English version of a presentation given in Moscow on 24 September 2013

1. Where Next for Open Data in the
Russian Federation
Andrew Stott
Senior Consultant, World Bank
formerly Director, data.gov.uk
Moscow
24 Sep 2013
@dirdigeng
andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com

2. Open Data in the Russian Federation to
15.07.2013
Control Indicator
Planned
Actual
The number of federal authorities which
40
45
500
1000
20
Not
have open data sections on their official
web-sites
The number of datasets published in
open data format
The number of commercial companies
and NGOs using open data
The
number
of
applications
evaluated
and
20
services based on open data
The number of datasets in RDF format
Not
evaluated
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Source: Higher School of Economics, National Research University
0
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3. That deserves a celebration
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7. The G8 league table at the start of the season
Source: Open Knowledge Foundation, Open Data Census, as at 1 June 2013
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8. The Challenge
 People think that it is “done”
 Benefits of what has already been done
will take time to emerge
 Sustainability involves more resources –
financial, institutional, legislative, political,
than initial launch
 “Competitors” are getting better – the
target is moving
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9. Main Themes of World Bank paper
Three main recommended themes for next
phase:
 Use Open Data for Economic Growth and
Business Innovation
 Build Open Data “Ecosystem”
 Ensure Technical Excellence in Open Data
delivery
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10. Economic Growth and Business Innovation
 Release data valuable for re-use
 Release data which businesses request
 Extend release beyond Government Ministries
 Ensure continuity of supply
 Prioritise “core reference data”
 Ensure fine-grained, disaggregated data
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11. Build Open Data “Ecosystem” (1)
 Open the “last mile” of public services
 Make portal(s) collaborative and demanddriven
 Use official metadata and user tagging to
improve search and findability
 Reach out to entrepreneurs and innovators
 Build knowledge networks
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12. Build Open Data “Ecosystem” (2)
 Support and incubate innovation
 Involve the academic community
 Ensure Ministries explain their data
 Develop Open Data skills within government
institutions at all levels
 Encourage development of “data literacy” in
media and general public
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13. Technical Excellence in Open Data delivery
 “Open by Design” in upstream systems
 Consistent policies, standards & formats
 Multiple access methods: raw, API, etc
 Network the Open Data portals
 Ensure Open, machine readable formats and
build the “Semantic Web”
 Develop pragmatic privacy safeguards
 Ensure truly “Open” licensing for all data
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14. Main Themes of World Bank paper
Three main recommended themes for next
phase:
 Use Open Data for Economic Growth and
Business Innovation
 Build Open Data “Ecosystem”
 Ensure Technical Excellence in Open Data
delivery
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15. Taking Open Data forward
Taking Open Data forward will need:
 Renewed “call to action”
 Sustained institutional leadership
 Realistic but stretching target for 2013-14
‒ G8 linkage?
 Prioritisation of actions
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16. Issues for analysis & discussion
 Are these the correct actions? What else
should be added?
 How can these be implemented in the
Russian context?
 What should be the priorities?
 What should be the institutional framework?
 What goals should be set for 2013-14?
 Is another Presidential Directive needed?
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17. End
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