Implementation of Platform for Central Distribution of Public Open Data (GR0016)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Greece Second Action Plan for 2014-2016
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
Support Institution(s): NA
Policy Areas
Access to Information, E-Government, Open DataIRM Review
IRM Report: Greece End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Greece 2014-2015 Progress Report
Starred: No
Early Results: Marginal
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information
Implementation i
Description
Within the context of the implementation and operation of the Greek Government G-Cloud Datacenter, a new central site will be implemented for gathering, storing, disposing and searching open data and linked open data. It will consist of the open data portal data.gov.gr serving citizens and businesses for data retrieval, the website submit.data.gov.gr serving authorized officials in documenting, describing and disposing open data, and a set of specialized tools that through published APIs will deliver all necessary interoperability services for extracting information from systems, devices, applications and third party platforms. Thus the platform will (automatically) collect through standardized processes data generated from the IT systems of public bodies, and will make it available to citizens and businesses.
IRM End of Term Status Summary
Commitment 2.3. Central open data platform
Commitment Text:
Within the context of the implementation and operation of the Greek Government G-Cloud Datacenter, a new central site will be implemented for gathering, storing, disposing and searching open data and linked open data. It will consist of the open data portal data.gov.gr serving citizens and businesses for data retrieval, the website submit.data.gov.gr serving authorized officials in documenting, describing and disposing open data, and a set of specialized tools that through published APIs will deliver all necessary interoperability services for extracting information from systems, devices, applications and third party platforms. Thus the platform will (automatically) collect through standardized processes data generated from the IT systems of public bodies, and will make it available to citizens and businesses.
Milestones –Timescales
The milestones and implementation timescale have as follows:
• 2.3.1 Signing of the implementation contract (July 2014)
• 2.3.2 Implementation Study completion and commencement of pilot phase of the platform (November 2014)
• 2.3.3 Roll-out of the platform with all the available open data sets (June 2015)
Responsible institution: Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
Supporting institution(s): None
Start date: June 2014 End date: June 2015
Commitment Aim:
A common issue in information access policies is creating a web platform to act as a central open data repository. The Greek government had created an initial version of a central platform as of 2013. This commitment aims to take the experimental version of the national open data web platform to a new, fully operational level. The goal of the new data.gov.gr portal is to establish standardized, automatic collection processes for data generated from public IT systems and make this data available to citizens and businesses.
Status
Midterm: Limited
At the midpoint assessment, Greece had completed only one out of three commitment activities. The new version of the data.gov.gr website (Milestone 2.3.3) was up and running during the midterm progress report period. The only missing feature of the platform was a tool that would facilitate the automatic, direct uploading of data from public agencies. However, Greece had not yet begun Milestones 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 regarding the signing of a contract, implementation study and pilot phase. The government altered both Milestones following delays that resulted in transitioning the platform development to in-house resources and expertise. As of the midterm, the contract signing was rescheduled for April 2016.
End of term: Substantial
Based on the discussions between The Openwise IRM research teams and government officials during the interministerial OGP government group, the data portal is still pending the automatic uploading feature that would facilitate the immediate publishing of datasets from public agencies. According to the public employee who was responsible for the in-house development of data.gov.gr, the Ministry of Finance has attempted to use the application program interface (API) in order to produce the automatic uploading functionality. Also, the government has published the annual report that evaluates the overall implementation of the open data policies.[Note 12: The annual report is available here: https://diavgeia.gov.gr/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/%CE%95%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%88%CE%BA%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%B7.pdf.] Beyond stating the importance of open data, this document emphasizes the need to encourage more agencies to publish their data by employing promotional actions and planning cooperation with academic and research centres. Given that data.gov.gr website is essentially operational and a steadily increasing number of agencies are publishing their data and information, The Openwise IRM research team conclude the overall completion level of this commitment is substantial.
Did it open government?
Access to information: Marginal
This commitment intended to address the lack of a central online repository in which public agencies could provide their data in appropriate, machine readable formats. Greece expected the revamped data.gov.gr to rectify this deficiency by providing a central platform for public agency data. As a result, a growing number of public agencies provided datasets and information to the website. However, despite the growing number of agencies publishing diverse data (limited only by national security and personal data considerations), there lacked an increase in data quality. The Openwise IRM research team and CSOs concluded problems remain mainly with the quality of datasets in terms of available formats and the actual utility of the released public data.[Note 13: Email discussions held during the midterm report with Theodoros Karounos, Vice President of Greek Free Open Source Society and Spyros Athanasiou, researcher, Athena research Center.] Advanced uses of the data, such as developing applications, is hindered by the fact that many datasets are not machine readable. Potential utility of the released data remains low in many cases where agencies publish hyperlinks that bring users to announcements of textual information on their websites instead of accessible datasets.[Note 14: Some of the most recent examples of this practice can be found at “Tables fines items,” data.gov.gr, http://data.gov.gr/dataset/pinakes-stoixeiwn-epiblh8entwn-prostimwn/resource/6b2fc6d8-e045-4be0-bf9e-ff740b087c54 and at “Popular Register – File Procedures,” data.gov.gr, http://data.gov.gr/dataset/dhmotologio-arxeio-diadikasiwn/resource/e5887576-c4af-4428-af4e-a6ac7477ebdb.] While quantity remains an issue given the small fraction of participating agencies, CSOs are more concerned with data quality.[Note 15: “Interministerial OGP” (interview, Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, 31 Aug. 2016).] Thus, The Openwise IRM research team conclude this commitment’s implementation had only a marginal effect on opening government.
Carried forward?
The third action plan does not carry forward this commitment. This omission might be due to the fact that the central online platform data.gov.gr is operational and experiencing steadily increasing numbers of publicly available open datasets. A future action plan should focus on targeting open data commitments to address civil society concerns about the quality of released data.
Commitments
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Open Education Data
GR0065, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Rural Development Data
GR0066, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Immigration Data
GR0067, 2019, Access to Information
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Open National Defense Data
GR0068, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Ministry of Interior Data
GR0069, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Administrative Reconstruction Data
GR0070, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Economic Data
GR0071, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Local Government Data
GR0072, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Justice Data
GR0073, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Environmental Data
GR0074, 2019, Access to Information
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Open Culture and Sports Data
GR0075, 2019, Access to Information
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Framework Law on Open & Participative Governance
GR0031, 2016, Capacity Building
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Participation in the Assessment of the Public Sector
GR0032, 2016, Capacity Building
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Publicity of Organisational Charts & Entities of the Public Sector
GR0033, 2016, E-Government
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Accountability and Settlement of Disputes Between the Citizens and the Public Sector
GR0034, 2016, Legislation & Regulation
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Guide and Standardization for the Provision of Services & for Procedures Per Service/Entity
GR0035, 2016, Capacity Building
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Improvement of the Open Deliberation Procedure
GR0036, 2016, Capacity Building
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National Register of Line Managers of the Public Administration (Register)
GR0037, 2016, Capacity Building
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Implementation of the Assessment of Employees and Services and Control Methods
GR0038, 2016, Capacity Building
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Implementation of a System for the Selection of Managers
GR0039, 2016, Capacity Building
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Digital Repository for Pubic Administration Studies
GR0040, 2016, Capacity Building
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Provision of Open Cultural Data
GR0041, 2016, Access to Information
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Geospatial Maritime Data
GR0042, 2016, Access to Information
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Ship/Company and Seafarer Registers
GR0043, 2016, Access to Information
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Marine and Maritime Activity
GR0044, 2016, Access to Information
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Public Property Open Data
GR0045, 2016, Access to Information
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KPI’s for the Implementation of Public and EU Financed Projects
GR0046, 2016, E-Government
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Data and Statistics for Greek National Exams
GR0047, 2016, E-Government
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Protocol Digitization
GR0048, 2016, E-Government
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Informative Actions on Open Data for Young People in Secondary and Higher Education
GR0049, 2016, Access to Information
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Open Education
GR0050, 2016, Access to Information
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Provision of Open Data for Justice
GR0051, 2016, Access to Information
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Enhanced Statistical Data of Justice Open to the Public
GR0052, 2016, E-Government
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Open Provision of Geo-Data
GR0053, 2016, Access to Information
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Open-Participatory Budget
GR0054, 2016, Access to Information
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Regional Council Platform (Open Regional Council)
GR0055, 2016, E-Government
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Open - Participatory Budget
GR0056, 2016, E-Government
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Capture and Evaluation Platform for Regional Technical Projects
GR0057, 2016, E-Government
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City Dashboard
GR0058, 2016, Access to Information
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Online Consultation Platform
GR0059, 2016, E-Government
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Open Data Index for Cities and Local Administrations
GR0060, 2016, Access to Information
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Linked, Open and Participatory Budgets
GR0061, 2016, E-Government
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School of Data for Public Servants
GR0062, 2016, Access to Information
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The Collaborative Wikification of Public Services Procedures
GR0063, 2016, Capacity Building
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Strengthening Openness and Accessibility of the Parliament
GR0064, 2016, Access to Information
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Institutional and Technological Upgrading of Transparency Program
GR0012, 2014, Access to Information
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Public Participation in Decision Making
GR0013, 2014, Capacity Building
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Integration of PSI Directive on the Re-Use of Public Sector Information
GR0014, 2014, Access to Information
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Regulatory Amendments for the Management and Provision of Open Data
GR0015, 2014, Access to Information
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Implementation of Platform for Central Distribution of Public Open Data
GR0016, 2014, Access to Information
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Provision of Open Geospatial Data
GR0017, 2014, Access to Information
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Provision of Open Cultural Data
GR0018, 2014, Access to Information
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Provision of Open Data for Offshore Companies
GR0019, 2014, Access to Information
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Open Provision of Public Sector Critical Data Sets
GR0020, 2014, Access to Information
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Open Invitations for Filling Posts in the Public Sector
GR0021, 2014, E-Government
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Public Administration Organizational Chart Publication
GR0022, 2014, Capacity Building
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Coordination and Monitoring of Open Government Policy
GR0023, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Reorganization of Inspectorate Bodies and Strategic Alliance Development Against Corruption
GR0024, 2014, Anti-Corruption
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Tracking Changes on Bills (From Submission to Voting by Plenum)
GR0025, 2014, E-Government
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Usability and Functionality Improvements of the ‘Parliamentary Transparency’ Section of the Hellenic Parliament Website
GR0026, 2014, E-Government
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Improvement of the Hellenic Parliament Website and Implementation of New Standards-Technologies
GR0027, 2014, Access to Information
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Provision of Historical Parliamentary Documents to the Public
GR0028, 2014, E-Government
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Enhancement of Social Media Policy in the Hellenic Parliament
GR0029, 2014, E-Government
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On Line Provision of Exhibitions
GR0030, 2014, Capacity Building
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Increase Number of Legislative Acts Going Through Online Deliberation
GR0001, 2012, Legislation & Regulation
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Capitalize on Citizen Comments and Suggestions
GR0002, 2012, Public Participation
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Operate Central e-Procurement Information System
GR0003, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Operate Central ERP Information System
GR0004, 2012, E-Government
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Operate Central HRMS Information System
GR0005, 2012, E-Government
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Open Data Regarding Prices, as Collected by Prices Observatory
GR0006, 2012, Access to Information
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Resolve Legal Issues Regarding State Geo-Data
GR0007, 2012, Land Rights and Spatial Planning
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Offer Additional Taxation Data
GR0008, 2012, Fiscal Openness
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Augment Functionality of the Transparency Program
GR0009, 2012, E-Government
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Publicise Public Sector Procurement Information
GR0010, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Enable Open, Transparent and Safeguarded Document Circulation
GR0011, 2012, E-Government