[okfn-labs] Maker Nights

Tue Nov 19 19:13:48 UTC 2013

Hi Alioune

Do you mean the original data file?

Adi

On 19 November 2013 20:40, Alioune Dia <dia.aliounes at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi  adieyal ,
>
> I think It would be interresting to link some resources to the existing model
> What about the linked resource that someone can download .I asked this
> question because I don't see anything  In the model defintion here
> https://github.com/Code4SA/elections-api/blob/master/server/iec/models.py
> .Perhaps i missed something ?
> --Ad
>
> 2013/11/18 Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org>:
>> Thanks.
>>
>> So I've been holding a bunch of weekly Thursday night meet-ups, four
>> so far. I call them unhackathons though Rufus introduced me to Maker
>> Nights (which is a cool name) I might change it to that. Similar to
>> the Maker Nights, I've been trying to create a community of
>> practitioners who actually do stuff. Unfortunatelym I find it quite
>> difficult to get buy-in. We've had a few interesting meet-ups where
>> people have come and demonstrated work that they've or we discussed
>> various ideas around data, but it hasn't amounted to much. I'm not
>> quite sure how to transition to actual code writing. I've put together
>> a couple of projects, [1], [2] for people to contribute to. The latter
>> is an API on top of existing elections data which I thought would be
>> useful infrastructure for a family of interesting elections related
>> applications. I've also put together an ideas board to post ideas on
>> [3]. There just seems to be a hump that I'm struggling to overcome,
>> moving from talking to doing.
>>
>> Community building is quite tough and I would appreciate any advice
>> this list has regarding how to make it happen.
>>
>> [1] https://github.com/Code4SA/medicine-price-registry
>> [2] https://github.com/Code4SA/elections-api
>> [3] http://code4sa.hackdash.org/
>>
>> Adi
>>
>> On 18 November 2013 18:26, todd.d.robbins at gmail.com
>> <todd.d.robbins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> What do you have in mind Adi?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 5:19 AM, Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> Apologies for the stupid question but does this mailing list also
>>>> cater for discussions on Maker Nights? I'm in need of advice.
>>>>
>>>> Adi
>>>>
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>>>> Adi Eyal
>>>> Director
>>>> Code for South Africa
>>>> Promoting informed decision-making
>>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Adi Eyal
>> Director
>> Code for South Africa
>> Promoting informed decision-making
>>
>> phone: +27 78 014 2469
>> skype: adieyalcas
>> linkedin: http://za.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Adi/Eyal
>> web: http://www.code4sa.org
>> twitter: @soapsudtycoon
>>
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>> in South Africa, go to: http://www.code4sa.org/#community
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Adi Eyal
Director
Code for South Africa
Promoting informed decision-making

phone: +27 78 014 2469
skype: adieyalcas
linkedin: http://za.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Adi/Eyal
web: http://www.code4sa.org
twitter: @soapsudtycoon

For more information on how to participate in the open data community
in South Africa, go to: http://www.code4sa.org/#community