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2.3 Results
The Seoul Open Data Plaza is an initiative that Seoul is proud to share with the world. During its launch in
2012, the portal featured 921 public datasets and the number of Open API downloads were at 85 million. At
present, the numbers have greatly increased and the portal now provides 4,561 datasets and the number of
Open API downloads have reached 10 billion. The sharing of Seoul’s public data has resulted in increased
citizen participation and the development of 132 applications and 70 infographics by individuals and
companies that have made living in Seoul more convenient. The Seoul Open Data Plaza has also boosted
data-related business in Korea, and its basic system has been adopted by the Gangwon Provincial
Government and Ulsan City in Korea for their respective open data systems.
In October 2013, the legislation for “Public Data Open Policy” was enacted as the Seoul Open Data Plaza was
gaining popularity. City administration has improved with better access to data and the facilitation of
transparency in the areas of how SMG is financed and managed. Social and economic welfare were also
improved as various services were developed through the Seoul Open Data Plaza.
Figure 4 – Some applications developed from the data provided by the Seoul Open Data Plaza
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