This document discusses open data and its benefits for fueling innovation in economies and societies. It provides examples of open data initiatives in Amsterdam that have helped launch apps and startups. Open data programs require an ecosystem approach involving open innovation, funding, communities, and intermediaries to connect data, developers and demand. As open data programs evolve from releasing data to supporting business incubation, the future includes linking data, open calls for civic challenges, and a pan-European market for civic apps.

1. Open data
Fuel to the economy & society
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Katalin Gallyas
Open Innovation Policy Advisor
@KatalinG

3. We connect 24 hours….

4. We participate…

5. We share…

6. Citizens & their city…..
An encounter between digital
pioneers and an overcautious
mammut…

7. Open Innovation Experimentations
How to tackle some of the urban challenges
and speed up innovation incubation cycle?
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With Open DATA
With Crowdsourcing
With Urban Challenges
With Crowdfunding
With Social Innovation

8. Open Data & Strong External Push
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Strong SME, hackers’, coders demand
Business Chances
Innovation Agency >>
EU Commission
Participatory citizens
• (Open Data was not a shortlisted urgent issue in local
governance!)

9. Open Governmant EC Vision Paper

10. 3. Demonstrator (fuel) projects

11. 1. EU Project: Code for Europe

12. 2. EU project: Open Cities

13. 2. EU project: Open Cities

14. Open Data Evolution in Amsterdam
• In 2010 hackers, innovation labs and SME’s, web
entrepreneurs requested the first datasets
• 28 datasets open in 2011
• 300 datasets open in 2013
• 2010 – 0 euro budget
• 2013 – 1,5 M euro budget
• In 2013 Open Data Program – by Amsterdam Economic Board
• 3 EU projects that promote the value of Open Data

15. Open Innovation
ICT tools,
Funding, community
Innovation
Intermediaries

16. Beyond Open Data – Business Generation

17. Platform Model
Apps for Amsterdam
 City connects with
developers
 Knowledge Sharing
 Incentives/prices
 Matchmaking: app
makers /funding/demand

18. data
1 catalog

19. 2 years

20. 6
ambassadors

21. 68
apps

22. Hackathons 3x

23. visitors
2000+

24. 22.508 tweets

25. real time
traffic data

26. linkeddata
open tourism

27. real time data
fire department

28. Many
hours
of jury discussion

29. 952.721 hits

30. 952.721 hits

31. 6 themes
energy mobility vacancy
tourism safety democracy

32. 22 meetups
civil servant

33. Best Practice Open Data
• 30 apps have been launched
(face recognition by portrays)
• High educational impact
• Positive PR for the museum
• Reach of new younger
target group
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/api -110.000 high resolution
photo’s of the collection

34. Rijksmuseum API

35. 2012 – The more the better….

36. 2013 – Less apps more business incubation
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3 start ups coaching
+300 datasets
Participation in Apps4EU
+50 civic apps

37. The Future -Beyond open data
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Linked data & API , commitment from city halls
User feed-back on Open Data.
City Challenges with Open Calls, awards.
Reused codes between cities for better civic apps.
Pan EU market for Civic Apps

38. Appsterdam- 2600 developers have joined up

39. Appsterdam- 2600 developers have joined up

40. The Future

41. The Future

42. Memories. 2011

43. Thank you!
Katalin Gallyas
gallyas@ez.amsterdam.nl
@katalinG