[okfn-be] Flemish datasets that should be Open Data

Pieter Colpaert pieter.colpaert at okfn.org
Tue Dec 17 22:26:43 UTC 2013


It depends really... Granular statistics of this database would be really
interesting as open data.


On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Wouter Vandenneucker
<woutervddn at gmail.com>wrote:

> I kind of doubt that "A71  Verrijkte Kruispuntbank voor Personen (VKBP)"
> falls under this "decreet"... :/
>
>
> 2013/12/17 Cedric De Vroey <cedric.devroey at gmail.com>
>
>> Hooray, Don't know how he pulled it but I've been waiting for three years
>> already to get my hands on Nr A72! Awesome!!!!
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Pieter Colpaert <
>> pieter.colpaert at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi all,
>>>
>>> Noël Van Herreweghe of Corvé/Bestuurzaken Flemish government published a
>>> list of datasets that should be open data according "decreet openbaarheid
>>> van bestuur / decreet hergebruik van overheidsinformatie" and the new
>>> policy at the Flemish Government that databases should be open by default,
>>> not by exception.
>>>
>>> If you cannot access a certain dataset in this list:
>>> http://demo.thedatatank.com/flanders/datasets
>>> you should send an email to the responsible organisation. If the
>>> organisation declines you the access to this we can start a
>>> "beroepsprocedure". In all other cases we will have a bunch of new open
>>> data :)
>>>
>>> I already did this for Codex Vlaanderen. They first reacted a bit slow
>>> and asked me question about how I wanted the data. When I got it, I've put
>>> it on Github. Right now they are moving towards a more professional way of
>>> opening up their data. All because just one question.
>>>
>>> Conclusion: we need your help! Send a couple of emails, open Flanders :)
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Pieter
>>>
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