[okfn-coord] OSI work approved

Tue Dec 1 21:35:57 UTC 2009

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Jordan S Hatcher
<jordan at opencontentlawyer.com> wrote:
> So in terms of project management, will you be leading it from our end?

If the board invests me with the necessary and relevant powers: yes happy to...

I'm going to be speaking to Helen about this later this week and will
update coord then...

Jonathan

> On 1 Dec 2009, at 19:50, Jonathan Gray wrote:
>
>> Just to let you all know that (subject to final confirmation =
>> formality) the OSI work has been approved!
>>
>> Unfortunately our original ask wasn't accepted, but we've got 15 days
>> scheduled in (15 days @ 300/day = 4,500.00 euros) - and in longert
>> term this should be valuable in terms of directing OSI funding policy
>> in this area! Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
>>
>> Also I asked to include several things I wanted to do anyway (set up
>> wiki pages with info and background on open government data
>> initiatives in different countries) - which will be useful for OKF,
>> and its new working group on open government data!
>>
>> Separately we should also ask about sponsorship for an open government
>> data session at OKCon 2010.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Jerzy Celichowski <celichow at osi.hu>
>> Date: Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: revised project document
>> To: Helen Darbishire <helen at access-info.org>
>> Cc: Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>, ivar tallo
>> <ivar.tallo at gmail.com>, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>, Lydia
>> Medland <lydia at access-info.org>
>>
>>
>> dear Helen,
>>
>> I am pleased to inform you that we will provide the requested 14,650
>> euro for The Right of Access to Information and Open Government Data
>> project. I have already received from you data for the contract so I am
>> requesting that it is prepared.
>>
>> Please note that this letter is only a preliminary notice of the
>> acceptance of your proposal, and your grant award is contingent upon
>> final approval by OSI management. The exact terms of your grant shall be
>> those included in the grant contract sent for your countersignature
>> following final approval.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Jerzy
>>
>> Helen Darbishire wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Jerzy
>>>
>>> Here is the pdf version - I think it was because I transferred the
>>> budget from excel all bar the banking costs that it didn't come out.
>>>
>>> It's kind of a good start to have problems with the format of our
>>> documents !! :)
>>>
>>> Will send the grant contract info very soon
>>>
>>> Helen
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jerzy Celichowski [mailto:celichow at osi.hu]
>>> Sent: 25 November 2009 08:54
>>> To: Helen Darbishire
>>> Cc: Jonathan Gray; ivar tallo; Rufus Pollock; Lydia Medland
>>> Subject: Re: revised project document
>>>
>>> Dear Helen,
>>>
>>> The budget in the document I have received is blank (there is just a
>>> 90 euro banking fee there). I don't know whether this is a problem
>>> with my OpenOffice, which usually opens all .doc files with no
>>> problem, or with the file itself. Could you, just in case, resend the
>>> file possibly also in another (e.g. pdf) format?
>>>
>>> Could you also, to save on time, provide data for a grant contract by
>>> filling out the attached form?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jerzy
>>>
>>> Helen Darbishire wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Jerzy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I attach a revised version of the description for the scoping project.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have worked with the colleagues from Open Knowledge Foundation on
>>>> this and agreed that we will work together on this project. This
>>>> partnership will help build a solid base for any future work as well.
>>>> This means the budget as changed a bit, but I hope that it still fits
>>>> within your funding possibilities.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ivar has seen it although because of our incessant travels, we haven’t
>>>> been able to speak in person yet. I will keep trying to speak with him
>>>> but in the meantime, I am sending the document off to you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am in Madrid today and tomorrow morning, and then will be travelling
>>>> but will be checking e-mails occasionally and will be available on my
>>>> mobile phone.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All the best
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Helen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _________________________
>>>>
>>>> Helen Darbishire, Executive Director
>>>>
>>>> Access Info Europe, www.access-info.org <http://www.access-info.org>
>>>>
>>>> mobile tel: + 34 667 685 319
>>>>
>>>> e-mail: helen at access-info.org <mailto:helen at access-info.org>
>>>>
>>>> Skype: helen_darbishire
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jerzy Celichowski
>>> deputy director of Information Program
>>> Open Society Institute
>>> Oktober 6 utca 12
>>> 1051 Budapest
>>> celichow at osi.hu
>>> skype: celichow
>>> mob. +36 20 45 46 548
>>> phone +36 1 327 3135
>>> fax +36 1 327 3042
>>> http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Jerzy Celichowski
>> deputy director of Information Program
>> Open Society Institute
>> Oktober 6 utca 12
>> 1051 Budapest
>> celichow at osi.hu
>> skype: celichow
>> mob. +36 20 45 46 548
>> phone +36 1 327 3135
>> fax +36 1 327 3042
>> http://www.soros.org/initiatives/information
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Gray
>>
>> Community Coordinator
>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>> http://www.okfn.org
>>
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