Opening Key Public Datasets (DK0049)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Denmark Action Plan 2013-2014
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Agency for Digitisation (Ministry of Finance)
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Capacity Building, Fiscal Openness, Open Data, Publication of Budget/Fiscal InformationIRM Review
IRM Report: Denmark End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Denmark IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
Starred: No
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information , Technology
Implementation i
Description
Government data can be used as raw material in the development of innovative digital services in the private sector, and access to public data can create more transparency in government decision-making and administration. However, a number of key public datasets are only partially open and accessible to civil society
IRM End of Term Status Summary
Commitment 16. Opening key public datasets
Commitment Text:
Government data can be used as raw material in the development of innovative digital services in the private sector, and access to public data can create more transparency in government decision making and administration. However, a number of key public datasets are only partially open and accessible to civil society.
Milestones:
- Data on public spending ('government spending') completely opened. January 2015 June 2015
- Other key public datasets completely opened. June 2015 June 2016
- Updating the standard license for open government data. January 2015 June 2015
- Guidance and tools to support the opening of data, including information on the revised PSI law for public authorities. January 2015 January 2016
- Guidance on the scope for reusing public data, including information on the revised PSI law, civil society and other private actors. January 2015 January 2016
(Commitment published 7 January 2015 at
http://www.digst.dk/Servicemenu/English/Policy and Strategy/Open Government/Opening key public datasets)
Responsible institution: Agency for Digitisation (Ministry of Finance)
Supporting institution(s): None specified
Start date: 1 January 2015 End date: 30 June 2016
Commitment Aim:
Government-held data in Denmark is currently not available for public use unless provided on the data distributor (see Commitment #13) or on other platforms like Danish Statistics or the databank mentioned in Commitment #13. The available data varies in quality and format, which makes it hard to know the general characteristics of the data itself. This commitment aims to (1) open data on government spending, (2) update the standard license for open government data and (3) to publish easy to understand guidelines for opening of data.
Status
Mid-term: Limited
At the time of writing of the IRM progress report, the AFD had organized a workshop to discuss the topic of open data in public administration, but had not achieved the set milestones - implementation was thus coded as limited. For further information, please see the mid-term IRM progress report.[Note 60: Denmark IRM mid-term report 2014-15, http://www.opengovpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/01/Denmark_IRM%20Progress%20Report%202014-15_Final_eng.pdf]
End of term: Limited
The IRM researcher’s interviews with government representatives did not yield information to suggest that any progress happened during the last year of commitment implementation. Some of the milestones also lack specificity to determine the extent of their progress, stating for instance only “other key public datasets will be completely opened.” The IRM researcher was not able to determine what the “other” or “key” datasets were, to assess whether this milestone was completed. Government spending data that was meant to be “completely open” is only available via a freedom of information request and not in open data format.
The IRM researcher found a version of a standard license[Note 61: Most recent version of the standard license can be found here http://datafordeler.dk/om-data/vilkaar/)] comparable to the old standard license[Note 62: Standard license can be found here http://digitaliser.dk/resource/2432531] that was updated in September 2016 - after closing of the implementation period assessed in this report. There is no publicly available record of guidance and tools for supporting open data, or enough clarity in the commitment’s language to identify specifically what those tools were meant to be. Given that no further progress was made beyond that already reported in the mid-term assessment, this commitment remains limited in completion.
Did it open government?
Access to information: Did not change
On the Global Open Data Index, Denmark has a score of 70% for openness.[Note 63: Denmarks’ page on Global Open Data Index, Open Knowledge Foundation, http://index.okfn.org/place/denmark/] Work remains on effectively opening datasets, determining the quality and readability of the data released, and articulating criteria to identify key public data. Echoing the first action plan’s IRM report and the review of this action plan’s Commitments #12 and #13, the opening of more datasets and a cultural change in perception of bureaucrats concerning the importance of transparency is very important in this context.
The effect of this commitment on opening government was coded as “did not change” because it was not possible to verify the implementation levels for this commitment and because a freedom of information request was necessary to obtain government spending data.
Carried forward?
If this commitment is taken forward into future action plans, the IRM researcher recommends adding new activities to broaden its scope and scale:
•The mid-term self-assessment mentions the aspiration of this commitment to create a “manual” for citizens that describes different ways in which citizens can access and reuse public data.
• The government could develop a mechanism that ensures the systematic publication of data year by year;.
• The government could organize capacity building activities to teach citizens how to access and use data, for example via “hackathons.” A template or format for this might be the annual workshop on Denmark’s public finances of 2016, arranged by the Open Knowledge Foundation and the Danish newspaper Information[Note 64: Data workshop on public finances 2016, Open Knowledge Foundation on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/450192911854060/].;
• The government could allocate proper funding to implement open data initiatives.
Commitments
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Platform for Citizens to Access Data the Government Holds about Them
DK0068, 2019, Data Stewardship and Privacy
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Oversight Body for Social Services Claims
DK0069, 2019, Access to Justice
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Anonymous Whistleblower Portals for Justice System Employees
DK0070, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Open National Archives Data
DK0064, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Workplace Health and Safety Data
DK0065, 2019, Access to Information
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Climate Atlas
DK0066, 2019, Access to Information
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Publish Terrain, Climate, and Water Data
DK0067, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Data for Citizens and Media
DK0050, 2017, Access to Information
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Data Registers on a Shared Public Distribution Platform
DK0051, 2017, E-Government
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Information Portal for Day-Care Facilities
DK0052, 2017, E-Government
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Open Data and Smart City Forum
DK0053, 2017, Access to Information
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Open Data DK
DK0054, 2017, Access to Information
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Overview of Own Cases and Benefits
DK0055, 2017, E-Government
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Nationwide Deployment of Telemedicine
DK0056, 2017, E-Government
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My Log
DK0057, 2017, E-Government
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Civil Society National Strategy
DK0058, 2017, Marginalized Communities
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Report a Rule
DK0059, 2017, E-Government
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OGP Forum
DK0060, 2017, Public Participation
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Denmark’S Country Program for Uganda
DK0061, 2017, Aid
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The 18Th International Anti-Corruption Conference
DK0062, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative)
DK0063, 2017, Access to Information
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Service Check of Local Government Consultations
DK0034, 2014, Public Participation
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Call on All Municipalities to Facilitate Advance Voting
DK0035, 2014, Marginalized Communities
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Letter of Invitation to First-Time Voters Urging Them to Vote
DK0036, 2014, Marginalized Communities
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User Friendliness Requirements Regarding Digital Self-Service Solutions
DK0037, 2014, Capacity Building
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Plan for Inclusion During the Transition to Digital Communication
DK0038, 2014, Capacity Building
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Common Public Sector Digital Communication Campaign
DK0039, 2014, Capacity Building
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Principles for Collaboration on the Modernisation of the Public Sector as Well as the Establishment of a Centre for Public Innovation
DK0040, 2014, Capacity Building
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“Free Municipality” Pilot Projects
DK0041, 2014, Subnational
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Recommendations from Growth Teams
DK0042, 2014, Private Sector
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Strategy for Digital Welfare
DK0043, 2014, E-Government
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Implementation of a New Charter for Interaction Between Volunteer Denmark/Associations Denmark and the Public Sector
DK0044, 2014, Civic Space
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“Open Data Innovation Strategy” (ODIS)
DK0045, 2014, Access to Information
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Data Distributor for the Distribution of Basic Data
DK0046, 2014, Access to Information
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Open Government Camp 2014
DK0047, 2014, Capacity Building
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Open Government Assistance to Myanmar
DK0048, 2014, Aid
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Opening Key Public Datasets
DK0049, 2014, Access to Information
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Online Open Government Partnership Community
DK0001, 2012, E-Government
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Online OGP Handbook for Public Authorities and Institutions
DK0002, 2012, E-Government
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Management Labs and New Forms of Co-Operation
DK0003, 2012, Public Participation
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Consultation and Transparency of Development Aid Programmes: Design Aid Programmes
DK0004, 2012, Aid
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Innovate with Aarhus
DK0005, 2012, Capacity Building
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Citizen Self-Services: Increasing the Use of User Ratings in the Citizen’s Port Borger.Dk
DK0006, 2012, E-Government
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Open Government Camp
DK0007, 2012, Public Participation
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Renewed Effort for Open Government Data
DK0008, 2012, Access to Information
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Regional Initiative on Open Data
DK0009, 2012, Access to Information
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Reuse of Open Source Software in the Public Sector
DK0010, 2012, E-Government
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Citizen Self-Services: Binding Guidelines for Self-Service Solutions
DK0011, 2012, Capacity Building
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Citizen Self-Services: Guidance and Information on Accessibility to Digital Solutions
DK0012, 2012, E-Government
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Citizen Self-Services: Peer-To-Peer Learning Programmes to Help Citizens Use Digital Self-Service
DK0013, 2012, Capacity Building
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Citizen Self-Services: Location-Based Content and Re-Use of Content in Borger.Dk
DK0014, 2012, E-Government
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Less Reporting Through Increased Re-Use of Key Data
DK0015, 2012, E-Government
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Mypage” for Businesses
DK0016, 2012, E-Government
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Companies to Be “Born Digitally”
DK0017, 2012, E-Government
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Creating a Mediation and Complaints Institution for Responsible Business Behaviour
DK0018, 2012, Human Rights
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International Human Rights Conference
DK0019, 2012, Human Rights
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Promote Social Responsibility in the Fashion Business
DK0020, 2012, Private Sector
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Reporting on Human Rights and the Climate
DK0021, 2012, Human Rights
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Country by Country Reporting in the Extractive and Forestry Industries
DK0022, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Legislative Principles for the Digital Age
DK0023, 2012, Legislative
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Consolidated Key Data
DK0024, 2012, E-Government
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App Store for Digital Learning Resources
DK0025, 2012, E-Government
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Preparing a Digital Reform of the Public Welfare Areas
DK0026, 2012, E-Government
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Consultation and Transparency of Development Aid Programmes: Transparency in Aid
DK0027, 2012, Aid
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Tracking Progress of Universities’ Transition to Digital-Only Administrative Communication
DK0028, 2012, Education
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Disclosure of Status Reporting From the National IT Project Council
DK0029, 2012, E-Government
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Overview of Public ICT Architecture
DK0030, 2012, E-Government
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Publication of Educational Materials on the Government’s ICT Project Model
DK0031, 2012, Capacity Building
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Smart Aarhus and Smart Region: Smart Aarhus
DK0032, 2012, E-Government
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Smart Aarhus and Smart Region: Smart Region
DK0033, 2012, E-Government