Harnessing Data for Value Creation 24 th August 2012 Arthur Lee, Deputy Director, Government Infocomm Governance Division, IDA
Introducing data.gov.sg First-stop Portal to access publicly-available government data Launched in June 2011 Part of the egov Masterplan s thrust on co-creation Initiated by MOF and IDA on behalf of the whole-of-government, with strong support from the Department of Statistics and the Singapore Land Authority 2
Strategy Create a sustainable data ecosystem to catalyse demand and drive supply of Government data Innovate with Data Harnessing Value of Data Demand - Use of data Supply - Availability of data Consistent Data Quality Improved Data Access Contribute more Data 3
data.gov.sg Data shared: o o 7,500 from 57 agencies, textual and spatial datasets Objective: Leverage people and private sector to create value for economy and benefit public at large through: o Generation of ideas o Catalysing development of useful applications o Facilitation of research Applications developed: 90 4
Use Government Data Data Catalogue Search or browse from over 7,000 datasets from more than 50 government agencies Resource Page for Developers Use publicly-available APIs that have been developed to allow easy access to government data 5
Share Apps on data.gov.sg Share and browse more than 90 applications that have been developed using government data What kind of apps can be shared on the AppShowcase? Use at least one set of government data e.g. map data from OneMap Web or mobile-based apps Free or chargeable apps How can I share my app? Submit details of your app via the Application Showcase form on data.gov.sg 6
Past Initiatives
Past Initiatives Keep track of daily hours spent on personal health Get landmark info by pointing their camera at it Get statistics on energy consumption Alert when & where lightning will strike Crowd source ideas ideas4apps Challenge o Feb Apr 2012 o > 700 ideas received o Citizens voted best ideas Develop geospatial apps isingapore@work CFC o Apr Dec 2011 o 9 apps developed Develop mobile apps AppVenture Challenge o Jan May 2011 o 18 apps developed SLA s OneMap Challenge o Dec 2011 Mar 2012 o 17 apps developed 8
i-singapore Catalysing Private Sector Geospatial Applications Dynamic Real-time Navigation Quantum Inventions Business Intelligence ShowNearby Job Scheduling for Building Inspection & Maintenance Maek Consulting [Workforce Productivity] Neighbourhood Community Geo-tagging MapKing Trusted Co-broking Platform for Real Estate Agents StreetSine [Demand-Supply Matching] Location-based Commerce Surround Networks
AppVenture Challenge Winners Other Apps Developed by Private/People Sectors buuuk Weather Info Germs Factory Parking Info Nanyang Poly Pasir Ris Park attractions
SLA s OneMap Challenge Winners Other Apps Developed by Private/People Sectors
Current and Upcoming Initiatives
Harnessing Data for Value Creation Call-for-Collaboration A collaborative effort by 10 agencies to catalyse the use of government data in developing innovative solutions The CFC aims to enable the private sectors to use government data for the following purposes: Improve productivity at personal, group, community and workforce levels; Provide recommendations to enable citizens to make lifestyle choices; and/or Enhance business operations, planning and decision-making for enterprises and public sector organisations. 13
Scope of CFC Optimised Mobility Contextual Content, Connecting People Catalyse the development & adoption of solutions using government data Healthy Lifestyle Conservation & Environment Business Planning 14
Focus Areas Proposals must use at least one government dataset (spatial or textual) from any of the following focus areas: Focus Area Business Planning Conservation and Environment Contextual Content, Connecting People Optimised Mobility Healthy Lifestyle Participating Agency General EMA, NEA, NParks NLB LTA HPB, NEA MOF, IDA, SLA, DOS Deadline for proposal submissions: 31 August 2012 Details of the CFC can be found on www.data.gov.sg 15
Elsevier s CodeForScience Competition Catalyse the development of applications for use by researchers primarily based on Elsevier s data services 16
So how can my business use government data?
Derive Value from Government Data Informed-decision-making Create data visualisation tools and methods to allow the presentation of data in impactful ways that enable informed decision-making for both businesses and citizens Analysis and planning Analyse trends and patterns, as well as forecast future occurrences, to assist in business planning activities Improve Productivity Incorporate government data in day-to-day business operations to enable optimisation of resources and processes in an organisation Derived datasets Combine with data from other sources to result in a derived dataset that could add to the robustness of current or new solutions 18
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