engaging the open data community - shopt it 2016
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The perspective of the open community
SHOPT IT - 12-05-2016
Hello!I am Pieter-Jan PauwelsYou can find me at @PJPauwels (Twitter) or [email protected]
and today I want to introduce you to why Open Data communities are the best communities to work with.
= Open Knowledge Groups & Chapters
our chapter
I’m part of a global network
“We believe in a world where
knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.
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3 projects that bring together the Open Knowledge Community
in Belgium
The conferenceThe hackathon
The summer campAwarenessIdeation Incubation
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“Open Belgium is the only event
in Belgium where all Open Knowledge related groups come together.
- Pieter Colpaert
government industry
academia community
iRail OpenStreetMap
Creative Commons
community
Open Access
Open Tourism
Community Driven
Excerpt from the last programme
● State of Open Knowledge in Belgium● Open Cities, Smart Cities● The importance of accessibility data● Council decisions as Linked Open Data● BE versus NL Dataderby● ‘Open Data what’s next’-debate● Going beyond hackathons ● And so much more...
1Day
42speakers
22sessions
2016 edition
Open Belgium 2017
Opening Call for presentations in September.
Somewhere in Feb / March 2017 in Brussels - Tour & Taxis
Matching Open Data providers with Diplomats and hackers.
What is #Diplohack Brussels ?
A 24-h hackathon held at the Council of the EU, #DiploHack Brussels brought together diplomats, developers, designers,
journalists, academics…to ‘hack’ European data for good
What was Open Knowledge Belgium role?
- Hackathon and open data expert
- Social Media & Website communication
- Community Outreach- Pre-event Data Webinar- Event Management
#Diplohack Brussels First Edition
What came out of it?
- Newly formed and dedicated teams
- 6 high-quality MVP which work through various European datasets
- Winner team makes it to TransparencyCamp Europe in Amsterdam
- Potential for sustainable concept
Data markets
providers
Diplomats and
knowledge experts
Hackers and European citizens
Civil Society and tech
Diplohack Attendee Nationality
Diplohack BrusselsThe attendees were not per se
very Belgian, a lot of people were from the Brussels Bubble as well as from abroad.
Open Summer of code 2016Students learning to use Open Data to create
Open Source applications
open Summer of code is...
An intense 4 week Open Source programme giving young potential students with development, communication, business and design skills a summer job with a real challenge:
Transforming open innovation projects into powerful real-world services for real organisations and companies while we provide the training, the network and necessary support.
16Days
6 to 10projects
25students
or what we call a triple win...
Partner WIN: Partners have a way to inject external innovation into their digital environment with a product, service or feature they need.
Student WIN: Young potential students get the holiday job focussed on what they love and are good at, with the necessary training and support.
Open Knowledge WIN: We promote Open Data use and Open Source coding to a new generation of students and co-create with innovative businesses.
Triple win system
StudentsOpen Knowledge Belgium
Summer of code partners
through matchmaking
and some #oSoc DNA
Thanks!Any questions?You can find me at @pjpauwels & [email protected]
http://openbelgium.be
http://diplohack.brussels/
http://summerofcode.be
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