Hi All,
A friend of mine is doing this open-y conference thing in Galway, that
might be interesting to people on this list:
Opening Up Government Data
(Free Open Data seminar, as part of ‘Irish Open Data Week’)
Tuesday 8th November 2011-09-28
DERI, NUI Galway
www.deri.ie/about/open-data
Twitter: #iodw
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to invite you to Opening Up Government Data, an Open Data
information day, hosted by DERI, NUI Galway on Tuesday 8th November
2011. This free seminar is being hosted as part of Irish Open Data Week,
with many events taking place across the country. Opening Up Government
Data is targeted at public authorities, businesses, organisations and
citizens, and aims to demonstrate the benefits of Open Data through
open, facilitated discussions and hands-on sessions. In-house and guest
experts will be on-hand to offer advice and support based on their
experience.
What is Open Data?
The Open Data movement is a global initiative, with the goal to motivate
governments to make public information, such as transport,
infrastructure and education information, freely available and easily
accessible online. Examples include data.gov, the Open Data website of
the United States, and data.gov.uk, the Open Data website of the UK.
Today, more than 140 regions and countries are publishing their data
online. In Ireland, we do not yet have an official national Open Data
portal. However, in November 2011 Fingal County Council became the first
county to launch an Open Data website at data.fingal.ie. Nearly one year
on, Fingal remains the only Irish council to have an Open Data website.
What are the benefits of Open Data
The benefits of Open Data are both economic with the identification of
new business opportunities and social through increased transparency and
accountability. Examples of applications that can be built using Open
Data are ‘County Rank’, an application that compares how counties rank
in terms of service indicators such as housing, planning and
recreational services, or ‘UK School Finder’ an application that
displays information about all schools in a particular area.
For more information and to register for this free event, visit our
webpage or contact Deirdre Lee at [email protected]
Kind regards,
Deirdre Lee
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Deirdre Lee
Research Associate
eGovernment Domain (DEG)
DERI, NUI Galway
IDA BusinessPark, Lower Dangan,
Galway, Ireland
[email protected]
skype: deirdrelee
+353 91 495336
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