • Popular • Modular and extensible • Built on open technologies • Open source with a permissive license • Translated in many languages, including Bulgarian

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2.2. Why Open

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2.2. Why Open • The use of open technologies in the platform was a key metric

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2.2. Why Open • The use of open technologies in the platform was a key metric • Allows us to evaluate the technical quality of the product

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2.2. Why Open • The use of open technologies 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

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2.2. Why Open • The use of open technologies 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

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2.2. Why Open • The use of open technologies 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

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2.3. The CKAN Platform

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2.3. The CKAN Platform • Built on top of and runs on open technologies such as Linux, Python, and PostgreSQL

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2.3. The CKAN Platform • Built on top of and runs on open technologies such as Linux, Python, and PostgreSQL • Extensible via plugins

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2.3. The CKAN Platform • Built on top of and runs on open technologies such as Linux, Python, and PostgreSQL • Extensible via plugins • Licensed under AGPL v3

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2.3. The CKAN Platform • Built on top of and runs on open technologies such as Linux, Python, and PostgreSQL • Extensible via plugins • Licensed under AGPL v3 • Built by Open Knowledge Foundation, Germany

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2.3. The CKAN Platform • Built on top of and 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

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2.3. CKAN in the EU

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2.3. CKAN in the EU • Austria – http://data.gv.at/

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2.3. CKAN in the EU • Austria – http://data.gv.at/ • Holland – https://data.overheid.nl/

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2.3. CKAN in the EU • Austria – http://data.gv.at/ • Holland – https://data.overheid.nl/ • Italy – http://www.dati.gov.it/

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2.3. CKAN in the EU • Austria – http://data.gv.at/ • Holland – https://data.overheid.nl/ • Italy – http://www.dati.gov.it/ • Romania – http://data.gov.ro/

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2.3. CKAN in the EU • Austria – http://data.gv.at/ • Holland – https://data.overheid.nl/ • Italy – http://www.dati.gov.it/ • Romania – http://data.gov.ro/ • Slovakia – http://data.gov.sk/

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2.3. CKAN in the EU • Austria – http://data.gv.at/ • Holland – https://data.overheid.nl/ • Italy – http://www.dati.gov.it/ • Romania – http://data.gov.ro/ • Slovakia – http://data.gov.sk/ • Sweden – http://oppnadata.se/

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2.3. CKAN in the EU • Austria – http://data.gv.at/ • Holland – https://data.overheid.nl/ • Italy – http://www.dati.gov.it/ • Romania – http://data.gov.ro/ • Slovakia – http://data.gov.sk/ • Sweden – http://oppnadata.se/ • UK – http://data.gov.uk/

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2.4. Our Experience

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2.4. Our Experience • Deployment and configuration were not trivial

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2.4. Our Experience • Deployment and configuration were not trivial • Some plugins (extensions) need to be activated for a sensible feature set, they’re not on by default

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2.4. Our Experience • Deployment and configuration were not trivial • 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

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2.4. Our Experience • Deployment and configuration were not trivial • 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

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2.4. Our Experience • Deployment and configuration were not trivial • 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

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3. Project Status

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4. Future Work

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Use CKAN officially

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Use CKAN officially • CKAN only holds a copy of the data and the data is public

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Use CKAN officially • CKAN only holds a copy of the data and the data is public • There are practically no security risks in using CKAN officially as a central open data hub

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Use CKAN officially • CKAN only holds a copy of 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

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Use CKAN officially • CKAN only holds a copy of 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

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Questions? Foundation Obshtestvo.bg
 www.obshtestvo.bg [email protected]