Power of Information what is it? what is happening? opentech 2008

Slide 1: Power of Information Taskforce Power of Information What is it? What is happening? William Perrin Cabinet Office Opentech 5th July 2008 www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 2: People helping each other to public service outcomes in online communities Mum asks question at 2.15 – How do I get my child to pay attention. Caught in destructive pattern 1st supportive answer in 8 minutes 2 posts within the hour giving practical advice and support Original mum logs at same time following day. Case closed. www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 3: Reuse of public information www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 4: Dull but compulsory origins slide  Transformational Government and Policy Review identified generic issue  Joint TG/SU commissioned review - independent experts Tom Steinberg (Director of mySociety) and Ed Mayo (CE of NCC) following Ministerial seminar January 2007  Review explored: – Government’s role in supporting new developments in citizens use and generation of information – whether public sector information could be better used to improve outcomes  Report published 8th June 2007, making 15 recommendations  Government response 24th June 2007, accepting the recommendations  Interim progress report March 2007  Tom Watson set up Taskforce to drive forward March 2007  Richard Allan (Chair), Tom Loosemore, Tom Steinberg, Sally Russell, DJ Collins, Alex Allan, Natalie Ceeney, Andrew Stott  http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/reports/power_of_information.aspx www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 5: Generic challenges  Skills  Examples  Who do we copy?  Hierarchy Solutions  Experiment  Demonstrate  Build networks  Seek external talent www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 6: Recommendations – customer perspective  Experiment in online partnerships with user generated self help forums – Focus on priority public service areas – Crime mapping, NHS Choices API, Edubase  Promote digital and social inclusion in implementing recommendations – Oldienet, netmums  Self help forums to support public services – Rightsnet www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 7: Recommendations: regulating behaviour  Stop squashing independents – Greater understanding of who is out there – http://poir.pbwiki.com  Allow civil servants in online media – Guidance published June 2008 – www.civilservice.gov.uk www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 8: Recommendations: unlocking data  Web aggregator for data requests – Coming soon…..  Non commercial licences for trading funds – Ordnance Survey developing  Regulatory information more open – London Gazette in open structured format  Data mashing Lab – Showusabetterway.com first step  Hurry up OS Openspace – Now public www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 9: Recommendations: trading funds  Theoretical economics – Cambridge Report (Rufus Pollock)  Apply marginal cost pricing – No free lunch – Rapid review of trading funds underway  OPSI should be beefed up as regulator – Conclusion will fall out of review above www.showusabetterway.com

Slide 10: Conclusion  Growing realisation within Government that things are changing…….  Exemplars are vital  Enables tackling of structural barriers  What can you do? – Give us even more evidence and examples – Enter the competition – Come to the blog and comment http://powerofinformation.wordpress.com  Slides will be on Slideshare.net linked from blog www.showusabetterway.com