personal story on how things led to creation of hackdeoverheid

powerless and lost in the crowd

“There are only two certainties in life: death and taxes”

Hacking tax forms

Barcamp methodology

The application building track

National data catalogs

National data catalog NL in production

Go linked data, go open data!

What we’re doing 2011

“Hi can you put us in touch with….”

Data Journalism

Building apps.

“A barcamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event.”

Barcamp >> Govcamp

Barcamp as methodology leaks across domains

Barcamp >> Bookcamp

It’s a viral and spreading fast because it feels good

Bookcamp >> Papercamp

It teaches people new skills and improves existing ones

Papercamp >> [_fill in blank_] camp

How to build an app secret formula

1.An great idea + 2.a data source (3.a bit of web programming code x 4.some sleek visual design= 5.freshly baked sometimes working/ (sometimes not) web prototype !!

Data driven news

Data driven news

Newspaper club

Political Process focused projects

Political Process focused projects

Data visualization helps explain complex systems

Travel times, property prices

“Checking in” provides location-specific services

A local version of “Fixmystreet”

Credits

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkbait/http://www.flickr.com/photos/knolleary_papercamphttp://www.flickr.com/photos/scraplab/4016849260/http://www.geekologie.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/daleremote

Contact

Who: JAMES BURKESite: www.hackdeoverheid.nl Twitter: @hackdeoverheidSite: www.lifesized.net Twitter: @lifesized Email: james@hackdeoverheid.nl

THANKS

Credits

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharkbait/http://www.flickr.com/photos/knolleary_papercamphttp://www.flickr.com/photos/scraplab/4016849260/http://www.geekologie.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/daleremote

Contact

Who: JAMES BURKESite: www.hackdeoverheid.nl Twitter: @hackdeoverheidSite: www.lifesized.net Twitter: @lifesized Email: james@hackdeoverheid.nl

THANKS