Closing feedback loops for more & better open data in Switzerland | Opendata.ch conference | Open Knowledge International Blog

ab1630's bookmarks 2018-07-12

Summary:

"Last week, the annual open data conference in Switzerland took place in St. Gallen. In this post, Oleg Lavrovsky, activist for Open Knowledge and board member of the Swiss Chapter, shares a look back at the event showcasing the latest developments in the country, with results of the first Open Data Student Awards. For more coverage, photos and links visit Opendata.ch/2018. The #opendatach conference is, for the dedicated, a 24 hour event – starting this year around 6pm on Monday, when Rufus Pollock joined us in Zürich, lasting until 6pm on Tuesday July 3, as a light apéro and quick clean-up closed the doors on the eighth annual gathering of the Swiss Open Knowledge community. A group of organizers and core contributors spent a balmy afternoon perched in the loft at the Impact Hub, debating the state of the nation – which a recent ch.okfn.org blog post recounts – reviewing the recommendations of our Task Force, distributing and discussing the new book. A short night later we were on an early train with Hannes Gassert, checking waypoints over cups of green tea...."

Link:

https://blog.okfn.org/2018/07/10/closing-feedback-loops-for-more-better-open-data-in-switzerland/

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oa.new oa.events oa.switzerland oa.data oa.awards oa.sustainability oa.trends oa.europe oa.open_science oa.students oa.awareness oa.rdm oa.advocacy oa.economics_of

Date tagged:

07/12/2018, 15:22

Date published:

07/12/2018, 11:22