1. Dr. Muhammad Khurram Khan, D.Eng. Center of Excellence in Information Assurance King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Email: mkhurram@ksu.edu.samkhurram@ksu.edu.sa Web: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/khurramhttp://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/khurram First Open Data Forum, Abu Dhabi - UAE, 28-29 April 2014

2. MAIN TOPICS TO COVER  Open Data  Why Open Data?  Power of Open Data  Open Data Ecosystem in GCC  Promoting Open Data Ecosystem in GCC  Open Data Innovation and Entrepreneurship in GCC

3. DIKW MODEL Data is at the root of all science and engineering developments. Data alone is interesting but when it is analyzed, it becomes a powerful tool A knowledge-based society is a key driver for socio-economic growth, but the knowledge will have to be more accessible, more relevant and localized

4. “Open Data are all stored data which could be made accessible in a public interest without any restrictions for usage and distribution” WHAT IS OPEN DATA?

5. Transparency Collaboration Participation Open Government Data Principle * Open Government Directive, USA, December 2009 OPEN GOVERNMENT CONTEXT

6. Because…  It belongs to everybody  Usually, it’s been paid with public money  It generates economic value  It creates better citizens  It promotes transparency (governments, science, corporations, …) WHY OPEN DATA?

8. OPEN DATA APPLICATIONS To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk Thomas A. Edison, US inventor (1847 - 1931)

9. POWER OF OPEN DATA In the 1980s, the United States launched satellites into space so the military could have precise location data for training, monitoring, and missions. Nearly two decades later, ordinary citizens were given access to that data stream. The $26.67 billion GPS market is possible only because of that open location-data stream During the Haiti earthquake, people on the ground were uploading data via GPS which in effect, created a detailed representation and timeline of the city on Open Source Map that was then used to aid relief efforts The Climate Corporation combines Big Data, climatology and agronomy to protect the $3 trillion global agriculture industry from increasingly extreme weather with fully automated weather insurance products

10. POWER OF OPEN DATA

11. TRUST & INTEGRITY OF OPEN DATA

12. OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM

13. OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM IN GCC UAEKSABAHRAINKUWAITOMANQATAR AUTHORITYEmirates e- Government eGoverment Program Yasser eGovernment Authority eGovernmentIT Authoritye-Government PORTALgovernment.aesaudi.gov.sadata.gov.bhe.gov.kwoman.om/opendatawww.qix.gov.qa DATA FORMATXML, ExceL, Word, PDF ExcelExcel, PDFPDFXML, ExceL, Word, PDF PARTICIPATION FEATURES Allowed but no clear policy NILAllowed but no clear policy NIL Allowed but no clear policy COLLABORATION FEATURES Allowed but no clear policy NILAllowed but no clear policy NIL Allowed but no clear policy

14. Open Data Strategy and Framework PROMOTING OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM IN GCC

15. Public Participation and Collaboration PROMOTING OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM IN GCC

16. Cooperate, Share and Learn with Partners (Best Practices) PROMOTING OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM IN GCC

17. Open Data Innovation Challenge and Contest PROMOTING OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM IN GCC “Innovate to transform open data in to value”

18. GCC Open Data Partnership Initiative PROMOTING OPEN DATA ECOSYSTEM IN GCC

19. SMARTPHONE PENETRATION: POTENTIAL SOURCE FOR OPEN DATA INNOVATION Source: Statista

20. INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GCC: QUADRUPLE HELIX MODEL

21. “Open Data is going to help launch more startups. It’s going to help launch more businesses … It’s going to help more entrepreneurs come up with products and services that we haven’t even imagined yet”. US President Barack Obama, May 9, 2013