[Okfn-irl] [Thursday, 24th October] ODI Meetup #10 ‘The Way forward for Open Data in Ireland’

Fri Oct 18 15:48:21 UTC 2013

Timely and important.

For open data to promote open government, it needs to operate within a 
> framework of law and regulation that ensures that information is collected, 
> organized and stored and then made public in a timely, accurate and useful 
> form.   The information must be more than just what government bodies find 
> useful to release, but what is important for the public to know to ensure 
> that those bodies are accountable. 

http://www.article19.org/join-the-debate.php/119/view/

Best,

Denis

On Friday, October 18, 2013 10:34:28 AM UTC+1, Flora Fleischer wrote:
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> Dear All,
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> You are very welcome to  join us, to contribute and to participate in 
> ‘Open Data Ireland Meet up #10’ on Thursday, 24th October 2013 in TCube 
> Dublin<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=32-34+Castle+Street,+Dublin+2&hl=en&sll=53.375136,-6.300659&sspn=0.224888,0.676346&hnear=34+Castle+St,+Dublin+2,+County+Dublin,+Ireland&t=m&z=16>(32-34 Castle Street, Dublin 2).  
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> Doors open: 18:30
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> Everyone is welcome, the event is free, but registration is required: 
> https://tito.io/open-data-ireland/meetup-10
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> <https://tito.io/open-data-ireland/meetup-10>
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>    What? Open Data Ireland Meet-up: Next steps for open data in Ireland<https://tito.io/open-data-ireland/meetup-10>
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>    When? Thursday 24th October, 18:30 – 21.30
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>    Where?  Dublin TCube (Phoenix House, 32-34 Castle Street, D2)<https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=32+-+34+Castle+Street%2C++Dublin+2&data=!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x48670c279411df4b%3A0x44f65948a249416e!3m8!1m3!1d21836551!2d-95.677068!3d37.0625!3m2!1i1366!2i643!4f13.1!4m2!3d53.3433821!4d-6.2692277>
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>    Social media: Follow @OKFirl <https://twitter.com/OKFirl> #OpenDataIRL<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23opendataIRL&src=hash>
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>    More details: on the event page<https://tito.io/open-data-ireland/meetup-10>
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> **Please also spread the word and Re-tweet<https://twitter.com/OKFirl/status/390775540291883008> (Tweet 
> all ready to go for your convenience** :-)<https://tito.io/open-data-ireland/meetup-10>
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> What will we be talking about? 
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> The objective of the Open Data Ireland meet-up is to provide an informal 
> opportunity for people from all backgrounds with an interest in open data 
> to to connect, interact, learn and strategize. There is a big focus on 
> identifying and collaborating on actionable next steps.
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> Ease of Access: What do we need to do to keep Irish Open Data portal live 
> & kicking? - Next Steps.
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> Open Data Availability: Findings from our recent open data audit at CKAN 
> Hackathon. Challenges for open data during OKFN Open Data Census.- Next 
> Steps.
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> Strategy: Where next for open data in Ireland? Ireland and the Open 
> Government Partnership. The case for an Irish Open Data Institute - Next 
> Steps
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> Web: Content Strategy for Opendata.ie: How do we use website/blog to tell 
> Irish citizens & the world what we're doing & why. - Next Steps
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> About 
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> Open Data Ireland was set up with the purpose of helping citizens access 
> high value, meaningful machine readable data sets generated by the Irish 
> Government. This community meetup will bring together people who are 
> passionate about sharing, learning, using and progressing Open Data in 
> Ireland.
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> If you work in public or private sectors, if you're a developer, designer, 
> journalist, academic, policy maker, creative thinker, civil servant, 
> entrepreneur or just an Average Joe, you're more than welcome to join us, 
> contribute and participate.
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> Open Data needs creative people like you. You don’t have to be a tech 
> genius, you just need an interest in open data and a willingness to get 
> stuck in. We meet in a professional office space and have regular meet-ups 
> attended by people from all backgrounds (not just IT). This is your 
> opportunity to learn. Come along. Ask questions. Make suggestions. We can 
> be a sounding board for your ideas.
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> The event is co-organised by Open Data Ireland <http://opendata.ie/>community and Open 
> Knowledge Foundation - Ireland. <http://irl.okfn.org/> Thanks to TCube 
> Dublin for hosting this event. Many thanks to all volunteers for their time 
> and energy!
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> Best,
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> Flora Fleischer
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> Co-Founder, OKF Ireland
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> m: +353851587423 I  @daydreamer2105 <https://twitter.com/Daydreamer2105>
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> Open data - the 21st century public library www.opendata.ie
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