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Introduction open datachina | PDF
Establishing Open Data 
Ecosystem in China: Early 
Attempts and the Future! 
! 
Feng Gao 
fenggao@me.com 
Open Data China
Why Open Data China? 
Demand Side has low awareness about 
this new opportunity 
•Promote open data in every sectors 
•Engage stakeholders from different sectors in building the ecosystem 
Has fragmented efforts contributing to the movement 
•Share the same goal so collaborate with each other 
•Build and share the same brand to make big impacts 
International community knows little about OD in China 
•becomes the window for international community to learn about us 
•as the platform for global collaboration and “import” good projects
•launched on 2014.2.22, the open data day 
•build and support the open data ecosystem in China 
•Advocate, Educate and Support Open Data Innovation 
•A virtual platform to bring every stakeholders into the game 
•Wish to have more members in next year 
•Lack of funding support so pure volunteer now
opendatachina.com
Approach and Current Focus 
倡导理念吸引参与试验产出扩⼤大规模 
Advocate Engage Empower Scale 
2012-2014.2 Present 2015.? 
√ Promote open data further 
√ Research OD in China 
√ Introduce OD in China to Global Community 
√ Experimenting Open Data Project 
√ Identify new stakeholders as new member
Promotion of the open data 
@开放数据中国 
public talk >10 
>5 sectors 
cities >6
Workshop 
2 
Lift China 
developer 
Lift China 
student 
同济FabLab 同济FabLab 
10.16 同济FabLab 
9.11 Lift China 
30+ designer 
scholar 
Investor 
190 datasets that will be 
released by Shanghai 
1.show idea 
2.show data demand
Conference 
7 6 5 
Gov Sector Expert 
10.20-22 Fudan University 
First Conference with all Stakeholders
Research 
Open Data Index(index.okfn.org) Open Data Barometer 
… 
Peer-Crowdsourcing approach reviewered aprroach 
Rank:36/70 Rank:61/77 
License is the key problem Ecosystem is weak, 
license is the problem
International Outreach 
2014.7.15 Berlin 
OKFestival 14 
Open Data Updates 
around the world 
2014.9.17 online 
first chats 
eastwestchats.com 
US:Houston City Program 
,LocalData 
China:THUPDI 
,Shanghai QingYue 
Video will be online soon
Innovation 
源创⻢马拉松2.3万元种⼦子资⾦金 
“'QÄҌǕٔ 
open environmental data initiative 
• JA'Q|M˜kÅÝŒÇąđE˜ÅÝŒÇąđœ	[Ĉ»s'Q 
Ìċ˜kÅÝŒÇąĎ 
• Air quality and water quality history database have been open, and land 
空⽓气质量历史数据库国控地表⽔水历史数据库 
wat.epmap.org 
air.epmap.org 
epmap.org/ngo/page/report 
quality database will be built and open. 
• ¯āI'QŒÇ $:úK4Âɤ 
• The open environmental data initiative is done by QingYue as part of 
Open Data China(opendatachina.com)'s innovation program. 
Monday, October 20, 14
Future 
倡导理念吸引参与试验产出扩⼤大规模 
Advocate Engage Empower Scale 
2012-2014.2 Present 2015.? 
A Tech-Eco solution 
• Support the feedback loop of data supply and demand from technical perspective: 
data portal solution, usage statistic and analytics and cloud-based app 
• build tech community: industry community, university-based community 
• support the feedback loop of data supply and demand from ecosystem perspective: 
provide seed-funding, incubate good projects 
Strength the community 
• Better community structure and membership program 
• Collaboration with Gov 
Outreach and advocacy 
• in-depth research about OD in China and case studies 
• Experimenting new innovative projects 
• Build partnership with international orbs
Tech solution:cloud-based CKAN 
微软公有云 
open source and free 
UK data.gov.uk 
US data.gov 
CKAN on Azure Cloud 
Built-in linked data 
Built-in API 
Built-in analytic 
beijing demo 
opendata.chinacloudapp.cn/ 
性质 
案例 
特性one-click deployment 
“locally” use data on cloud 
track data-app connection
Future Direction: Research 
City Level Data Census 
A evaluation framework 
cn-city.census.okfn.org/ 
开放数据合作伙伴关系 
Conduct in-depth 
research 
and case studies
@开放数据中国 
@开放知识中国 
opendatachina.com 
Wechat 
fenggaosh 
fenggao@me.com

Introduction open datachina

  • 1.
    Establishing Open Data Ecosystem in China: Early Attempts and the Future! ! Feng Gao fenggao@me.com Open Data China
  • 2.
    Why Open DataChina? Demand Side has low awareness about this new opportunity •Promote open data in every sectors •Engage stakeholders from different sectors in building the ecosystem Has fragmented efforts contributing to the movement •Share the same goal so collaborate with each other •Build and share the same brand to make big impacts International community knows little about OD in China •becomes the window for international community to learn about us •as the platform for global collaboration and “import” good projects
  • 3.
    •launched on 2014.2.22,the open data day •build and support the open data ecosystem in China •Advocate, Educate and Support Open Data Innovation •A virtual platform to bring every stakeholders into the game •Wish to have more members in next year •Lack of funding support so pure volunteer now
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Approach and CurrentFocus 倡导理念吸引参与试验产出扩⼤大规模 Advocate Engage Empower Scale 2012-2014.2 Present 2015.? √ Promote open data further √ Research OD in China √ Introduce OD in China to Global Community √ Experimenting Open Data Project √ Identify new stakeholders as new member
  • 7.
    Promotion of theopen data @开放数据中国 public talk >10 >5 sectors cities >6
  • 8.
    Workshop 2 LiftChina developer Lift China student 同济FabLab 同济FabLab 10.16 同济FabLab 9.11 Lift China 30+ designer scholar Investor 190 datasets that will be released by Shanghai 1.show idea 2.show data demand
  • 9.
    Conference 7 65 Gov Sector Expert 10.20-22 Fudan University First Conference with all Stakeholders
  • 10.
    Research Open DataIndex(index.okfn.org) Open Data Barometer … Peer-Crowdsourcing approach reviewered aprroach Rank:36/70 Rank:61/77 License is the key problem Ecosystem is weak, license is the problem
  • 11.
    International Outreach 2014.7.15Berlin OKFestival 14 Open Data Updates around the world 2014.9.17 online first chats eastwestchats.com US:Houston City Program ,LocalData China:THUPDI ,Shanghai QingYue Video will be online soon
  • 12.
    Innovation 源创⻢马拉松2.3万元种⼦子资⾦金 “'QÄҌǕٔ open environmental data initiative • JA'Q|M˜kÅÝŒÇąđE˜ÅÝŒÇąđœ [Ĉ»s'Q Ìċ˜kÅÝŒÇąĎ • Air quality and water quality history database have been open, and land 空⽓气质量历史数据库国控地表⽔水历史数据库 wat.epmap.org air.epmap.org epmap.org/ngo/page/report quality database will be built and open. • ¯āI'QŒÇ $:úK4Âɤ • The open environmental data initiative is done by QingYue as part of Open Data China(opendatachina.com)'s innovation program. Monday, October 20, 14
  • 13.
    Future 倡导理念吸引参与试验产出扩⼤大规模 AdvocateEngage Empower Scale 2012-2014.2 Present 2015.? A Tech-Eco solution • Support the feedback loop of data supply and demand from technical perspective: data portal solution, usage statistic and analytics and cloud-based app • build tech community: industry community, university-based community • support the feedback loop of data supply and demand from ecosystem perspective: provide seed-funding, incubate good projects Strength the community • Better community structure and membership program • Collaboration with Gov Outreach and advocacy • in-depth research about OD in China and case studies • Experimenting new innovative projects • Build partnership with international orbs
  • 14.
    Tech solution:cloud-based CKAN 微软公有云 open source and free UK data.gov.uk US data.gov CKAN on Azure Cloud Built-in linked data Built-in API Built-in analytic beijing demo opendata.chinacloudapp.cn/ 性质 案例 特性one-click deployment “locally” use data on cloud track data-app connection
  • 15.
    Future Direction: Research City Level Data Census A evaluation framework cn-city.census.okfn.org/ 开放数据合作伙伴关系 Conduct in-depth research and case studies
  • 16.