[open-government] Amsterdam

Sat May 29 21:02:46 UTC 2010

Dear Steven,

1. there are dozens of e-democracy initiatives there.
I have to check my database.

2. open data:
Thats the national platform in Holland. Send them
an Email.http://vrijedata.nl/2009/05/10/schrijf-mee/

Holland is not that bad in terms of open data since
- they are protestants
- and did some national initiatives.

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3. Its a pity that in most EU countries we could not find
a common denominator between two lobbying groups:
a) the PSI re-users (content- and multimedia-industry)
b) the open data community

Both are addressing the same goal, but have different priorities.

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Note: take care on your belongings and laptop in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam and London are fully insecure, plenty of thefts
on the airport and in the busses.

kind regards,

Gerhard

At 17:19 29.05.2010, Steven Clift wrote:
>Anyone here or people you recommend?
>
>I'll be through Amsterdam in a week on a long enough layover to connect.
>
>Steven Clift, http://stevenclift.com
>E-Democracy.org
>
>Posted to http://dowire.org
>
>I have a layover for about 20 hours in Amsterdam from Friday evening,
>June 4 about 7 p.m. through Noon on Saturday, June 5 on my trip home
>from Libya.
>
>It would be great to up with e-democracy/open government/locals online
>friends over coffee/brunch on Saturday for sure ... Friday night may
>also hold some promise.
>
>Drop me a note if you'd like to connect. Put "Amsterdam" in the subject:
>
>    clift at e-democracy.org
>
>The "usual" De Waag restaurant opens at 10 am on Saturday, although I
>could be their a bit earlier, since I need to be on the train to the
>airport by 12 Noon.
>
>If you know of new and interesting local online projects in
>neighborhoods - http://e-democracy.org/locals - and those reaching our
>effectively to immigrant and low income communities -
>http://e-democracy.org/inclusion - I'd love to meet some new people
>and projects.
>
>Cheers,
>Steven Clift
>
>
>Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
>   Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org
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