[foundation-board] Application for Chapter Status from Swiss Local group

Wed Apr 25 14:26:27 UTC 2012

I'm +1 on approval. I also met the core members of this group in
Geneva and was very impressed by them.

Rufus

On 25 April 2012 13:51, Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org> wrote:
> Following the discussion at the last board meeting and subsequent emails, we
> now have a set of questions which local groups wishing to become chapters
> answer, to ensure the board has richer information with which to make a
> decision.
>
> I present below the application from our Swiss local group for consideration
> as a chapter.  They are keen to move ahead and so a prompt response would be
> appreciated. If the board would prefer to wait and discuss this in person,
> please let me know and I'll add it to the agenda for the 15th.
>
> Laura
>
>
>
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>
> 1) Resolution to approve opendata.ch as a Chapter of the OKFN
> Does the board approve this?
>
> 2) Approval of alterations to MOU text (see link below)
> [if this cannot be approved, please provide feedback for opendata.ch]
> Is the board willing to sign an MOU of this revised form?
>
> 3) Recommendation around clause 3.1 of MOU, that "OKF will have the right to
> nominate a representative to be a member of the OKF-CH board." Does the
> board wish to take up this option from the start, and if so, who is
> nominated?
>
>
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>
> Proposed name of chapter
> ******************************
>
> Opendata.ch
>
> Jurisdiction
> *******************************
> Switzerland
>
> Notes on coverage of the group
> *******************************
> Covers the entire country; works on policies on the federal level;
> communicates in German and French.
>
> Names and short bios of the principal organisers
> *******************************
> See http://opendata.ch/community/board/
>
> Summary of community building to date by the organisation
> *******************************
> - Relevant mailing lists
>
> https://twitter.com/#!/OpendataCH
> http://www.opendata.ch/mailinglist
>
> * 512 followers on Twitter
> * 132 members on public mailing list (low traffic, mostly announcements)
> * Additional closed/high-traffic lists for local groups organizing
> hackdays (Geneva, Zurich etc.)
>
> - events held to date, rough numbers of attendees
>
> * April 2012, 110 participants, Public Transport Hackday,
> http://opendata.ch/2012/04/innovationsschub-fuer-den-schienenverkehr-verkehrsdienstleister-und-community-am-selben-tisch/
> * September 2011, 150 participants, first general Open Data Hackday,
> http://make.opendata.ch/archive/1/home.en.html
> * June 2011, 150 participants, first national Open Data Conference at
> the Federal Archives in Berne,
> http://www.admin.ch/aktuell/00089/index.html?lang=en&msg-id=39827,
> http://opendata.ch/2011/06/opendata2011-medienmitteilung/
> * General assembly meeting of the association, see
> http://opendata.ch/2012/01/verein-opendata-ch-offiziell-gegrundet-manifest-und-agenda-2012/
> * lots of smaller but public working group meetings
>
> - any other activities
>
> * Launched 6 inquires in the national parliament, see
> http://www.digitale-nachhaltigkeit.ch/2011/10/ogd-vorstoesse-make-open-data/
> * Achieved status of a "prioritized plan" for OGD in the national
> e-gov strategy, see
> http://www.news.admin.ch/message/index.html?lang=de&msg-id=44088
> * Initiated official OGD activities at the City of Zurich, continuous
> support of the project under the umbrella of http://www.ezuerich.ch
> * Creation of a manifesto explaining our goals, signed by several
> national policy makers: http://opendata.ch/manifest/
> * Speaking at events such as
> http://opendata.ch/2011/11/5-egov-symp11-benefit-of-open-government-data/
> * Organized
> http://liftconference.com/news/lift12-video-rufus-pollock-open-data-how-we-got-here-and-where-were-going
> * Media relations resulting in a fair amount of media attention, see
> http://opendata.ch/pressearchiv/
> * Lots and lots of meetings with policy makers and civil servants of all
> levels
> * ...
>
> Brief outline of why the local group wishes to become a Chapter
> *******************************
> As discussed with Rufus et al: we are convinced that our common goal
> need a certain level of coordination across countries. OKFN provides
> the ideal way to achieve this.
>
> Outline of any specific plans the group has for its first year as a Chapter
> *******************************
> - Publish first comprehensive study on OGD in Switzerland
> (forthcoming, see
> http://opendata.ch/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/OGD-Studie_Schweiz_Orientierung_20120119.pdf)
> - Continue national/cantonal policy work
>  - help getting legislation passed on open weather data
>  - clarify legal situation regarding open public transport data (see
> http://transport.opendata.ch)
>  - launch initiative for open health data
>  - lots of lobbying for  federal open data initiative ("data.admin.ch")
> - National conference (with OKFN keynote speakers): http://opendata.ch/2012
> - Local hackday in Berne, 27 April, http://make.opendata.ch/bern/
> - Open Health Data Hackay: 28/29 September, Basel
> - Two hackdays in spring 2013, Geneva and Zurich
> - Overall: try to establish some professional structures
>
> Form of incorporation
> *******************************
> Association under Swiss law.
> Articles see
> http://opendata.ch/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Statuten_opendata_Version_1.00_19-Januar-2012.pdf
>
> Memorandum of Understanding
> *******************************
> We requested a small number of changes to the template provided by
> OKFN. See
> https://docs.google.com/a/opendata.ch/document/d/1rDwK8rKrF2t-EESZyS4yZRMaAeorqhsKdB8udwDfRJU/edit
>
>
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>
> Risk assessment of opendata.ch from Chapter Coordinator
>
> I'd say risk: very little, given that the group is already quite established
> (and is a good team of folk). The only worry I'd have is that they are
> reasonably independent of us - but given how things were in the region, I
> think integrating an existing group (opendataCH) into the OKFN network as a
> Chapter is a good idea (we won't have the same organisational problems with
> them that we've had with OKFN DE, for example, as this group are already
> operating autonomously).
>
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