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2. Open by Default Pilot Project Overview
Prepared by TBS Chief Information Officer Branch
Information Management – Open Government
May 2017

3. THE BIG PICTURE

4. Problem Statement Current Situation Why is it this way?
At the core, GC information is trapped inside the GC and isn’t being leveraged by citizens or key stakeholder groups
Citizens lack a meaningful way to interact with their government, and the GC does not yet have a full understanding of citizens’ interests
Collaboration and consultation happens too late in the game, typically when everything has already been decided
Systems don’t allow citizens to “see behind the curtain”
Public interface is boring and static
Public servants are nervous about sharing uncooked, unvetted information
Why is it this way?
Showcase a technical way to allow citizens backstage
Explore and bring forward fresh ideas to address challenges (e.g., official languages and accessibility)
Partner with outside experts to make this a fun and useful experience
Guide public servants to be open by default in a safe way
Proposed Solution

5. Open by Default Pilot – Goals
To provide public access to non-sensitive federal information and data, in a timely manner, as part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to openness and transparency… and to do this by default.
To encourage public engagement, moving from a passive engagement model to a proactive, community driven one.
To demonstrate agile procurement in action through a hackathon prize and maintenance contract.

6. A Game Changer
OPEN BY DESIGN: This is the first critical step in moving the Government of Canada to becoming truly open and transparent.
PLATFORM: We are setting up an Open Research framework where we will achieve true citizen engagement and participation. The world has already moved to platforms likes Kaggle etc. – we cannot be left behind.
PROCUREMENT: This will be the first time that we’ll be procuring through a contest. The winner will receive a one year “maintenance” or development contract.

7. Embracing the digital and open age means…
Citizen-centered, community driven
Online, being where the people are
Actively engaged
COLLABORATE
Collecting and connecting data and information
Leveraging the network of networks
Harvesting the wisdom of the crowd
INNOVATE
Building solutions in an agile, iterative, and collaborative way
Leveraging cross-functional and inter-departmental teams
Just in time information
BE AGILE
Better services and information to Canadians
Showcasing how open by default helps collaboration
Telling the story
DRIVE
RESULTS

8. What? Another Pilot??? COME SEE WHAT WE’RE DOING
SMALL GROUP, BIG IDEAS
This pilot is the first step in helping the GC become Open by Default by unveiling areas of information, to allow the public to see what we’re working on behind the scenes.
To start things off, TBS-CIOB has partnered with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Heritage Canada (PCH), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Statistics Canada (StatsCan), and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to determine how best to operationalize the concept of Open by Default in the federal government.
CH… CH… CH… CH… CHANGES
RECYCLE, REDUCE, REUSE
As part of the pilot, we will be looking at what it takes to open up a window into the inner-workings of government. This will also help reveal the cultural changes required to bring about an Open by Default mindset within the public service.
As an initial step, the pilot will leverage the existing open.canada.ca portal and departmental document repositories (such as GCDOCS) to provide a technical platform to get things going.

9. Open by Default Use Case – Everyone Wins1 2 3
GC climate change scientist
Captures today’s field notes – draft working document saved in GCDOCS and made available through the Open by Default portal.
Province of Newfoundland researcher
Sees the field notes and finds them relevant to the research she is currently conducting. Connects her draft notes and some datasets to the field notes in the portal.
Student at UQAM
Uses the research package as a reference for her thesis, shares widely and asks questions via social media.
START
HERE 5 6 4
NGO focusing on food quality and safety
Is made aware of this research package through social media. Sees potential for repurposing some of its data as evidence for food quality and climate change research. Shares with the international community.
Researcher at UBC
Provides additional information in his area of expertise on animal migration patterns. Connects with GC scientists to collaborate. Shares augmented research package with academic community.
Doctors in Saskatchewan
Use NGO’s research findings and publish open information on increases in certain types of food-borne aliments 8 9 7
Private sector data scientist
Merges climate change scientist’s field notes with various open data sources and develops data visualizations to help identify key target problem areas.
Reporter
Makes connection between climate change, food quality, and the rise of food-borne illnesses based on visualizations. Reports on this topic.
Health/PHAC/AAFC Canada Scientists
Use published open information in emergency management information sessions 12 11 10
GC decision makers
Determine where research dollars are spent. Invest money into further agriculture and climate change research.
GC policy makers
Initiates policy review with community groups as a result of citizen concern.
Canadian citizens
React to the media reports on social media. Influence the national agenda.
Being Open by Default
ADDS VALUE and
INCREASES VALUE.
In the end, everyone wins.

10. SCOPE & TIMELINE

11. 1 2 3 4 Open by Default Project Scope
Build a solution to enable Open by Default within the GC
Develop the foundation, leveraging existing IT solutions within the GC (GCDOCS, CKAN etc.) 1
Engage with citizens and key stakeholders to ensure relevance of content and to establish a feedback loop
Putting the people who will be using the information at the heart of the process, and including them the early stages of the conversation is the key to success 2
Invest in change management to help operationalize the Open by Default concept in the GC
Focus on the people, processes, and information needed to drive Open by Default adoption within Departments 3
BUILD
SOLUTION
ENGAGE
WITH CITIZENS
OPERATIONALIZE
OPEN BY DEFAULT
Organize a hackathon event to help define the path forward
Hold a discovery/pathfinding hackathon in the fall 2017 to turbo charge the platform 4
ORGANIZE
HACKATHON

12. Timeline and Milestones
2017
April
May
June
July
August
September
Project Overview
Scope and approach defined
Stakeholders engaged
Technical solution with initial content launched
Hackathon announced
Hackathon
event
IT Solution
Architecture
Build solution
Test
Stabilize and monitor
Engage with Citizens and Key Stakeholders
Identify eligible, valuable content
Public communications plan and branding
ID target audiences and partners
Engage target audiences and create feedback mechanism
Operationalize Open by Default
Change mgmt plan, feedback loop
Change mgmt and start training employees
Hackathon
Define hackathon objectives
Build awareness and communicate
Hackathon logistics and preparation

13. Remind us again why we’re doing this?
Government and its information must be open by default. Simply put, it is time to shine more light on government to make sure it remains focused on the people it was created to serve – you!
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau