introduction keynote to hackdemocracy
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Introduction keynote to the first HackDemocracy meetup that took place in Brussels on Thursday 16th of December 2010. Presentation made by @xdammanTRANSCRIPT
BrusselsDecember 16, 2010
Special thanks
• @ramonsuarez + @betagroup
• @jeremylv (logo)
• @Today’s presenters
• @you
What’s a hacker?
“A community of enthusiast computer programmers and systems designers, ...”
(wikipedia)
Hackers do great things
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8KVOe_y08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8KVOe_y08
fun
but does it really make the
world move forward?
Meet Democracy...
http://mps-expenses.guardian.co.uk/
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/11/ff_311_new_york/all/1 via @eschnou
... and change the world
A community
PEOPLE in public institutions
and Hackers
defining together
the future of our
Democracies
We celebrate innovations for more democracy
Today’s presentations
1. “Pirate Party, Wikileaks & the Anonymous”By @jurgenvoltaren
2. “Open data in public-private partnerships: how citizens can become true watchdogs” By @jonvanparys from @WheresMyVillo
3. “iRail: using openData to provide a better service to SNCB/MMBS commuters”By @pietercolpaert
4. “TweetYourMep.eu: Connecting citizens to MEPs all over Europe”By @acoomans
5. “Coming up: 2010/0273”By @teirdes
• After the meetup (9pm)
• Make an app/website/something before sun rises
• Democracy related
Hackathon
• To cover beers and pizzas (~€200)
THANK YOU
Donations
• WANTED: Organizer for #HackDemocracy Brussels (@HackDemocracyBru)
• Opening new chapters‣ San Francisco (@HackDemocracySF)
‣ Washington DC (@HackDemocracyDC)
‣ ...
What’s next?
• Follow us on twitter:
http://twitter.com/HackDemocracy
• Join the meetup group:
http://meetup.com/HackDemocracy
Keep in touch
Special thanks
• @ramonsuarez + @betagroup
• @jeremylv
• Today’s @presenters
• @you
• Follow us on twitter:http://twitter.com/HackDemocracy
• Join the meetup group:http://meetup.com/HackDemocracy
• Contact me: @xdamman
Keep in touch