[open-government] Fwd: Switzerland - Make.opendata.ch Hackathon

Mon Aug 29 19:18:59 BST 2011

This looks fantastic! :-)

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Dear all

A new initative is started in Switzerland and it looks like the topic
of opendata is getting some momentum also in Switzerland:

"The first Open Data Hackathon in Switzerland
30 September – 1 October 2011
Zürich and Lausanne"

http://makeopendata.ch/index.en.php

"After initiating the debate in national politics and the media, it is
now time to make open data happen: right here, right now, with the
tools at hand, the data within reach, to bring out the ideas everybody
is coming up with. We are kick-starting a community of designers,
coders, communicators and activists to help Switzerland move towards a
more ‘direct data democracy’ for participation, transparency and
accountability from the grassroots.

We are plugged into an international community of people passionate
about getting together for open data."

Best
Daniel

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Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org

http://twitter.com/jwyg