[Okfn-dk] Fwd: nordic+baltic okfn cooperation and school of data

Tue Jan 14 16:38:46 UTC 2014

Ooops... I forgot to reply to the mailing list - here's the reply to
Christian.

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From: miska knapek <contactmiska at knapek.org>
Date: 14 January 2014 14:16
Subject: Re: [Okfn-dk] nordic+baltic okfn cooperation and school of data
To: Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>

Hey Christian,

Thanks for the feedback - good points.

I'm almost wondering whether a skype/google hangout amongst the
Nordic+Baltic groups on Open Data Day could be an interesting option to
explore.

All the best,

miska

On 14 January 2014 12:35, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I think it's a great idea to try to collaborate.
> For Open Data Day, however, we're also organizing an event in Copenhagen,
> so maybe some kind of link-up would be better for us.
>
> Also eager to hear what others think about the idea of collaborating in
> general!
>
> -Christian
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:16 AM, miska knapek <contactmiska at knapek.org>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Sorry about posting this in English - I'm posting this on the
>> Nordic+Baltic OKFN mailling lists, and am trying to do a bit of 'recycling'
>> ;)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In ultra short:
>>
>> - What do you think about more grassroots Nordic+Baltic cooperation in
>> the OKFN-like spheres?
>>    We could do a lot to help one another and use historic Nordic+Baltic
>> cooperation to our advantages.
>> - A Nordic+Baltic School of Data?
>> - Let's meet : the Norwegian Open Data Day could be one place to meet and
>> chat about this
>> ( february 22nd
>> http://blog.okfn.org/2013/12/12/planning-your-open-data-day-2014/ )
>> - Make yourselves heard!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In a bit more text:
>>
>> This could be a very good time to start Nordic+Baltic open data / okfn
>> cooperation.
>> I'm asking for opinions, suggestions, criticisms, and help trying to
>> realise this. Please make yourselves heard.
>> The Nordic countries have historically done a lot of cooperation, and
>> have had a supportive attitude for government transparency - much the the
>> dismay of some EU partners :) - and democratic processes. I'm afraid my
>> historical knowledge fails me, but I seem to remember there being good
>> cooperation between the Nordic+Baltic countries historically too.
>>
>> I propose that the OKFN enthusiasts in the Nordic+Baltic countries
>> investigate how they can cooperate - perhaps having similar working groups
>> and run a joint Nordic+Baltic School of Data - to support one another and
>> perhaps investigate how international open data initiatives might be look
>> like and be realised.
>>
>> Norway is holding an arrangement for the international open data day,
>> where OKFN international visits, to help get an OKFN community in Norway
>> going.
>> This could be a good place for some of the Nordic+Baltic okfn supporters
>> to gather and chat.
>> ( If not then, and not some common skype sessions, then some sort of
>> Nordic+Baltic meetup at the Open Knowledge Festival in July, could be an
>> option ).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> And the longer version:
>>
>> Context
>> I have a tentative proposal, to get the ball rolling, something that's
>> meant as an appetizer more than a concrete and finished plan.
>> Admittedly, I'm perhaps not the best to make these plans concretely, and
>> so, also keeping with the 'open spirit', I'm opening the floor for others
>> participation.
>> Please make yourselves heard. Let your thoughts on the matters be heard -
>> suggestions, criticisms, initiatives, etc... are entirely welcome.
>> (I might be doing this all wrong - please point out this too :)
>>
>> I'm part of the OKFN scene in Finland, and have been involved with some
>> international open data work lately, involving the Nordic countries.
>> I've noticed that the OKFN scenes in the Scandinavian and Baltic
>> countries are at somewhat early stages, eager to grow and become more
>> active.
>> This is might well be the right moment to build some collaboration
>> between the countries.
>>
>> On reason to do this in the Nordic+Baltic regions is the historic
>> cooperation between the countries, and similar attitudes to government
>> transparency and democratic access to education - i.e. themes very much
>> overlapping with open knowledge culture.  These historical taditions could
>> be seen as good fertile soil for growing some new forms of open
>> data/knowledge cultures. Maybe I'm idealistic, but perhaps something could
>> be started in the Nordic+Baltic regions, that would be harder to get off
>> the ground elsewhere. It's very much worth thinking about.
>>
>>
>> Ideas
>>
>> Common working groups
>> In Finland** we've, since about a year, set up a series of working
>> groups, covering topics like open science, open cultural data, open
>> democracy, open sustainability, midata, etc… http://fi.okfn.org/wg ( all
>> the work is documented on open online platforms btw ).
>> To get things going in the other Nordic+Baltic countries, one idea could
>> be to set up similar working groups - or yet others that don't exist in
>> Finland, but should - amongst the Nordic+Baltic countries. This way there'd
>> be a larger crowd looking at these issues, the groups could inspire, share
>> experience, and work on international initiatives together.
>>
>> ** -  While I'm still a bit Nordic enough - I've grown up in and lived in
>> three Nordic countries - to be modest and hasten to add that this is
>> nothing special, I'll add that there's been a fair bit of activity in
>> Finland, that the other Nordic+Baltic countries. The knowledge gleaned from
>> getting Finland off the ground - very much something that's thanks to the
>> hard work of a lot of volunteers, as well as government openness+support -
>> could possibly be used to provide some advice to the other countries in the
>> region.
>>
>>
>> Nordic+Baltic School of Data
>> A different initiative that's worth considering is a Nordic+Baltic School
>> of Data. ( Modelled partly on the OKFN's School of Data - but perhaps with
>> in a more commonly accessible form ( OKFN's School of Data is perhaps aimed
>> a touch much towards specialists )).
>> If open digital media and information networks are the "new literacy", we
>> need for data literacy to be more commonplace and publically acessible than
>> it is now.
>> Openly accessible classes in data literacy would be going on the right
>> track.
>>
>> Doing a touring Nordic+Baltic School of Data could, besides educate
>> people, also be a platform for building networks between the Nordic and
>> Baltic countries.
>> That is, importantly, the Nordic+Baltic School of Data teachers would be
>> comprised of mixed group of people from the Nordic+Baltic countries,
>> teaching together. This would further contact between the countries, and
>> could also give School of Data participants insights into how open
>> knowledge is handles in the other countries, how to get hold of
>> international open data, as well as open the door to doing international
>> projects.
>>
>> Common hackathons and projects
>> Well, hopefully the title is a bit self-explanatory. Let's do them :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Let's meet!
>> It would be really great should it be possible for organisers and
>> activists in the Nordic+Baltic region to meet sometime - or failing that,
>> to communicate/coordinate somehow.
>>
>> One possibility to meet is the Open Data Day the Norwegians are arranging
>> ( 22 nd February )
>> ( http://blog.okfn.org/2013/12/12/planning-your-open-data-day-2014/ )
>> It could be a good time+place to meet in many ways - the  Norwegians are
>> trying to get their OKFN communities going and are holding some initiatives
>> for this to happen, including bringing in some OKFN International people to
>> help inspire and guide things.
>>
>> The next meetup could otherwise be the Open Knowledge Festival  (
>> okfestival.org ) in Berlin, July.
>> I could try propose some sort of Nordic+Baltic coordination session
>> there.
>>
>> And besides that, it would be great should some common communication
>> between Nordic+Baltic countries be possible.
>> I can help coordinate that, as interest arises.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ok - sorry about the long text.
>> Let's see what we can do.
>> There's a lot of opportunity out there, in the Nordic+Baltic sphere.
>> Do make yourselves heard.
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> miska
>>
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