[okfn-be] Open letters for open data prioritisation (was: okfn-be Digest, Vol 43, Issue 5)

Pieter Colpaert pieter.colpaert at okfn.org
Thu Apr 23 15:42:11 UTC 2015


Hi Michiel, Wouter and all,

Interesting! Seems like there is interest by governments on different 
levels for a clear prioritisation of datasets to be made open.

Michiel: on a federal level, we have 10 datasets we strive for 
internationally to have as open data. These can be found here: 
http://index.okfn.org/dataset/. Sometimes these datasets are open but 
are only available as excel files. We should strive towards Linked Data.

Wouter: on a local level in Belgium we have already gathered (in 
co-creation) a list of 15 datasets we would like to see opened up: 
http://be-city.census.okfn.org/

I agree that in both cases, these lists don't reflect what will cause 
the most media attention at that time. Maybe we should set up a voting 
platform for the prioritisation of datasets, categorized by 
organizational level?

Kind regards,

Pieter

On 2015-04-23 17:10, Wouter Degadt wrote:
>
> Voor dergelijke vraaggestuurde open brieven zijn wij met Zuid-West 
> Vlaanderen zeker vragende partij
>
> Met vriendelijke groeten
>
> *Wouter Degadt*
>
> Project manager e-government
>
> *Intercommunale Leiedal*
>
> President Kennedypark 10 - BE 8500 Kortrijk
>
> tel. +32 56 24 16 16 - www.leiedal.be <http://www.leiedal.be/>
>
> *From:*Michiel Mentens [mailto:michielmentens at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* donderdag 23 april 2015 16:52
> *To:* alex
> *Cc:* okfn-be at lists.okfn.org
> *Subject:* Re: [okfn-be] okfn-be Digest, Vol 43, Issue 5
>
> De schwung zit er in, laat die open brieven met gewilde datasets maar 
> komen ;o)
>
> We zullen vraaggestuurd werken vanuit de open data strategie, de 
> vragen mogen ook combo's zijn waarbij combinaties echte meerwaarde 
> kunnen opleveren (hint)
>
> Michiel
>
>


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