Table of Contents
1. Introduction........................................................................................................................ 3
2. Social and political landscape............................................................................................. 3
2.1. Wikileaks and the Open Data movement................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2. Data Openness in EU................................................................................................................................................................ 6
2.3. Open Data in Latin America, Asia and Africa........................................................................................................................... 8
3. Emerging trends and issues related to Open Data............................................................. 11
3.1. Cost of not opening PSI is increasing...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2. Creative, unforeseen uses of local Open Data increase............................................................................................................ 12
3.3. Legal issues remain crucial..................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.4. The price of digitization.......................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.5. The nature of Open Government and the relationship between citizens and Government....................................................... 15
3.6. Clearer vision of the real risks and limits of Open Data.......................................................................................................... 16
3.6.1. Data alterations and financial sustainability............................................................................................................................................... 17
3.6.2. Real impact of data manipulation or misunderstanding............................................................................................................................. 17
3.6.3. Unequal access............................................................................................................................................................................................19
3.6.4. Lack of education to data............................................................................................................................................................................20
3.6.5. Lack of public interest................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
3.6.6. Unprepared Public Administrators............................................................................................................................................................. 22
3.7. The privacy problem............................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.8. Need to better define what is Public Data................................................................................................................................ 23
4. Conclusion: seven Open Data strategy and best practices suggestions............................. 27
4.1. Properly define and explain both Open Data and Public Data................................................................................................. 27
4.2. Keep political issues separated by economics ones................................................................................................................. 27