[open-government] Next steps for this Working Group

Mon Feb 20 17:42:27 GMT 2012

Sounds fun (and important, and usefull, yeah... but I like it when it's
also fun!) :)

Just doodle it!

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Pedro Markun

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Daniel Dietrich
<daniel.dietrich at okfn.org>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> this mail is about the Working Group itself. Its up since early 2010, and
> since then it has done a great job as one of the main channels for the
> emerging open data community.
>
> There are about 700 people on this mailing list. However most are not
> represented on the wiki:
>
>        http://wiki.okfn.org/Working_Groups/Government
>
>
> People from the WG have helped to boot the open data manual (now called
> handbook) and the Open Government Data Camp (OGDCamp) in 2010 and 2011.
>
> My feeling is that the WG is really a great resource. People share news
> and ideas and ask questions. Member of the working group have wisdom and
> expertise to answer a lot of these questions. That is in itself a lot!
>
> However I am wondering what should we do next? Could we as a working group
> do more? Are there projects we should focus on? What would you like to do
> at the WG?
>
> Also, this working group has never had regular calls. So here is a
> proposal:
>
> Lets have a regular conference calls to discuss these and other questions.
> In other working groups the calls have shown to a good additional channel
> to the conversation on mailing list.
>
> What the working group should do in 2012. I have created a pad to
> brainstorm ideas:
>
>        http://opengovernmentdata.okfnpad.org/call
>
> If people think thats a good idea I will boot a doodle poll to find a date
> for this.
>
>
> All the best
> Daniel
>
>
> PS: we have also re-worked the WG website at:
> http://opengovernmentdata.org/ and would like to hear what you think it
> is missing, what you like or unlike!
>
>
>
> --
>
> Daniel Dietrich
> Coordinator Open Government Data WG
> Chairman OKF Germany
>
> Open Knowledge Foundation
> Promoting Open Knowledge in a Digital Age
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