Open Knowledge Festival for free knowledge | The H

[From Google's English] " ... From 15 to 17 July, the place in the Berlin culture Brewery Open Knowledge Festival instead. Are expected to more than 1000 participants from 60 countries to exchange information about all aspects of the free movement of knowledge, of Open Data to Open Transportation. The most prominent spokesperson is Neelie Kroes she is responsible to the European Commission for the Digital Agenda. Two years after the Open Knowledge Festival in Helsinki, the organizers of the Open Knowledge Foundation want in the spirit of Tim Berners-Lee stronger influence on governments and authorities to deal with the topic of Open Data and Freedom of Information. Thus, the Omidyar Network ago reflections on Open Data Charter, which in final version on the G20 meeting to be presented in Australia. On all three days manifest is working on an open data that is set up as a social contract between citizens and their governments. In this work one can participate online, otherwise there are still tickets for the entire festival. Around the Open Knowledge Festival in Berlin, there are a variety of side events and hackathons on the topic - Open Fashion to Open Bank Project. The festival is also planned that a German Open Science Group constituted. In parallel with this approach can be found in the Potsdam citable Software Publication Hackathon held, which deals with the open publication of scientific software code. ( Detlef Borchers ) / ( keh ) ..."