Caribbean Open
Data Scoping
KIM MALLALIEU, CARIBBEAN OPEN INSTITUTE & THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
OPEN DATA AND THE SINGLE CARIBBEAN ICT SPACE
DEVCA 2015
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CTU 25TH ANNIVERSARY ICT WEEK
2 – 6 FEBRUARY, PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD
Scope
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Methodology
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First Findings
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OD & Single ICT Space
5S Methodological Framework
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OD Assessment Framework for 5 Caribbean Open Data Sector Studies is based
on the Common Assessment Framework for Open Data (Web Foundation &
GovLab NYU 2014 +)*: as basis for methodological tools, harmonisation of
research questions and collaborations to deepen OD research & understanding
Caribbean Localizations:
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1. Environment: Early stages of OD awareness & adoption
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2. Purpose:
Assessment of state and opportunities
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3. Scope:
5 sector-specific analyses with methodological comparability
across sectors and countries: Fisheries & MPAs| Agriculture |
Education | Tourism | National Stats
* http://opendataresearch.org/content/2014/646/towards-common-methods-assessing-open-data-workshop-report.
Incl Caribbean OD Census (OKFN)
http://car-region.census.okfn.org/
Fisheries & MPAs| Agriculture | Education | Tourism | National Stats
K Mallalieu & P Mc Conney M. McNaughton et al
General
Y. Khelladi et al
Type
M. McLeod
M. McNaughton
Quality
Title
Digital
Date made available
Publisher
Online? If so, url
Up-to-date
Public?
Machine readable
Quality of info
Free?
Open license & Url
Format
Bulk
Quality of structure
Further details
rd
For data issued directly by gov’t or 3 party representing gov’t
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License
You are free to:
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Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
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Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even
commercially
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Under the following terms:
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Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license,
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No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological
measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Caribbean OD Census (OKFN)
E.g. Tourism
ANU ODRA 2013
Source: http://www.ab.gov.ag/pdf/AB_Open_Data_Readiness_Assessment_20130614.pdf
Caribbean OD Movement
Outcomes
Sensitization
Engagement
Application
Impact
Scale
Embededness
Caribbean Apps & APIs
Caribbean Mobile
Innovation Program
Caribbean Platforms
http://health.caribbeangis.com/home
Vijay Datadin, Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International License
http://caribnode.org/maps/44
Eastern Caribbean Marine
Management Areas Network
http://caribnode.org/maps/44
Patrick Hosein, UWI, St. Augustine
ICT DEVELOPMENT INDEX
RFR TESTING OF CELL SITES
.00001
To Sustain:
Acquire
Physical
Policy
Context
Policy
Value Chain
Infrastructure
P1
Iinfrastructure
P3
P2
Process
Beyond Demonstration & Motivation
APPLICATION
OUTCOMES
IMPACT
SCALE
EMBEDEDNESS
OD 4 Single ICT Space
We share the same:
 Air space
 Marine space
 Institutions
 Challenges
 Objectives:
 Transparency
 Inclusion
& accountability
& empowerment
 Innovation & economic development
Start with
Existing (shared)
problem
Labelling &
describing data
Easy to open
Seeking new
engagements
Fast & easy
access
Pooling strengths
Derived from Neil Fantom (World Bank) Open Data for Agriculture Int’l Conference. May 1 2013
Thank You
Caribbean
Innovators
Challenge:
Mobile Apps
4 Dev
Code Jam
E
N
G
Open-ended
s/w competition
A
G
Developmentfocussed s/w
competition
Caribbean
Open Data
Code
Sprint
E
Startup
Weekend
TT
M
Open data,
developmentfocussed s/w
competition
E
N
Multi-disciplinary,
whole-business
competition
T