1. ASK Presentation to the Board Executive Meeting February 5, 2014 Kim Ellison, Co-Chair Open Data Committee / API Working Group Collaboration & Transformation SIG Open Data API Project

2. Ask Project Request June 2014 Objective: Request to ACT EC ▫Read, and share the Open Data API best practices with your team. ▫Have your agency begin to understand what ownership of different APIs versus Apps means to TCO. ▫Provide feedback to the Open Data API Committee so that our team will improve future research to benefit agencies. Benefits to ACT EC Agencies ▫These best practices can support agency strategies for citizens to access information on a full range of devices: desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and the many devices that are yet to come. ▫Agency personnel will gain better understanding of options deployed by other agencies and benefits derived from sharing data. 2

3. C&T SIG Open Data API Project Purpose of this project: ▫Identify the policies and best practices utilized by agencies for sharing open data using APIs The working group will create the following deliverables: ▫A brief prelude to the www.howto.gov/api for a non- technical federal executive on why and how to share data  1 page overview / infographic roadmap showing best practices in sharing information ▫A white paper focused on federal agency best practices ▫A panel discussion to publicize the findings of this committee 3

4. C&T SIG Open Data API Sponsors & Team Collaboration & Transformation SIG GAP Advisory Team ▫Bethany Letalien, OPM ▫Kim Taylor, USDA ▫William Barlow, DoD Collaboration & Transformation SIG Leaders ▫Linda Garcia, SAP, SIG Co-Chair ▫Martha Przysucha, GSA, SIG Co-Chair ▫Rachana Kulkarni, Citi US, SIG Vice Chair Open Data Committee / API Working Group ▫Kim Ellison, The Mercator Group, Co-Chair ▫Alma Duque, Citizant, Co-Chair 4

5. C&T SIG Open Data API Project Timeline Interviews with Agency Contacts Start Jan 1 Completion dependent on the number of interviews completed Data Collection Start Jan 1 Completion ETA March 1 Data Analysis & Findings Start: Dependent upon receipt of completed interviews Completion 2-3 weeks after the close of data collection 1-Page Overview / Infographic Dependent on Data Analysis and feasibility of creating the infographic Best Practices White Paper Mid March - April Open Panel Discussion May 3 to 4 Speakers 5 Jan Feb March April April/May May/June

6. Innovative Methodology: Survey Tools A number of innovative approaches has been employed for the API project and includes the tools techniques below: Train the interviewers: ACT-IAC Interview Process Overview Presentation ▫The training videos are on Youtube and cover the IAC interview methodology ▫How to Interview Video1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym5efjgFk3whttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym5efjgFk3w ▫Questionnaire Video2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkBlQcYNrGAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkBlQcYNrGA Development of Survey Questionnaire ▫Question topic matrix to organize the questions ▫Two versions including an Interviewer Script Questionnaire  Added definitions and supporting questions to explain intent and prompt answers Online Data Entry: Survey Monkey ▫Use for online survey data entry and to quickly aggregate interview data Stretch Goal: Incorporate secondary research sources, as available & applicable 6

7. 7 Survey Question Distribution These topic areas, including demographic information will be used to perform the analysis.

8. Ask Project Request June 2014 Objective: Request to ACT EC ▫Read, and share the Open Data API best practices with your team. ▫Have your agency begin to understand what ownership of different APIs versus Apps means to TCO. ▫Provide feedback to the Open Data API Committee so that our team will improve future research to benefit agencies. Benefits to ACT EC Agencies ▫These best practices can support agency strategies for citizens to access information on a full range of devices: desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and the many devices that are yet to come. ▫Agency personnel will gain better understanding of options deployed by other agencies and benefits derived from sharing data. 8

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