INITIATIVES Focus area 6 An efficient utilities sector PUBLIC SECTOR DATA AS A GROWTH DRIVER 5.1 5.3 OPEN PUBLIC SECTOR DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION DATA In order to promote public sector data, including the commercial use of this type of data, a common public sector partnership will be set up comprising Open Data DK, Danish Regions, and the Danish Business Authority. This partnership will consult with businesses and experts to establish a better overall picture of existing open data and promote efforts to ensure access to more open data. The objective of the partnership is also to promote the use of open data, including by ensuring clear framework conditions for use, as well as draw attention to the value of using data, for example through hackathons and the establishment of a public-private data space. 5.2 SMART CITY PARTNERSHIP A joint public sector partnership for Smart Cities will promote the use of smart digital solutions and data in urban development efforts as well as support the commercial potential of Smart City solutions. The Partnership will select three to five action areas for focussed efforts to promote the deployment of good Smart City solutions. This could be in areas such as green and sustainable development, intelligent traffic management systems or use of sensor data. 40 DIGITISATION MUST PROVIDE GOOD CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH New, more accurate and reliable GPS data holds the potential to alter the way authorities and private businesses solve problems, and render their problem-solving more efficient and effective. An analysis will be carried out of public sector and commercial needs for establishing a common public infrastructure for positioning and navigation data. The analysis will serve as the basis for deciding on implementation of one or two pilot projects. Danish society is dependent on good and efficient utilities. The utilities sector supplies electricity, gas, district heating, water and telecommunications services to consumers and it collects and manages waste and wastewater. In 2014, total costs of production in the electricity, gas, district heating, waste and wastewater sectors amounted to billions of DKK, corresponding to 2.5 % of the overall Danish economy. Data on the utilities sector is important for local government decisions about urban and business development projects or for their efforts to build future-proof critical infrastructure for society (to prevent flooding, for example). At the same time, data on the utilities sector can play a significant role in strategic work by the public sector to realise a cost-effective transition of Danish society to less energy consumption, increased production, and more use of renewable energy. Therefore, we must be good at planning and managing the utilities area effectively and efficiently. This will require better and more coherent utilities data, which businesses, authorities and citizens alike can rely on and exploit. Need for shared utilities data Utilities data includes topography and terra- in data and water data, such as data about wastewater (sewer lines). Utilities data also includes data on the production and consumption of electricity, gas and heating, as well as data about cables, for example television, traffic-light and internet cables, etc. Many such data sets already exist, but these are often fragmented and difficult to find. The quality and relevance of the information is not homogenous, and it is often difficult to combine the types of data necessary to optimise operations. This also makes it expensive and difficult for public authorities and public sector companies to maintain the many different systems and databases in which the data is stored. Open and quality-assured data is therefore vital for efficient production and management in the utilities area. There is a great untapped potential in the using data as a driver to improve the efficiency of workflows and procedures in the sector. This will ensure higher returns on the Danish utilities infrastructure and, thus, lower prices for consumers and businesses. At the same, an improved data basis will provide new business opportunities for Danish businesses. This applies to the primary utility companies which can optimise their operati- DIGITISATION MUST PROVIDE GOOD CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH 41