Open Data’s Impact

Open Data is Changing the World in Four Ways

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Improving Government

13 case studies

Open data is improving government, primarily by tackling corruption and increasing transparency, and enhancing public services and resource allocation.

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Empowering Citizens

7 case studies

Open data is empowering citizens to take control of their lives and demand change by enabling more informed decision making and new forms of social mobilization, both in turn facilitated by new ways of communicating and accessing information.

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Creating Opportunity

9 case studies

Open data is creating new opportunities for citizens and organizations, by fostering innovation and promoting economic growth and job creation.

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Solving Public Problems

8 case studies

Open data is playing an increasingly important role in solving big public problems, primarily by allowing citizens and policymakers access to new forms of data-driven assessment of the problems at hand. It also enables data-driven engagement producing more targeted interventions and enhanced collaboration.

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Impact Depends on a Number of Factors

Periodic Table of Open Data Elements

Based on the existing literature and case studies, we have developed a Periodic Table of Open Data Elements detailing the enabling conditions and disabling factors that often determine the impact of open data initiatives.

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Aclímate Colombia

Open Data to Improve Agricultural Resiliency

Battling Ebola in Sierra Leone

Data Sharing to Improve Crisis Response

Brazil’s Open Budget Transparency Portal

Making Public How Public Money Is Spent

Burundi’s Open RBF

Making Health Spending and Performance Transparent

Denmark’s Open Address Data Set

Consolidating and Freeing-up Address Data

Ghana's Esoko

Leveling the Information Playing Field for Smallholder Farmers

GotToVote! Kenya

Improving Voter Turnout with Open Data

India’s ESMI

Civil Society Complementing Government Data in an Open Manner

Indonesia’s Kawal Pemilu

Elections: Free, Fair and Open Data

Jamaica’s Interactive Community Mapping

Open Data and Crowdsourcing for Tourism

Kennedy vs. the City of Zanesville, United States

Open Data as evidence

Kenya's Open Duka

Open Data for Transactional Transparency

Mexico’s Mejora Tu Escuela

Empowering Citizens to Make Data-Driven Decisions About Education

Nepal Earthquake Recovery

Open Data to Improve Disaster Relief

New Zealand's Christchurch Earthquake Clusters

Open Data for Improving Emergency Response

Open Contracting And Procurement In Slovakia

Establishing Trust in Government through Open Data

Open Development Cambodia

Opening Information on Development Efforts

Openaid In Sweden

Enhanced Transparency and Accountability in Development Cooperation

Opening Canada’s T3010 Charity Information Return Data

Accountability of Charities through Open Data

Paraguay’s Dengue Prediction

Forecasting Outbreaks with Open Data

Singapore's Dengue Cluster Map

Open Data for Public Health

South Africa: Code4SA

Cheaper Medicines for Consumers

Tanzania’s Open Education Dashboards

Improving Education with Open Data

Uganda’s iParticipate

Open Data for Achieving Better Health Outcomes

United Kingdom's Coeliac UK and Brandbank

A view from the other side of open

United Kingdom's HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Get set, go!

United Kingdom's Open Public Services Network

New Strategies to Close the Data Gap

United Kingdom's OpenCorporates

Open Data as One Small Part of the Picture

United Kingdom's Ordnance Survey OpenData

A Clash of Business Models

United Kingdom's TheyWorkForYou

Taking the Long View

United Kingdom's Transport for London

Get set, go!

United States' Eightmaps

The unintended negative consequences of open data

United States' New York City Business Atlas

Leveling the Playing Field

United States' NOAA: Opening Up Global Weather Data in Co...

Creating a New Industry Through Access to Weather Data

United States Opening GPS Data for Civilian Use

Creating a Global Public Utility

Uruguay's A Tu Servicio

Empowering Citizens to Make Data-Driven Decisions on Health Care

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Open Data Policy Lab

Supporting decision-makers at the local, state and national levels as they accelerate the responsible re-use and opening of data for the benefit of society.

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