[Okfn-ca] Fwd:Fwd: Launch of Bermuda.io – a free online repository of Bermuda public data

Sat Sep 7 18:22:43 UTC 2013

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... Using CKAN

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Sujet: 	[CivicAccess-discuss] Fwd: Launch of Bermuda.io – a free online 
repository of Bermuda public data
Date : 	Thu, 5 Sep 2013 11:56:12 -0700
De : 	David Eaves <david at eaves.ca>
Répondre à : 	civicaccess discuss <civicaccess-discuss at civicaccess.ca>
Pour : 	civicaccess discuss <civicaccess-discuss at civicaccess.ca>

Interesting model of private players creating an open data portal 
independent of the government.

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> *From: *Andrew Simons <andrew at bermuda.io <mailto:andrew at bermuda.io>>
> *Subject: **Launch of Bermuda.io ? a free online repository of Bermuda 
> public data*
> *Date: *5 September, 2013 8:47:17 AM PDT
> *To: *andrew.simons at bermuda.io <mailto:andrew.simons at bermuda.io>
> *Cc: *Louis Galipeau <louis at bermuda.io <mailto:louis at bermuda.io>>
> *Bcc: *david at eaves.ca <mailto:david at eaves.ca>
>
> Attached and shown below is a press release on the launch of 
> Bermuda.io <http://bermuda.io/>, a free online repository of Bermuda 
> public data. This new website has been developed by Louis Galipeau and 
> Andrew Simons.
>
> Any questions on this project should be directed to Louis or myself.
>
> Press Release - PDF
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/bermuda-assets/Bermuda.io-Press-Release.pdf
>
> Press Release - Word
> https://s3.amazonaws.com/bermuda-assets/Bermuda.io-Press-Release.docx
>
> ----------------------
>
> Press Release
>
> Bermuda.io ?a free online repository of Bermuda public data
>
>  *
>
>     Bermuda.io puts data online for the public to freely search,
>     access, and share
>
>  *
>
>     Promotes the concept of open data
>
>  *
>
>     Encourages engagement and participation based on facts
>
>
> HAMILTON, Bermuda, September 5, 2013? Today Louis Galipeau and Andrew 
> Simons announced the launch of Bermuda.io, an online repository of 
> Bermuda public data. The website makes this information easy to 
> search, access, and share at no cost to the user.
>
> Bermuda.io is part of a global trend toward open data, using 
> technology to provide greater access by the public to information.  At 
> present, the website contains collections of key public Government 
> documents covering at least twenty years. Included are:
>
>  *
>
>     The annual report of the Auditor General
>
>  *
>
>     The ?Budget Book? (Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year)
>
>  *
>
>     The audited financial statements of the Consolidated Fund of The
>     Government of Bermuda
>
>  *
>
>     The Bermuda Digest of Statistics
>
>  *
>
>     The Census Report
>
> The developers of Bermuda.io have started with these documents because 
> they go to the heart of the operations of Government. The Budget Book 
> details planned revenue and spending, while the audited financials of 
> the Consolidated Fund show the actual figures. The Auditor General?s 
> report provides an independent opinion on the government?s financial 
> management. Finally, the Digest of Statistics and the Census report 
> contain economic and demographic data which provide important context.
>
> Bound copies of each report, some running to 400 pages, sit on the 
> shelves of The Bermuda National Library and the Bermuda Archives. 
> Members of the public can use the documents there, but cannot take 
> them home. In contrast, visitors to the Bermuda.io website can freely 
> view documents online or download the searchable files at any time, 
> anywhere.
>
> Andrew Simons says: ?The documents we?ve scanned and put online are 
> full of facts. They answer questions like ?What?s the revenue from 
> lobster licences each season??,  ?What school renovations are planned 
> for the following year?? and ?How much does a firefighter earn?? 
> Bermuda.io makes these documents available to the man in the street 
> anytime, anywhere. With just a smartphone, you can answer your own 
> questions. Facts should improve debates in the House of the Assembly 
> and at the kitchen table. Answers beget further questions and, I hope, 
> deeper engagement with important issues on the island.?
>
> The developers plan to publish a wide range of public data in both 
> human and machine readable formats. They are currently compiling two 
> decades worth of financial statements from all of the government 
> controlled organizations and public funds.
>
> Louis Galipeau says: ?The website is powered by the free software 
> CKAN, the same software that powers data.gov <http://data.gov/> and 
> data.gov.uk <http://data.gov.uk/>, the open data websites of the 
> governments of the USA and UK respectively.  In addition Bermuda.io 
> also makes use of DocumentCloud a website that enables journalists and 
> researchers to store and share original source materials. 
>  DocumentCloud is used by news organisations such as the BBC, New York 
> Times, and 60 Minutes.?
>
> Bermuda.io is an independent initiative. It is neither funded by nor 
> associated with the Bermuda Government or any political organization. 
> Persons can keep up with the work of Bermuda.io by following the blog: 
> http://blog.bermuda.io/. The developers welcome feedback.
>
> The developers wish to thank the staff of the following organizations 
> for providing spare copies of documents to scan: the office of the 
> Auditor General, the Bermuda College Library, the Bermuda National 
> Library, the Department of Statistics, and the Ministry of Finance.
>
>
>       Short Biographies
>
> Louis Galipeauis Canadian and has made Bermuda his home. A self-taught 
> technophile with a diverse background, he has a drive towards the use 
> of new media and technology in art, business, and community efforts. 
> He is involved locally as a core member of TEDxBermuda and works at a 
> law firm as the senior lead applications architect.
>
> Andrew Simonsis Bermudian, born and raised. He attended Stanford 
> University as a Bermuda Government Scholar, and graduated with a BSc 
> in computer science and an MSc in chemical engineering. Before moving 
> home to Bermuda, he worked in the Boston area at EMC, a global 
> technology company. He now works as a catastrophe modeler in the 
> insurance industry.
>
>
>       Media Contacts
>
> Louis Galipeau
>
> E-mail: louis at bermuda.io <mailto:louis at bermuda.io>
>
> Telephone: (441) 704-7886
>
> 	
>
> Andrew Simons
>
> E-mail: andrew at bermuda.io <mailto:andrew at bermuda.io>
>
> Telephone: (441) 534-0298
>

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