Open Data @ World Bank

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Open Data _at_ World Bank
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World Bank Open Data Platform

• The World Bank's Open Data Initiative launched in
  April, 2010, providing free, open and easy access
  to development data, and challenging the global
  community to use the data to create new solutions
  to address poverty.
• Today, the World Bank's Open Data Catalog
  includes over 8,000 development indicators, of
  which 1,400 for 252 countries and 36 aggregate
  groupings, going back over 50 years, in 5
  languages, and is continuously expanding.

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Economic Value of Open Data

• In the EU, open data increases business activity
  by up to 40 Billion/year, and provides direct
  and indirect benefits up to 200 Billion/year
  (1.7 of EU GDP).
• Open Weather Data in the US has created 400
  companies employing 4,000 people.
• A Spanish study found an increase of about 600m
  of business from open data with the creation of
  over 5000 jobs.
• An Australian study found a return on investment
  of 500 from Open Data.
• Mapping and transport data in particular have
  given rise to new industries, including a suite
  of global positioning system products, and
  mashups that combine mapping data with public
  transportation or traffic data.

Slide credit Andrew Stott
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World Bank Open Data Technical Assistance

• Planned for 2014
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• Eastern Caribbean
• El Salvador
• Ethiopia
• India
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Senegal
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Trinidad Tobago
• Tunisia
• Uruguay
• Zambia

• Afghanistan
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Burkina Faso
• Ghana
• Indonesia
• Kenya
• Macedonia
• Malawi
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Mongolia
• Macedonia
• Nigeria (Edo)
• Nepal
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Tanzania
• Rwanda

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Open Government Data Toolkit

• The Toolkit is designed to help governments plan
  and implement an open government data program,
  while avoiding common pitfalls.

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Open Data Readiness Assessment

• The ODRA is a tool designed to build a plan of
  action for Open Data, custom-tailored to a
  country, subnational government, city or sector
• It is a set of questions on 8 subjects that we
  consider necessary for a successful Open Data
  Initiative
• The output is an action plan and a report that
  provides recommendations for the particular
  client
• It is not a ranking exercise.

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ODRA Methodology

• Eight Pillars
• Leadership
• Policy / Legal Framework
• Institutional Structure
• Data within Government
• Demand / Citizen Engagement
• Open Data Ecosystem
• Financing
• Technology and Skills Infrastructure

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Moldovas Open Data Platform
Launched April 2011Upgraded February 2014,
v3.0 Number of datasets 732 Externally hosted
applications 19 Publishing institutions 38 Most
active Ministry of Health Ministry of the
Interior Open Source Platform CKAN Drupal.
Agencies upload raw data directly onto the
portal. Number of unique visitors
3,000/month Number of downloads 7,000
10,000/month
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Kenya 547 datasets
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Lessons

• Top Leadership / Championship is key
• Start simple, build incremental
• Quality improves when data is opened
• Build capacity on using opened data
• Make data easy to understand
• Engage the Demand side
• Time Partnerships essential