Benefits of Open Data presentation given as part of the launch of the World Bank/UK Aid Caribbean Open Data Programme

1. Open Data
Andrew Stott
Senior Consultant
World Bank
St Lucia
05 June 2014
@dirdigeng
andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com

2. What?
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3. What is Open Data?
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Open data is
data
that can be
freely
used,
reused
and redistributed
by anyone
for any purpose.

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7. Why?
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8. Objectives of Open Data
New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
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TripleObjectives

9. Objectives of Open Data
New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
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TripleObjectives

10. Core reference data for businesses
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11. Logistics
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12. Insurance
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13. Investment
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14. Agriculture
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15. Tourism
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17. Objectives of Open Data
New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
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TripleObjectives

18. Performance of individual hospitals
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19. UK: 1000 fewer heart surgery deaths each year
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20. Uganda: Open Data and Community Health
Monitoring
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 20% extra utilisation
of out-patient
services
 Significant
improvements in:
 Immunization
 Waiting times
 Absenteeism
 33% reduction in
under-5 mortality

21. Disaster Risk Management
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22. Objectives of Open Data
New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
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TripleObjectives

23. Is My Money Being Spent Well?
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24. What contracts are being granted to who?
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Links to the
documents

25. Plus … an unintended result of Open Data
New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
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TripleObjectives More Efficient Government4th

26. Getting data more easily
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27. Improving government data
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28. New Economic and Social Value
Improved public services
More Transparent Government
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TripleObjectives More Efficient Government4th

29. End
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