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Mon May 13 12:53:20 UTC 2013

Hi Miguel,

Thanks for letting us know about this, the platform 
OpenDataLatinoamerica.org looks great! we'll be sure to keep an eye on 
it and remind our Local Groups based in the region about it.

Please keep us updated with how it progresses!

Zara

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On 05/10/2013 06:46 PM, Miguel Paz wrote:
> 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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