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This Venn diagram maps the
relationship between big
data and open data, and how
they relate to the broad
concept of open government.
There are a few important
points to note.
1. Big data that's not open
is not democratic: Section
one of the diagram includes
Image 1: all kinds of big data that is
Venn Diagram kept from the public – such
The List of as national security data.
Data Categories This kind of big data gives
an advantage to the people
The data categories studied by GODI reflect key data that is relevant who control it but may
for civil society at large. These include: disempower the rest of us.
It's this kind of big data that
Category What is GODI Why is it important Characteristics
looking at? has become most
controversial.
Budget National government Open budget data allows for Budget for each national government
budget at a high level. well-informed publics. It department, ministry, or agency 2. Open data doesn't have
This is planned shows what money is spent Descriptions for budget sections to be big data to matter:
government on, how public funds develop Budget separated into sub- Modest amounts of data can
expenditure for the over time, and why certain department, political program, or
upcoming year, and activities are funded. expenditure type have a big impact when it is
not the actual made public. Data from local
expenditure.
governments, for example,
Spending Records of actual Open spending data shows Government office which had the can help citizens participate
(past) national whether public money is transaction in local budgeting, choose
government spending efficiently and effectively Date of transaction
at a detailed used. It helps to understand Name of vendor healthcare, analyze the
transactional level. spending patterns and to Nominal amount of individual quality of local services, or
Data must display display corruption, misuse, transaction
ongoing expenditure, and waste. Individual record of each transaction build apps that help people
including transactions navigate public transport.
Procurement All tenders and Open procurement data may Tender phase 3. But, when the
awards of the enable fairer competition Tenders per government office government turns big data
national/federal among companies, allow to Tender name into open data, it's especially
government detect fraud, as well as Tender description
aggregated by an deliver better services for Tender status powerful. Government
office. governments and citizens. Award phase agencies have the capacity
Awards per government office and funds to gather very
Award title
Award description large amounts of data, and
Value of the award opening up those datasets
Supplier's name
can have major economic
Election This data category To enable the highest level Results for major national electoral benefits. Applying open data
Results looks at results for the of transparency, the Index contests
latest national assesses polling station-level Number of registered votes principles to big data can
electoral contest. data. Polling stations are the Number of invalid votes help solve some of the
Election data informs locations at which voters cast Number of spoiled votes difficult issues that big data
about voting their vote. Having this data Data available at the polling station
outcomes and voting allows for independent level has raised. The biggest
process. scrutiny of each stage of the threat to public wellbeing is
voting and counting process.
the risk that private,
Company Lists of registered Company registers may be Name of company personal data can be
Register (limited liability) used to enable customers Company address collected and used as big
companies. and businesses to see with Unique identifier of the company
whom they deal, or to see Register available for entire country data in ways the subjects of
where a company has the data – namely, all of us –
registered offices.
may not want or approve of.
Land Maps of lands with The Index focuses on Property Value (price paid for Paradoxically, opening up
Ownership parcel layer that describing the rules and transaction or tax value)
displays boundaries. processes of land property. Tenure Type this sensitive data, in a
Also a land registry Responsible use may enable specific and controlled way,
with information on tenure security and increase may actually make it more
registered parcels of the transparency of land
land. transactions. secure.

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