Hi Everyone, Ankur had a great question about theme for next years Bangalore Open DataCamp. I wanted to move it to its own thread.
We didn't really have a theme in March. We just kinda looked at data in general with an understanding of a shared value that data should be open. Since we're aiming for two days next year we can fit more talks. We can also try to be more balanced and explore what are the strengths and weaknesses of open data. I have been flirting around with one major theme and then a few sub themes. These are pretty general but we can narrow them down if they are of interest or throw out your own and we can see from there. My Theme Ideas. "Data is a Starting Point" - This was a big data year. With things like Data.Gov.In launching and the Census becoming available, as well as, interest in data growing (i.e. Data Camps and Fifth Elephant). What happens once we have data? Looking at the strengths and weaknesses of data, especially in governance and journalism. How to filter is, identifying high value datasets, enhancing conversations about methodology and formats. etc. Sub Theme Ideas "RTI to Open Data" - How do we bridge the gap between RTI and Open Data, connecting the two in a way that can benefit people in both spaces. "Data for Sustainability" - The sexy term for development is sustainable everything. But what does that mean and how can data help in this end. What projects are really using data well to create sustainable solutions. What do you all think? What are some of your ideas for a themes? -- Nisha Thompson Mobile: 962-061-2245 -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected].
