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The role and value of making data inventories
a key step towards mature data governance
#openbelgium Louvain-la-Neuve,12 March 2018
Ton Zijlstra, @ton_zylstra, thegreenland.eu, slides: https://grnl.eu/in
The role and value of making data inventories
Province Utrecht
Province Fryslân
Province North-Holland
City Eindhoven
City Leeuwarden
City Delft
1 high time for mature data governance
www.flickr.com/photos/31954002@N08/14811288593/
digital isn’t paper redone
digital changes how we look at
• openness: access is different from re-use

• privacy: different types of usage

• security: non-binary

• archiving: earlier in information processes
three fences
security
three fences
security
openness
three fences
security
openness
privacy
three fences
security fence
• ‘baseline information security’ for local/regional govs
determines what data is critical 

• Uptime: IT infrastructure, dependencies, service levels

• Quality: tamper free, audit processes, checks on inputs,
knowing sources

• Uptime fits the fence tactic, quality doesn’t
openness fence
• at request, additional process

• stated end game is ‘actively open by design’

• open data is becoming infrastructure (e.g. ‘omgevingswet’)

• fence tactic is inefficient
• data sovereignty is under threat

• not enough attention at data level

• fence tactic is ineffective
openness fence
• complaints about
compliance costs

• house not in order

• PSI Directive Review
confirms
openness fence
www.flickr.com/photos/wfabry/2157854271/
• done on level of organisation or system

• GDRP is here, creates uncertainty

• excuse for ‘closed by design’

• making lists for the fence, not processes
privacy fence
• right to review

• right to portability

• right to be forgotten (archiving)

• “by design, and state of the art”, and is enforced

• can only be done at data level, and processes tapping
into data

• the fence tactic fails completely
• GDPR demands ‘by design’

• no sense on its own

• openness, archiving, security (Q) as well

• focus on data
GDPR opportunity for ‘everything by design’
open 30 yr limit
person related
3rd party
rights
business critical
data focus & ‘everything by design’, not fences
2 local data inventories a first step
local is where you are, but not the data pro’s
value, impact
policy issue
people open data
connecting people and issues needs data knowledge
Actief uitnodigend
published inventory triggers demand
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammza/492882480/
new local data means new relations & choices
inventories help having the right conversations
external stakeholders data person
policy maker
3rd party
internal
stakeholders
domain specialist
legal person
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/11300349426
3 process and results
starting points
• list structured data sets only

• up to 80 facets

• policy domain, internal usage, current availability,
technical details, legal aspects, and concerns
don’t make assumptions,
because house not in order
• don’t assume your list of applications will tell you

• don’t assume IM knows

• don’t assume people know 

• don’t assume people know details, look inside with them

• don’t assume it is what it says on the tin
• actually used applications

• all units, actual work

• data structures and content

• large projects / programs

• external communications

• cross reference it all
deep dive
www.flickr.com/photos/jphotos/5945632837/
tactic 1: external team
• consistent, no
assumptions

• experience

• re-use of results
• client buy-in can be low

• hand-over can be hard

• the work is not an
intervention itself
tactic 2: ext./client team
• train client team

• consistency

• experience & re-use
• needs more scripted
approach

• quality can be issue

• client team continuity

• islands likely remain
tactic 3: client team /
employees
• train client team

• very scripted approach

• process facilitators

• adoption designed into
process
• work shifted to
colleagues

• general buy-in critical

• quality output trade-off

• no guaranteed adoption
28Typical situation (local 67%, <5%, 33%)
Data inventory Province Fryslân 2016
• 1055 data sets found (767 geo)
• 201 public (19%), of which 151 (14%) open
data (all geo)
• 841 more could be public (79%), after
changes (304, 29%)
• 17 (2%) must stay closed
allows filtering on all relevant questions
published, and used to select next publication round
www.flickr.com/photos/dteslya/4254871326/
Legal (GDRP, infosec)
IT/architecture (infosec)
Data people (data q, openness)
Archiving
Policy people (openness as instrument)
involving all from start helps handover
summary
• information household is often of poor quality

• tear down the ‘fences’

• inventories help make a start, if you see it as a
conversation tool not just another list

• helps connect ‘everything’ by design, as step towards
mature data governance

• articulates demand, allows data as policy instrument
Thank you. Merci. Hartelijk dank.
All photos: Ton Zijlstra, by

Except screenshots, and where mentioned on the
photo.
Slides: Ton Zijlstra / The Green Land, by nc sa
Slides: https://grnl.eu/in
Site: https://thegreenland.eu
Contact: ton@thegreenland.eu @ton_zylstra

The role and value of making data inventories

  • 1.
    The role andvalue of making data inventories a key step towards mature data governance #openbelgium Louvain-la-Neuve,12 March 2018 Ton Zijlstra, @ton_zylstra, thegreenland.eu, slides: https://grnl.eu/in
  • 2.
    The role andvalue of making data inventories Province Utrecht Province Fryslân Province North-Holland City Eindhoven City Leeuwarden City Delft
  • 3.
    1 high timefor mature data governance www.flickr.com/photos/31954002@N08/14811288593/
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    digital changes howwe look at • openness: access is different from re-use • privacy: different types of usage • security: non-binary • archiving: earlier in information processes
  • 6.
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  • 8.
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  • 10.
    security fence • ‘baselineinformation security’ for local/regional govs determines what data is critical • Uptime: IT infrastructure, dependencies, service levels • Quality: tamper free, audit processes, checks on inputs, knowing sources • Uptime fits the fence tactic, quality doesn’t
  • 11.
    openness fence • atrequest, additional process • stated end game is ‘actively open by design’ • open data is becoming infrastructure (e.g. ‘omgevingswet’) • fence tactic is inefficient
  • 12.
    • data sovereigntyis under threat • not enough attention at data level • fence tactic is ineffective openness fence
  • 13.
    • complaints about compliancecosts • house not in order • PSI Directive Review confirms openness fence www.flickr.com/photos/wfabry/2157854271/
  • 14.
    • done onlevel of organisation or system • GDRP is here, creates uncertainty • excuse for ‘closed by design’ • making lists for the fence, not processes privacy fence
  • 15.
    • right toreview • right to portability • right to be forgotten (archiving) • “by design, and state of the art”, and is enforced • can only be done at data level, and processes tapping into data • the fence tactic fails completely
  • 16.
    • GDPR demands‘by design’ • no sense on its own • openness, archiving, security (Q) as well • focus on data GDPR opportunity for ‘everything by design’
  • 17.
    open 30 yrlimit person related 3rd party rights business critical data focus & ‘everything by design’, not fences
  • 18.
    2 local datainventories a first step
  • 19.
    local is whereyou are, but not the data pro’s
  • 20.
    value, impact policy issue peopleopen data connecting people and issues needs data knowledge
  • 21.
    Actief uitnodigend published inventorytriggers demand http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhammza/492882480/
  • 22.
    new local datameans new relations & choices
  • 23.
    inventories help havingthe right conversations external stakeholders data person policy maker 3rd party internal stakeholders domain specialist legal person
  • 24.
  • 25.
    starting points • liststructured data sets only • up to 80 facets • policy domain, internal usage, current availability, technical details, legal aspects, and concerns
  • 26.
    don’t make assumptions, becausehouse not in order • don’t assume your list of applications will tell you • don’t assume IM knows • don’t assume people know • don’t assume people know details, look inside with them • don’t assume it is what it says on the tin
  • 27.
    • actually usedapplications • all units, actual work • data structures and content • large projects / programs • external communications • cross reference it all deep dive www.flickr.com/photos/jphotos/5945632837/
  • 28.
    tactic 1: externalteam • consistent, no assumptions • experience • re-use of results • client buy-in can be low • hand-over can be hard • the work is not an intervention itself
  • 29.
    tactic 2: ext./clientteam • train client team • consistency • experience & re-use • needs more scripted approach • quality can be issue • client team continuity • islands likely remain
  • 30.
    tactic 3: clientteam / employees • train client team • very scripted approach • process facilitators • adoption designed into process • work shifted to colleagues • general buy-in critical • quality output trade-off • no guaranteed adoption
  • 31.
    28Typical situation (local67%, <5%, 33%) Data inventory Province Fryslân 2016 • 1055 data sets found (767 geo) • 201 public (19%), of which 151 (14%) open data (all geo) • 841 more could be public (79%), after changes (304, 29%) • 17 (2%) must stay closed
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    allows filtering onall relevant questions
  • 33.
    published, and usedto select next publication round
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    www.flickr.com/photos/dteslya/4254871326/ Legal (GDRP, infosec) IT/architecture(infosec) Data people (data q, openness) Archiving Policy people (openness as instrument) involving all from start helps handover
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    summary • information householdis often of poor quality • tear down the ‘fences’ • inventories help make a start, if you see it as a conversation tool not just another list • helps connect ‘everything’ by design, as step towards mature data governance • articulates demand, allows data as policy instrument
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    Thank you. Merci.Hartelijk dank. All photos: Ton Zijlstra, by
 Except screenshots, and where mentioned on the photo. Slides: Ton Zijlstra / The Green Land, by nc sa Slides: https://grnl.eu/in Site: https://thegreenland.eu Contact: ton@thegreenland.eu @ton_zylstra