A gap: 2 groups
Techies Policy makers
OKFN Belgium* - Goal: closing the gap
*incubating chapter
iRail vzw - Digital creativity in mobility
Because I'm here:
FlatTurtle bvba - realtime digital signage
And because I'm here anyway (bis):
Random Hacks of Kindness
if(Coding for a better world + Open Data == A match){let's invite OKFN Belgium;
}© 2012 Maarten Cautreels
Everyone ♥ Open Data
Or almost everyone...
Kenia has open data
And Belgium?
lot of work needed
Apps For Flanders
Hackathon trajectory OKFNGoal: stimulating use of Open Data in Flanders
Datasetshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/16KC3GaD3xkV7VcKZBBlLXrwnYrqkvPHvnnGkZXZQsww/edit
Flemish Open Data Day
When: 15th of JuneLocation: BrusselsA lot of policy makers invited Let's show what's possible with Open Data(Most interesting project with open data at RHoK will be presented there)
Idea
Map to decide where to live, taking various parameters (open data) into account Taxes
Schools in neighbourhood
Interesting places
Real estatePublic transport
And so on...
Technology choices?
OpenStreetMap
GeoJSON
JavaScript
API interface
Leaflet
2012The year of Open Data in Belgium
Open Knowledge FoundationPieter Colpaert@pietercolpaert