Open Data Portal (IT0020)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Italy, Second Action Plan, 2014-2016
Action Plan Cycle: 2014
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: AgID
Support Institution(s): All
Policy Areas
Access to Information, E-Government, Open Data, Public ParticipationIRM Review
IRM Report: Italy End-of-Term Report 2014-2016, Italy IRM Progress Report 2014-2015
Starred: No
Early Results: Marginal
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information
Implementation i
Description
The aim of this action is to boost transparency of administrative actions and foster the open data economy through the following activities: 1. Reinforcing the National Open Data Portal dati.gov.it. Firstly, the number and quality of datasets published on the national portal will be increased, through the release of all data mentioned in the National Agenda 2014 for the enhancement of public information resources; the portal will also host the catalogue of the applications developed through the re-use of PA open data; 2. Publishing the most important data for citizens and businesses. In parallel, a public consultation open to citizens and businesses will be launched in the portal dati.gov.it; it will be open to citizens and business for the identification of further information to be released in addition to those already provided by the National Agenda. The future versions of the National Agenda will include the results of such consultation; 3. Hackathons and contests will be organized to promote the re-use of published data. These will involve specific categories (students, associations, start-ups) or will be thematic (data concerning food, traffic, public expenditure, etc.). A national contest will also be organized to reward the best applications developed using data from the portal. The action is in line with similar international initiatives, for example the G8 Open Data Charter signed by Italy in 2014. AgID shall take all necessary actions to provide standards for the creation of qualitative PA open data.
IRM Midterm Status Summary
Commitment 4. Open Data Portal
Commitment Text:
The aim of this action is to boost transparency of administrative actions and foster the open data economy through the following activities:
- Reinforcing the National Open Data Portal dati.gov.it. Firstly, the number and quality of datasets published on the national portal will be increased, through the release of all data mentioned in the National Agenda 2014 for the enhancement of public information resources; the portal will also host the catalogue of the applications developed through the re-use of PA open data;
- Publishing the most important data for citizens and businesses. In parallel, a public consultation open to citizens and businesses will be launched in the portal dati.gov.it; it will be open to citizens and business for the identification of further information to be released in addition to those already provided by the National Agenda. The future versions of the National Agenda will include the results of such consultation;
- Hackathons and contests will be organized to promote the re-use of published data. These will involve specific categories (students, associations, start-ups) or will be thematic (data concerning food, traffic, public expenditure, etc.). A national contest will also be organized to reward the best applications developed using data from the portal.
The action is in line with similar international initiatives, for example the G8 Open Data Charter signed by Italy in 2014. AgID shall take all necessary actions to provide standards for the creation of qualitative PA open data.
Specific objectives
For citizens: a) greater transparency; b) possibility to use innovative online services; c) improved quality of life.
For companies: a) availability of open data to develop goods and services; b) greater transparency; c) possibility to use innovative online services; d) simplified relations with the PA.
For PA: a) rationalization of expenditure; b) encouraging the reuse of open data; c) greater confidence; d) increase of productivity.
Responsible institution: AgID
Supporting institution(s): all
Start date: January 2015 End date: December 2015
Commitment Aim:
This commitment aimed at improving transparency and facilitating the re-use of data by making it available in open format. More specifically, the commitment set out to:
· Reinforcing the National Open Data Portal dati.gov.it;
· Make “public interest” data widely available to for citizens and businesses;
· Increase the re-use of open data by promoting civic initiatives like hackathons and national context.
Status
Mid-term: Substantial
Based on the information gathered by the IRM researchers, this commitment had been substantially completed in the first year of implementation, with ongoing improvements to the number of datasets released and on the quality of data being released.
An upgrade of the website http://www.dati.gov.it, was completed on 05 June 2015. However, the quantity and the quality of the datasets need further improvement and many national institutions had not released datasets in open format, and in other cases the datasets were not updated.
The AgID had made further attempts to give citizens a tool for re-using open data with four main updates:
- OpenEXPO (http://dati.openexpo2015.it/it), related to expenditure on the international Exhibition held in Milan from May to October 2015;
- SoldiPubblici (http://soldipubblici.gov.it/), related to the expenditures of Public Administrations;
- ItaliaSicura (http://italiasicura.governo.it/) on hydro-geological instability.
- Maker Faire (http://ed2015.makerfairerome.eu/thebighack/?lang=it/) a hackathon targeted at developing apps related to online communication.
In particular, the publication of data on the expenditures of all Public Administrations was achieved in part on 20 January 2015 (http://www.soldipubblici.gov.it), a month after the publication of the plan.
For more information, please see the 2014-2015 mid-term IRM report.
End of term: Substantial
Based on monitoring activity on the website conducted by the IRM researcher on monthly basis, there was no further progress on the implementation of the commitment since the mid-term IRM report.
Apart from minor updates and a review of the information architecture of the website, the IRM researchers could not find evidence of any further attempts by the government to make progress on the commitment whose level of implementation remains substantial as in the mid-term report. The government’s self-assessment report is silent on this point.
Did it open government?
Access to Information: Marginal
Improving participation and accountability on public spending and the policy making process requires that the most relevant information be accessible, in an open machine-readable format, and available to all stakeholders. However, until the establishment of the Open Data portal, there was no single platform ensuring easy access to sharable public data. Given that the portal has been established only relatively recently, the effect that this commitment has had on government openness in Italy, to date, is incipient. By completing an upgrade of the online portal in 2015, the government provided stakeholders with access to relevant and updated information regarding the public administration reform.
However, given that the quantity and the quality of the datasets need further improvement and many national authorities had not released datasets in open format, and in other cases the datasets were not updated, the change in government practice has been marginal.
Although the commitment was not considered to be relevant for civic participation per the language, as it was implemented, the government began to engage more with citizens through hackathons and public initiatives. However, not to an extent that suggests sustained, changes in government practice to this extent.
Carried forward?
The scope of the commitment has been carried over to the next action plan and it has still been assigned to AgID. In fact, commitment 1 includes the implementation of the National Agenda for the promotion of the Public Information Assets as part of a new strategic framework called "Three-Year Plan for ICT in Public Administration".
This commitment would provide for: i) Databases of interest national, ii) data sharing between public authorities and iii) Re-use of public data (Open data). In particular, the new tool will be represented by a "dataset basket" (updated annually) that will be used to identify databases that administrations would make available in open format from 2016 onwards. That basket will support the government for the effective opening of datasets with the overall objective to increase the availability, usability, how to access and re-use of government data, in order to pursue effectively the objective of an overall enhancement of public information.
Commitments
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Open Data
IT0057, 2019, Access to Information
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Transparency
IT0058, 2019, Access to Information
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Register of Beneficial Owners
IT0059, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Support to Participation
IT0060, 2019, Capacity Building
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Regulation of Stakeholders
IT0061, 2019, E-Government
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Culture of Open Government
IT0062, 2019, E-Government
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Corruption Prevention
IT0063, 2019, Access to Information
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Simplification, Performance, and Equal Opportunities
IT0064, 2019, E-Government
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Digital Services
IT0065, 2019, Capacity Building
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Digital Citizenship and Skills
IT0066, 2019, Capacity Building
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Shared National Agenda for the Enhancement of Public Data
IT0023, 2016, Access to Information
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Opening Data on Mobility Through Opentrasporti
IT0024, 2016, Access to Information
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Istat Linked Open Data
IT0025, 2016, Access to Information
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Access and Reuse of Data from the Education System
IT0026, 2016, Access to Information
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OpenCUP Portal – National Registry of Public Investment Projects
IT0027, 2016, Access to Information
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Firenze Open Data
IT0028, 2016, Access to Information
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FOIA: Implementation and Monitoring
IT0029, 2016, Access to Information
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(More) Transparent Administration
IT0030, 2016, Capacity Building
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Social Networks for Transparency in PA
IT0031, 2016, Capacity Building
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Transparency of Data on Penitentiaries
IT0032, 2016, Capacity Building
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Consip Tenders’ Dashboard
IT0033, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Transparent Milan: Public Registry of Elected and Appointed Representatives
IT0034, 2016, E-Government
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Open Administration Week
IT0035, 2016, Public Participation
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Strategy for Participation
IT0036, 2016, Capacity Building
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Public Works 2.0
IT0037, 2016, Capacity Building
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Rome Cooperates
IT0038, 2016, Access to Information
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Bologna Decides and Transforms
IT0039, 2016, Capacity Building
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Supporting and Protecting Whistleblowers
IT0040, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Follow the UBB
IT0041, 2016, Access to Information
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Opencoesione Plus
IT0042, 2016, Access to Information
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OPENAID 2.0
IT0043, 2016, Access to Information
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Anticorruption Academy
IT0044, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Network of Digital Animators
IT0045, 2016, E-Government
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Schoolkit: a Strategy to Value Best Practices in Education
IT0046, 2016, Capacity Building
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Monitor the Education Reform “La Buona Scuola”
IT0047, 2016, Capacity Building
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Transparency Registry of the Ministry for Economic Development
IT0048, 2016, Capacity Building
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Roma Capitale - Transparent Agenda
IT0049, 2016, Capacity Building
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Transparent Milan: Public Agenda of Meetings of Public Decision-Makers
IT0050, 2016, E-Government
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Italia.It
IT0051, 2016, Capacity Building
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Deployment of SPID to Support Innovation
IT0052, 2016, E-Government
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Observatory on Digital Rights
IT0053, 2016, Capacity Building
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Lecce - Start-Up in the City
IT0054, 2016, Capacity Building
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Promoting Digital Skills
IT0055, 2016, Capacity Building
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Becoming Digital Citizens
IT0056, 2016, Capacity Building
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Open public procurement data
IT0067, 2016, Access to Information
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Transparent regulations
IT0068, 2016, E-Government
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Digitalize administrative processes
IT0069, 2016, Access to Information
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Environmental evaluations portal
IT0070, 2016, E-Government
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Digital system for waste managment data
IT0071, 2016, E-Government
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Guidelines for Senate consultations
IT0072, 2016, Open Regulations
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Participa!
IT0017, 2014, E-Government
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Equip Public Administrations (PA) for Participation
IT0018, 2014, Capacity Building
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TransPArenti+1
IT0019, 2014, Access to Information
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Open Data Portal
IT0020, 2014, Access to Information
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Follow the Money (Soldipubblici)
IT0021, 2014, Access to Information
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Digital Citizenship
IT0022, 2014, Capacity Building
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Transparency Portal
IT0001, 2012, E-Government
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Better Regulatory Framework Against Corruption Within the Public Administration
IT0002, 2012, Anti-Corruption
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Information System on the Status of Actions Falling Under the Unitary Regional Planning
IT0003, 2012, E-Government
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Cost Measurement and Reduction
IT0004, 2012, Public Participation
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How To... (Initiative to Promote Transparency on Public Authority’S Websites)
IT0005, 2012, E-Government
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Quantitative and Qualitative Development of Relations with Citizens and PA Stakeholders
IT0006, 2012, Legislation & Regulation
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Facilitate Publication and Reuse of Public Data
IT0007, 2012, Legislation & Regulation
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Enhancing the National Open Data Portal (Www.Dati.Gov.It)
IT0008, 2012, Access to Information
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Promoting National Open Data Standards
IT0009, 2012, Access to Information
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National Open Data Contest
IT0010, 2012, Access to Information
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Preparation of the National Plan for Smart Communities
IT0011, 2012, Subnational
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Public Consultation on New Policies and New Legislations
IT0012, 2012, Public Participation
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Enhancing Participation and Collaboration in Territorial Innovative Actions
IT0013, 2012, Subnational
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Opening up of New Areas for Public Service Development and Delivery
IT0014, 2012,
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ICT Infrastructure Enhancement in Public Administrations
IT0015, 2012, E-Government
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Cloud Computing Strategic Plan, Creation of PA Data Centres Within a Public-Private Partnership
IT0016, 2012, E-Government