UK National Information Infrastructure 31 October 2013

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Description

Over the summer of 2013, the Cabinet Office started to develop the processes to support the maintenance of a dynamic NII. We can now launch a first iteration which will be the basis for user feedback and the identification of additional datasets. The processes for defining the NII can be broadly outlined as follows: a) Identifying and maintaining an inventory of data held by government; b) Prioritising data to be included in the NII; and c) Supporting organisations to release data, where possible. The Cabinet Office has developed an over-arching framework for the NII to be used as a “thinking tool” in engaging with the NII. Without this framework it will be hard to communicate the function and benefits of the NII. The framework combines a high-level categorisation of government data and characteristics of different types of data to provide a framework for the processes and identify early candidates for inclusion in the NII. The data themes in the framework for the NII relate primarily to characteristics of the organisation which hold the data and also reflect the high level categories of data in the G8 Open Data Charter. Transparency was one of the key three priorities of the recent G8, chaired by the UK where all G8 Leaders signed up to a set of principles specified in an Open Data Charter. G8 members identified 14 high-value areas, jointly regarded as data that will help unlock the economic potential of open data, support and encourage innovation, and provide greater accountability to improve our democracies. The UK has aligned these categories to inform the creation of its NII. Datasets listed against Transport and Infrastructure include datasets owned and held by government agencies, ALBs and the wider transport industry, reflecting the organisation of information in the sector. Overlaying these data themes, we have analysed user feedback, ODUG benefits cases, applications and services which successfully use government data, and expert feedback to develop 4 primary uses of data. These are: a) Location: Geospatial data which can inform mapping and planning. b) Performance and Delivery: Data which shows how effectively public bodies and services are fulfilling their public tasks and the delivery of policy. c) Fiscal: Government spend, procurement and contractual data as well as data about the financial management of public sector activities. This also includes data that government holds about companies which may be of value to users. d) Operational: Data about the operational structure, placement of public service delivery points and the nature of the resources available within each of them.

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General Information

• This data is described at

  http://data.gov.uk/dataset/national-information-infrastructure Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• This data is published by

  Cabinet Office Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The data is published on

  http://www.data.gov.uk Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

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Legal Information

• This data was

  originally created or generated by its curator Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The rights statement is at

  http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/2/ Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• This data is available under

  UK Open Government Licence Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• This data contains

  no data about individuals Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• There are

  no rights in the content of the data Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The content has been

  marked as public domain Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The rights statement includes data about

  its data licence Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

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Practical Information

• The data appears in this collection

  http://data.gov.uk Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• This data changes

  no Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The lag between creation and publication of this data is

  minimal Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Data quality is documented at

  http://data.gov.uk/library/guidance-to-departments-on-developing-the-uk-national-information-infrastructure-nii Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Quality control processes are described at

  http://data.gov.uk/library/national-information-infrastructure-narrative Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The data is available

  for a long time Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The data is

  backed up offsite Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The website links to the data from

  http://www.data.gov.uk Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• This data is referenced from

  http://data.gov.uk/library/national-information-infrastructure-narrative Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

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Technical Information

• This data is

  machine-readable Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The format of this data is

  a standard open format Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Structured data is published

  in a structured data format Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The data includes

  persistent identifiers Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The provenance of this data is

  no Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Releases follow this consistent URL pattern

  http://data.gov.uk/data/resource/nii/20131031_NII_DGU_I1.csv Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The persistent identifiers

  no, the identifiers can't be used to find extra information Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• This data can be verified using

  http://www.data.gov.uk Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

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Social Information

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  title Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  description Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  release date Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  publisher Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  keyword(s) or tag(s) Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Find out how to suggest improvements to publication at

  http://data.gov.uk/contact Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Discuss this data at

  http://data.gov.uk/dataset/national-information-infrastructure Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Contact the curator through these social media accounts

  https://twitter.com/DataGovUK Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Community engagement is done by

  http://data.gov.uk Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Tools to help use this data are listed at

  http://data.gov.uk/dataset/national-information-infrastructure Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  modification date Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  release frequency Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  identifier Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  landing page Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  spatial/geographical coverage Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  temporal coverage Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The documentation includes machine-readable data for

  theme(s) Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• The technical documentation for the data is at

  http://www.data.gov.uk Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Find out how to contact someone about this data at

  http://data.gov.uk/contact Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

• Find out where to send questions about privacy at

  http://data.gov.uk/contact Do you think this data is incorrect? Let us know

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