[OKFN-CH] First Meeting of the OpenGLAM CH Working Group

Thu Dec 12 09:02:15 UTC 2013

Dear all,

The first meeting of the OpenGLAM CH Working Group will take place on January 31, 2014.

Time: 14:15 - 17:15
Place: Bern, Falkenplatz 24, Kuppelraum (take the elevator to the very top, walk up the stairs and enjoy the view!)

The building is within 5 minutes walking distance from Bern railway station:
https://maps.google.ch/maps?q=Falkenplatz+24,+3012+Bern+%28Berner+Fachhochschule%29&hl=de&sll=46.952558,7.435151&sspn=0.013197,0.026157&vpsrc=6&z=17&iwloc=A

If you haven't taken part in the Google poll yet, please do so if you are planning to attend the meeting, so I can keep an eye on the number of attendants: http://www.doodle.com/bd7k9w6dca64zgdg

Don't hesitate to spread the word among other people interested in promoting OpenGLAM in Switzerland!

Kind regards,
Beat

From: Estermann Beat
Sent: Donnerstag, 28. November 2013 16:24
To: 'wg at openglam.ch'
Subject: Let's take OpenGLAM in Switzerland a step forward!

Dear all,

At the end of October, the opendata.ch association's board has officially recognized our OpenGLAM CH Working Group.
This, after initial meetings had taken place in August and September. See: http://opendata.ch/2013/09/auftakt-fuer-openglam-in-der-schweiz/ for some background information.

Since yesterday, we also have our own mailing list<http://lists.openglam.ch/mailman/listinfo/wg> for internal communication (thanks Oleg!). The subscribers list and the mailing list archives are accessible only to list members. List membership, on the other hand, is open to everyone committed to promoting OpenGLAM in Switzerland. So feel free to invite other people to join our list. If you think that you should not be on the list, send me a short note off-list, and I will unsubscribe you.

Next Steps:

Our next step will be to initiate a strategy process in order to define our goals and to reach a shared vision of how best to achieve them. This will also be the occasion for each organization participating in the working group to situate itself within our common strategy and to identify synergies and opportunities for cooperation.

In order to work on our strategy, I propose a two-step process:

*         First Step: Through a systemic impact analysis we first reach an understanding of the inter-play between various forces at work in the area of OpenGLAM. As a result we will have quite a clear idea what to focus our efforts on first and what to aim for in the longer run. For this first step, we will carry out a workshop with 4-5 people from various backgrounds. In general, best results are reached at this stage with small groups of people that have some prior knowledge of the domain, are well prepared, and are ready to engage in an intensive dialogue with each other.

If you are interested in taking part in this first strategy workshop, please let me know and fill in the corresponding Doodle poll by the end of next week: http://www.doodle.com/mi2ry7ab75c7a5hd

I will send further instructions to the participants of the workshop in a separate mail.

*         Second Step: The insights from the first strategy workshop are presented and discussed in the plenary. If necessary, the analysis can be adapted based on the inputs gathered at the plenary meeting. But especially, the plenary meeting can be used to further elaborate the essential parts of the strategy.

For the second step, everybody who is ready to take an active role in promoting OpenGLAM in Switzerland would ideally be present.
Please use the following Doodle-Poll in order to indicate your availability: http://www.doodle.com/bd7k9w6dca64zgdg (Deadline: 8 December)

In parallel, I would suggest that we make an overview of all the OpenGLAM related activities our various organizations carried out in 2013 and provide a commons outlook of everyone's plans for 2014. This will give us a better idea from where we are starting and provide a shared vision of where everyone is heading. This will also allow us to discuss possible synergies and opportunities for cooperation. I will set up a document to gather this information and send you the link in a separate e-mail.

I'm looking forward to working with you to get this working group started in order to promote OpenGLAM in Switzerland!

If in the meanwhile you have any questions, comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to share them!

Kind regards,
Beat Estermann

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Beat Estermann
Research Associate
Berne University of Applied Sciences
E-Government Institute
Morgartenstrasse 2a
Postfach 305
CH-3000 Bern 22
beat.estermann at bfh.ch<mailto:beat.estermann at bfh.ch>
www.e-government.bfh.ch<http://www.e-government.bfh.ch>
Phone +41 31 848 34 30
Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38
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