[Okfn-dk] Your kind assistance needed - Nordic collaboration through Open Finland Challenge, Ultrahack and Slush

Thu Oct 15 06:56:58 UTC 2015

Thanks Martin - indeed!

So even more so, let's stir some action, eh?

Cheers,
Teemu

On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Martin Brynskov <brynskov at cavi.au.dk>
wrote:

> Thanks for sharing, Christian and Teemu.
>
> Denmark and Finland are quite strongly linked also through the Open &
> Agile Smart Cities initiative <oascities.org> -- 6Aika in Finland and
> Open Data DK/5-pack in Denmark + 10 more countries. Forum Virium Helsinki,
> a core link in this, is also partner of UltraHack and co-organiser of Open
> Finland Challenge (used to be Apps4Finland, which they produced for years).
>
> Let's explore further. :)
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
> > On 15/10/2015, at 07.21, Teemu Ropponen <teemu.ropponen at okf.fi> wrote:
> >
> > Thank you Christian - we highly appreciate your timely help!
> >
> > I really hope that we get more Nordic teams to join the 48h Ultrahack
> and Open Finland Challenge - and of course that we collaborate a whole lot
> more in various ways.
> >
> > Right now, one interesting topic of work (and perhaps collaboration)
> would of course be the refugee crisis - as much activism has spawned on
> this topic, great projects on data viz//situation analysis, logistics of
> help, etc. woud be more than welcome.
> >
> > One more event that might be of use: just posted and extra webinar on
> this for next week - if you'd like to hear more, you are very welcome to
> join
> http://www.meetup.com/Open-Finland-Challenge-Meetup-Helsinki/events/226023658/
> >
> > In all cases - please do contact me (email, or @troppone/@openFinland)
> in case of questions.
> >
> > Have a great day, al!
> >
> > With kind regards,
> > Teemu
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Christian Villum <villum at autofunk.dk>
> wrote:
> > Hi Teemu,
> >
> > Great initiative! We've now pushed it out on our FB-page and Twitter
> account - and I've tweeted it from my personal account as well.
> >
> > https://www.facebook.com/OpenKnowledgeDK/posts/905823059453240
> > https://twitter.com/okfnDK/status/654243167923908608
> > https://twitter.com/villum/status/654243167936475138
> >
> > Will also spread the word verbally - and hope everyone else will do so
> too.
> >
> > Cheers from Denmark,
> >
> > -Christian
> >
> > On 14 October 2015 at 12:50, Teemu Ropponen <teemu.ropponen at okf.fi>
> wrote:
> > Dear fellow Danes,
> >
> > There is a great opportunity for you (and in fact all the Nordics) - to
> boost your projects and app ideas - in the Nordics and worldwide!
> >
> > It was great to talk with you some time ago. As we agreed, it will be
> great if we can get the Nordic collaboration boosted, and one way (soon) to
> do this is the Ultrahack hackathon (part of SlushHacks, in particular, it's
> Smart City - Civic Tech track) and the Open Finland Challenge we are
> running right now - which is also  collaborating with Ultrahack.
> >
> > We have not heard of any of the teams signing up for Ultrahack yet, so I
> would kindly ask if you can help in some of all of the below. I am also
> appending a brief that may be useful and would be more than willing to
> organize a call on this, if needed.
> >
> > 1. Could you send note to all awarded teams and encourage them to sign
> up for Ultrahack (Nov 6-8) - the huge 500+ -person hackathon in Helsinki at
> https://os.ultrahack.org/register/ - they award travel stipends too!
> >
> > 2. Could you kindly encourage the teams to sign up for Open Finland
> Challenge (open data /smart city / civic tech -competition) - we highly
> encourage Nordic projects, too! Deadline Nov 9.
> http://www.openfinlandchallenge.fi/en/ - Ultrahack can be a "finalization
> camp" for that
> >
> > 3. There is an Ultrahack event next Monday in Copenhagen - it would be
> great to have open data people attend? I will be hosting another event, but
> my colleague Joonas will be online to discuss about the Smart City - Civic
> Tech track.
> >
> > https://ultrahack.org/events/ultrahack-x-copenhagen/
> >
> > There are lots of prizes to be won, business opportunities - and free
> access to Slush, the largest ICT event in Europe!
> >
> > With kind regards,
> > Teemu
> >
> > Open Finland Challenge - what it’s is all about - time to participate
> >
> > Open Finland Challenge (previously known as Apps4Finland) is arranged
> now for the 7th consecutive year and is possibly the largest “digital
> openness innovation contest” in the Nordic region. Open Finland Challenge
> looks for the best applications, services, concepts and ideas, which
> support active citizenship, improve services or enable more open and
> efficient government. Competition entries should make use of open data,
> open APIs, open source, open licenses, or otherwise enhance openness. Open
> Finland Challenge is open to individuals, teams, collectives, researchers,
> startups and companies – regardless of background.
> >
> > If your entry is complete – submit it now at -
> http://openfinlandchallenge.fi/en/participate/
> > Otherwise - submit your entry by November 9.
> >
> > Over 50 000 euros worth of prizes are awarded in the national
> competition and the regional sub-competitions. The awards gala on December
> 3 is also a great window to showcase some the best works done.
> >
> > Read more at
> http://openfinlandchallenge.fi/en/2015/10/13/submit-your-open-finland-challenge-entry-by-november-9-this-is-how-it-works/
> >
> > Open Finland on social media:
> > Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/openfinlandchallenge
> > Twitter - https://twitter.com/openfinland
> > Join the largest hackathon in Europe and code a better Finland
> >
> >
> > The largest hackathon in Europe, the 48-hour Ultrahack, is being
> organized November 6-8 at the old Konepaja Bruno in Vallila, Helsinki.
> During the weekend, over 500 people from Finland and abroad are gathering
> together for 48 hours to develop and work together, as a warmup to Slush.
> As a part of this, 20 teams will be selected to develop new services in the
> “Smart City – Civic Tech” (
> https://ultrahack.org/challenges/smart-city-civic-tech/)  -track, which
> promotes digital openness in general. Open Knowledge Finland, Open Finland
> Challenge and the City of Helsinki are hosting the track, in collaboration
> with Teosto, YLE, Suomi24, THL and Forum Virium Helsinki.
> >
> > Ultrahack features a 20 000 euro main prize, and the  Smart City - Civic
> Tech -track (https://ultrahack.org/challenges/smart-city-civic-tech/) in
> itself has over 5 000 euros of prizes. All participants also get a free
> ticker to Slush (worth some 300 euros) and the teams automatically
> participate in Open Finland Challenge, too! So, many opportunities.
> >
> > Register now at https://os.ultrahack.org/register/ or latest by Oct 30,
> 2015 - teams are accepted into the hackathon weekly, so sign up fast to
> make sure you are accepted on time. Travel stipends are also awarded weekly
> to teams in Finland or abroad.
> >
> > Read more at
> http://openfinlandchallenge.fi/en/2015/10/08/join-the-largest-hackathon-in-europe-and-develop-your-smart-city-civic-tech-application/
> >
> > --
> > ---
> > Teemu Ropponen
> > Toiminnanjohtaja / Executive director
> > Open Knowledge Finland ry
> > tel: +358 40 5255153
> > email: teemu.ropponen at okf.fi
> > Skype: teemu.ropponen
> > Twitter: @okffi, @openfinland, @troppone
> > Open Finland Challenge is looking for the best civic tech - open *
> -solutions!
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > ---
> > Teemu Ropponen
> > Toiminnanjohtaja / Executive director
> > Open Knowledge Finland ry
> > tel: +358 40 5255153
> > email: teemu.ropponen at okf.fi
> > Skype: teemu.ropponen
> > Twitter: @okffi, @openfinland, @troppone
> > Open Finland Challenge is looking for the best civic tech - open *
> -solutions!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > ---
> > Teemu Ropponen
> > Toiminnanjohtaja / Executive director
> > Open Knowledge Finland ry
> > tel: +358 40 5255153
> > email: teemu.ropponen at okf.fi
> > Skype: teemu.ropponen
> > Twitter: @okffi, @openfinland, @troppone
> > Open Finland Challenge is looking for the best civic tech - open *
> -solutions!
>
> --
> Martin Brynskov, Ph.D.
> Associate professor, interaction technologies
> Aarhus University
>
> Chair, Open & Agile Smart Cities // oascities.org
> Research director, AU Smart Cities // smartcities.au.dk
> Director, Digital Design Lab // ddlab.dk
> Participatory IT Centre // Digital Urban Living // CAVI
> Tel. (+45) 3068 0424
> More info: http://au.dk/en/brynskov@cavi
>
>

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Teemu Ropponen
Toiminnanjohtaja / Executive director
Open Knowledge Finland ry
tel: +358 40 5255153
email: teemu.ropponen at okf.fi
Skype: teemu.ropponen
Twitter: @okffi <http://twitter.com/OKFFI>, @openfinland, @troppone
<http://twitter.com/troppone>
Open Finland Challenge <http://www.openfinlandchallenge.fi> is looking for
the best civic tech - open * -solutions!
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