[open-development] Topics streams announced

Wed May 2 13:17:05 UTC 2012

Sorry to come late to this thread, I noticed that there was a mention that
Open Economics did not have its own stream. There will be a proposal for a
stream, as well as an open spending data stream in time for the June
deadline. CC'ing Velichka from the Open Economics working group, we would
love thoughts on the best ways these could be integrated.

All the best,

Lucy

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Välitalo, Mika <
Mika.Valitalo at plan-international.org> wrote:

>  Hi Claudia, ****
>
> ** **
>
> We’ll definitely talk about the point you brought up – I think it’s one of
> the key issues to ensure that we have participants also outside the ‘global
> North’. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Best, Mika****
>
> ** **
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> ** **
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> ** **
>
> *From:* claudiaschwegmann at hotmail.com [mailto:
> claudiaschwegmann at hotmail.com] *On Behalf Of *Claudia Schwegmann
> *Sent:* 26. huhtikuuta 2012 14:52
> *To:* Välitalo, Mika; open-development at lists.okfn.org; Johns, Sarah; Tim
> Davies
> *Subject:* RE: Topics streams announced****
>
> ** **
>
> Hi all!
>
> Excellent - very happy to see this.
> I will not be able to be part of the skype call tomorrow, but am very
> interested to help with further planning and preparations for Helsinki.
>
> One issue that you may be able to take up tomorrow is, if and how we can
> help participants from Africa, Asia and Latin America to be at the event.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Claudia
>
> Claudia Schwegmann
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> ****
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> From: Mika.Valitalo at plan-international.org
> To: open-development at lists.okfn.org; Sarah.Johns at plan-international.org;
> tim.g.davies at gmail.com; claudia.schwegmann at openaid.de
> Subject: Topics streams announced
> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:12:32 +0000****
>
> Hi all,****
>
>  ****
>
> I’m currently participating to a OKF meeting in Helsinki and the themes
> and topic streams were just announced (see below). Open development has
> been approved as one of the topic streams, yippee ;) and belongs to a
> guiding theme called “Open development and economics” (economics does not
> seem to have its own stream though). The official version will be published
> tomorrow via etherpad (with more info).  Let’s talk more about this on
> Friday (and whenever on this list).****
>
>  ****
>
> Cheers, Mika****
>
>  ****
>
> ****
>
>  ****
>
> *From:* Välitalo, Mika
> *Sent:* 25. huhtikuuta 2012 8:57
> *To:* open-development at lists.okfn.org; Johns, Sarah; Tim Davies; 'Claudia
> Schwegmann'
> *Subject:* RE: Skype meeting****
>
>  ****
>
> Hi all,****
>
>  ****
>
> According to the Doodle votes (http://t.co/cu4y66Hq), *this week Friday
> 11-12 GMT* works the best for most participants. Unfortunately there
> isn’t any time that would suit for everyone, but I’m sure we’ll have a few
> more Skype sessions when planning the dev. stream.  Let’s also use the
> etherpad (http://okfnpad.org/jW3lnOiStZ) to summarize the discussion for
> everyone. ****
>
>  ****
>
> Add *mika.valitalo.flno* to your Skype contacts before the call so that I
> can pick everyone up for the session. ****
>
>  ****
>
> Talk to you soon,****
>
>  ****
>
> Mika****
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>  ****
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> *From:* claudiaschwegmann at hotmail.com [mailto:
> claudiaschwegmann at hotmail.com] *On Behalf Of *Claudia Schwegmann
> *Sent:* 19. huhtikuuta 2012 13:29
> *To:* open-development at lists.okfn.org; Välitalo, Mika; Johns, Sarah; Tim
> Davies
> *Subject:* Skype meeting****
>
>  ****
>
> Dear Mika and others
>
> I think a skype meeting for those interested in the preparation is a good
> idea.
> Have there been any responses to the skype meeting today, that you
> suggested, apart from Tim?
>
> Maybe we can directly contact the people on the etherpad to agree time and
> date?
>
> Thanks
> Claudia
>
> Claudia Schwegmann
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> Mobil +49 (0)163 326 6504
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> Skype Claudia.Schwegmann****
>
> > From: open-development-request at lists.okfn.org
> > Subject: open-development Digest, Vol 33, Issue 6
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> > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:19:40 +0100
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> > 1. Re: open development proposal for OK Festival 2012 (deadline
> > 20 April) (Tim Davies)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:19:13 -0300
> > From: Tim Davies <tim at practicalparticipation.co.uk>
> > Subject: Re: [open-development] open development proposal for OK
> > Festival 2012 (deadline 20 April)
> > To: V?litalo, Mika <Mika.Valitalo at plan-international.org>
> > Cc: "Johns, Sarah" <Sarah.Johns at plan-international.org>, Claudia
> > Schwegmann <claudia.schwegmann at openaid.de>,
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> > Hello Mika,
> >
> > Thanks for all the update - this is really useful indeed.
> >
> > I'm not sure I could make next Thursday 1pm BST, 3pm GMT+3, but could do
> > the Friday if that was any good. Otherwise will happily drop in notes in
> > advance if others can make it.
> >
> > Good to hear that 20th April is just snapshot deadline. I think good will
> > be to develop a timeline of when we need to get different bits of
> > organising done by, so we've got time to prepare.
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > 2012/4/17 V?litalo, Mika <Mika.Valitalo at plan-international.org>
> >
> > > Hi Tim, Sarah & all,****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > I had a discussion with Juha Huuskonen yesterday and would like to
> share
> > > some points with you:****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > **? **Would it be possible for all/most of the interested people
> > > in the open dev. stream to have a joint skype discussion next week
> Thursday
> > > 3pm GMT+3? Juha would participate as well for Q&A session?****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > **? **OKF encourages streams to come up with creative and
> > > ?result-oriented? ideas in addition to normal workshops, key notes etc.
> > > During the OKF, can open dev stream organize a campaign, petition,
> > > initiative or similar outcome along the meetings, workshops and
> discussions?
> > > ****
> > >
> > > **? **The submission deadline 20th is more of a snapshot of the
> > > plans so far. The current etherpad format and content currently is
> fairly
> > > satisfactory for the organizers. Let?s beef it up a bit more and open
> dev
> > > stream should be in good position to be confirmed and become eligible
> > > funding for organizing expenses (e.g. travel&accommodation for invited
> > > guests).****
> > >
> > > **? **Juha Huuskonen is our key contact person i.e. he can
> > > respond to any general logistical, organizational issues regarding OKF.
> > > However, the content and program itself obviously comes from the active
> > > people in each stream. Thus, we?d need to name key organizers
> responsible
> > > for the further planning and activities. ****
> > >
> > > **? **When we continue the more detailed planning it?s good be
> > > aware of the available venues that will used by all streams. Some
> peaks can
> > > be found here (use google translate, it?s in Finnish?). This list is
> > > incomplete, I?ll ask Juha for confirmed list of venues. ****
> > >
> > > **? **
> > > http://lume.aalto.fi/fi/tilat_ja_palvelut_eng/tilat/sampo-sali/****
> > >
> > > **? **
> > > http://lume.aalto.fi/fi/tilat_ja_palvelut_eng/tilat/ylalampio/****
> > >
> > > **? **
> > >
> http://lume.aalto.fi/fi/midcom-serveattachmentguid-1e0610297e9c438610211e09c7d79e072bd89f689f6/elokuvastudio8.jpg
> > > ****
> > >
> > > **? **
> > > http://lume.aalto.fi/fi/tilat_ja_palvelut_eng/tilat/galleria/****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Best, Mika****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > *From:* open-development-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:
> > > open-development-bounces at lists.okfn.org] *On Behalf Of *Tim Davies
> > > *Sent:* 17. huhtikuuta 2012 2:17
> > >
> > > *To:* Johns, Sarah; Claudia Schwegmann
> > > *Cc:* open-development at lists.okfn.org
> > > *Subject:* Re: [open-development] open development proposal for OK
> > > Festival 2012 (deadline 20 April)****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Hey Sarah,****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > This looks good. I've suggested a few tweaks to the session
> descriptions
> > > below - but this looks good. ****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > I think one of the things OKF are really interested in is innovative
> ways
> > > of hosting sessions - so one thing we might want to say in the
> proposal is
> > > that we'll try and invite a range of sessions, from presentations and
> > > workshops, to hands on explorations of different open resources for
> > > development.****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > I know Claudia had some ideas as well about trying to link up with
> Finnish
> > > NGOs and others for maybe one session of more introductory
> presentations on
> > > open-development to a non OKF audience, possibly as a fringe event
> outside
> > > the main programme. I don't know how far that idea is yet - but it
> might be
> > > something to include in the questions to OKFest organisers (e.g. what
> are
> > > the possibilities for organising these sorts of fringe sessions that
> would
> > > fit alongside OKFest but be open to wider groups not registered for
> main
> > > festival etc.).****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > All the best & thanks again for leading on this :)****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Tim****
> > >
> > > 2012/4/16 Johns, Sarah <Sarah.Johns at plan-international.org>****
> > >
> > > Hello all, ****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > I volunteered to put together a proposal for an Open Development stream
> > > for the OK Festival in Helsinki in Sept 2012.****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > I've been making notes on what to include, and would like to share them
> > > with you for early comments. The theme is 'Open Knowledge in Action' so
> > > we're also looking for projects that are making practical use of open
> > > knowledge to benefit communities in developing countries, that we can
> share
> > > at the festival.****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > First question - are the three proposed topics ok?****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Cheers, Sarah****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Title: *Open Development Stream*****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > *Description*****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > In the international aid/development field, there?s lots of initiatives
> > > happening around open data/knowledge/research, in tandem with the Open
> > > Government initiative. In these days of declining resources and an
> > > increasingly volatile climate, sharing data/knowledge is absolutely
> > > central to supporting developing countries to protect the rights of
> their
> > > citizens, and to reduce the number of people living in poverty. It is
> also
> > > key in monitoring aid donors spend, and ensuring that the money goes to
> > > where it?s needed most.****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > A stream (day/two days) dedicated to exploring the practical
> application
> > > of open knowledge/data for development.****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Three core topics****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > *Topic A: Open development and aid flow*: exploring developments in the
> > > International Aid Transparency Initiative, and tracking aid to
> developing
> > > countries. Exploring who really benefits, and what is needed to make
> aid
> > > data make an impact? Sharing inspirational examples of how
> > > communities/civil society organisations could use this information to
> > > monitor government budget and spending and increase the effectiveness
> of
> > > aid. Also looking at new open funding models, such as crowd sourced
> > > microfinance, that are emerging, and asking how do they work?****
> > >
> > > *Linked streams: Open Government, Open Funding*****
> > >
> > > *Topic B: Open = accessible?* What are the practical issues for
> citizens
> > > in developing countries accessing open information? Drawing on
> community
> > > informatics research: Is Open data accessible data? What additional
> > > communication channels are needed to engage more rural communities in
> open
> > > government and open development - eg., what about those who are not
> able to
> > > access data due to language/connectivity? is the data that's being
> opened
> > > useful to communities for local level transparency and accountability
> work?
> > > how can grassroots communities be involved in inputting information,
> > > especially local tacit knowledge that is not currently available to
> > > confirm/contest data that's on OG portals? what about infomediaries at
> > > community level? ****
> > >
> > > *Linked streams: Open Democracy, Open Government*****
> > >
> > > *Topic C: Technologies for open development *What role do ICTs and open
> > > technologies such as FLOSS or open hardware play in open development?
> > > Mobile technology, app development, mapping and digital data
> collection,
> > > developing great partnerships between development organisations,
> > > communities and tech agencies ie Frontline SMS. Include Presentations
> from
> > > attendees who presented at ICT4D 2012.****
> > >
> > > *Linked streams: ?*****
> > >
> > > Keywords****
> > >
> > > development, open data, government, ICT for development, ICT4D,
> democracy.
> > > citizens, mobile, technology****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Team members tbc****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Links tbc****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Additional information tbc****
> > >
> > > ** **
> > >
> > > Contact person name tbc****
> > >
> > > Contact person email tbc****
> > >
> > > Contact person phone tbc****
> > >
> > > Questions for OK Fest organisers tbc****
> > >
> > > ** **
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