[euopendata] Open Data Manual -> with possible funding!

Thu Jun 10 18:53:57 UTC 2010

Hi Antti,

On 08.06.2010, at 16:41, Antti Jogi Poikola wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In todays call I will introduce a interesting opportunity to get funding for the "Open Data Manual"
> 
> Notes from today's call are available at:
> 
>  http://pad.okfn.org/okfn-euopendata
> 
> A couple of other things:
> 
>  1. We're starting work on an 'open data manual' pulling together
> relevant bits and pieces we've worked on in the past (some links
> available below). If anyone's interested in contributing - please say!

I am interested. Please count me in. What are the next steps?

Greetings
Daniel

> 
> 
> ===Open data Guide for Europe===
> Ossi Kuittinen (Finnish member of ISTAG) was interested to help us get funding for translating (the Finnish guidebook) and extending the open data guidebook to European scope. Concept would be to:
> # Translate the Finnish guidebook into english (straight-forward)
> # Revise the content and extend it to European scope (combinig other existing guides)
> # Hire authors from different European countries to contribute in the project
> # Do ewerything as openly as possible using the internet collaboration tools
> # Publish the book in traditional + wiki version
> 
> Goals for open data guide for europe
> *boosting digital agenda
> *revitalizing democracy
> 
> Possible partners EU level
> *Information and Communication Technologies Advisory Group ISTAG http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/istag/home_en.html
> *Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group (OISPG)
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> 
> This might be useful, which looks at various legal and technical aspects:
> 
>  http://www.unlockingaid.info/
> 
> We're also starting work on a new Open Data Manual based on this and other work:
> 
>  http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2010-April/007244.html
> 
> And we are going to cover similar ground in a forthcoming report on
> Open Government Data:
> 
>  http://opengovernmentdata.org/
> 
> And we've also got rawdatanow.com on the back burner, which we intend
> to use for examples, stories and case studies around getting hold of
> data in raw, machine-readable form. This will be aimed at the general
> public, government departments who publish data, and so forth!
> 
> All the best,
> 
> --
> Jonathan Gray
> 
> Community Coordinator
> The Open Knowledge Foundation
> http://blog.okfn.org
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