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Fri May 10 16:46:00 UTC 2013

Hi everyone
I would like to announce for anyone interested that Poderomedia Foundation
and PinLatam are launching OpenDataLatinoamerica.org, a regional data
repository to free data and use it on Hackathons and other activities by
HacksHackers chapters and other organizations.
We are doing this because the road to the future of news has been littered
with lost datasets. A day or so after every hackathon and meeting where a
group has come together to analyze, compare and understand a particular set
of data, someone tries to remember where the successful files were stored.
Too often, no one is certain. Therefore with Mariano Blejman we realized
that we need a central repository where you can share the data that you
have proved to be reliable: OpenData Latinoamérica, which we are leading as
ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellows.
If you work in Latin America or Central America your organization can take
part in OpenDataLatinoamerica.org. To apply, go to the website and answer a
simple form agreeing to meet the standard criteria for open data. Once the
application is approved, you will receive an account to start running and
managing open data, becoming part of the community.
Together we are stronger, and we can do great things. We’re waiting for you
at OpenDataLatinoamérica.org.
More information:
http://ijnet.org/blog/opendata-latinoamerica-will-bring-together-data-across-region

Best

Miguel Paz
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