1. A Public Sector Body’s Business
Case for Opening Data
Andrew Stott
UK Transparency Board
formerly Director, data.gov.uk
@dirdigeng
EPSIPlatform, Rotterdam andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com
16 March 2012
2. Framework Business Case for Opening Data
Increases accountability to our
taxpayers/voters
Helps businesses innovate, so the economy
grows and makes the country/city richer
Engages citizens in improving public services
Improves our own efficiency
Costs little or nothing
We’ll work better with other public agencies
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4. A Public Sector Body’s Business
Case for NOT Opening Data
Andrew Stott
UK Transparency Board
formerly Director, data.gov.uk
@dirdigeng
EPSIPlatform, Rotterdam andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com
16 March 2012
5. The less we say the
more people will
trust us
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11. Indeed our website
has won prizes*!
*in a competition with other government
websites
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12. We won’t share our
data with other
public agencies
unless they beg us
for it privately
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13. We won’t share our
data with other
public agencies
unless they beg us
for it privately
After all, we don’t
need their data 13
14. So we have to release
something?
And it benefits business?
So let’s charge for it
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15. A Public Sector Body’s Business
Case for Charging for Data
Andrew Stott
UK Transparency Board
formerly Director, data.gov.uk
@dirdigeng
EPSIPlatform, Rotterdam andrew.stott@dirdigeng.com
16 March 2012
17. Making money is our agency’s
prime mission.
The good of the country/city
and its people comes second.
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18. (That’s why we joined the
civil service rather than
becoming bankers)
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19. Intellectual Property
Management is a higher
priority to us than curing
patients, teaching kids,
catching criminals, keeping
the streets clean
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20. Much of the money we
collect will be lost in the
costs of collecting it
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21. Much of the money we
collect will be lost in the
costs of collecting it
But at least we’ll be
providing jobs to lawyers
and accountants
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22. If only a few people buy our
data, we might lose money
overall
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23. If only a few people buy our
data, we might lose money
overall
But we can always sack
some front line staff to pay
for the lawyers
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24. Eventually the Ministry of
Finance will spot our “extra
income”, and subtract it from
our central grant
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25. Eventually the Ministry of
Finance will spot our “extra
income”, and subtract it from
our central grant
We’ll be no better off, but we
will have more lawyers
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26. We’re happy to charge other
public agencies for our data.
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27. We’re happy to charge other
public agencies for our data.
They would not dare to
charge us for their data
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