Checklist for technology and publication of open data Version 1.0 2017-01-30 Date: The checklist regards the overall set of data (remember that an overall set of data could be opened in different steps of sophistication for example both as quality secured data and as a report, this is often good): The overall set of data exist in: Participants: [Name, roll/titel] Contact person in the operation: [Name, telephone number, e-mail] The target group for this checklist is primarily service providers, intra-service or the participants that is managing the technical management of the system that keeps the set of data today. Before you start filling out this checklist you should fill out the checklist for publication of open data. Introduction Data and information is used synonymously within this document. The checklist is made for those that is working and administering the IT-system the information exists in (intra-service or another administrating party) within the City of Gothenburg that will publish information as open data. For the curious there is more information about creating open data on and in a process for open data development developed by The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ( and process picture). Consumer and citizen service has support for operations that want to make data accessible. Contact: 1. How should the information be made accessible? The target groups needs decide how the information should be made accessible. What needs does the target groups have? There are central recommendations that can be used as a foundation to a decision. How is the information retrieved and kept updated (for example automatic downloads from systems or manual work of an administrator)? Which formats should the information be provided in? (for example Csv, xls, api)? Is there one or several standards/product specifications that should be followed? Yes/No Which: Yes No Which: Should a product specification/standard be developed? () Yes No If the information need to be converted to other formats, how is this done? Is further needs that need to be satisfied for the information to be opened up?
Checklist for technology and publication of open data Version 1.0 2017-01-30 Date: The checklist regards the overall set of data (remember that an overall set of data could be opened in different steps of sophistication for example both as quality secured data and as a report, this is often good): The overall set of data exist in: Participants: [Name, roll/titel] Contact person in the operation: [Name, telephone number, e-mail] The target group for this checklist is primarily service providers, intra-service or the participants that is managing the technical management of the system that keeps the set of data today. Before you start filling out this checklist you should fill out the checklist for publication of open data. Introduction Data and information is used synonymously within this document. The checklist is made for those that is working and administering the IT-system the information exists in (intra-service or another administrating party) within the City of Gothenburg that will publish information as open data. For the curious there is more information about creating open data on and in a process for open data development developed by The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ( and process picture). Consumer and citizen service has support for operations that want to make data accessible. Contact: 1. How should the information be made accessible? The target groups needs decide how the information should be made accessible. What needs does the target groups have? There are central recommendations that can be used as a foundation to a decision. How is the information retrieved and kept updated (for example automatic downloads from systems or manual work of an administrator)? Which formats should the information be provided in? (for example Csv, xls, api)? Is there one or several standards/product specifications that should be followed? Yes/No Which: Yes No Which: Should a product specification/standard be developed? () Yes No If the information need to be converted to other formats, how is this done? Is further needs that need to be satisfied for the information to be opened up?
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