[open-government] Introduction from Data.gov

Tue Nov 16 16:19:32 UTC 2010

Hello Sara

Would be really interested to help on this.

Right now in a two-day meeting in Oxford that's been exploring linked data
in development (under IKM Emergent's convening:
http://wiki.ikmemergent.net/index.php/Main_Page) - and question of
accessibility of UN data and other development data (as well as local
sources of development data) has been a big topic.

I'll try to make sure notes get circulate here and on the OKF Development
Data working group mailing list (http://wiki.okfn.org/wg/development)

A few agencies here who might be interested too - and there should be some
discussions on Thursday/Friday at the Open Data Camp in London around open
data / linked data and the Millenium Development Goals - which could well
have some future potential for 4th Dec hack-day activity. Brief notes at
http://opengovernmentdata.okfnpad.org/session-ideas

All the best

Tim

2010/11/16 Sara Farmer <sara.farmer at btinternet.com>

> Hi Jeanne,
>
> One of the projects I'd like to propose to the 4th Dec Open Data hackathon
> is to start connecting up all the UN people who are working on / interested
> in UN open data and using linkeddata for UN datasets.
>
> Given your background, do you have any pointers on this?   I've found the
> UN data api project (http://www.undata-api.org/wiki/datasets - all WHO
> atm) and know there was a London meeting with UN folks on linkeddata
> recently, but more links would be most gratefully appreciated.  As would
> input from anyone else who can help build this list too.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Sara.
>
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> Hi all--
>
> It's great to be able to join the Open Government Data list.  What a wealth
> of information and energy in this group!  I've enjoyed reading the archives.
>
> I'm the Evangelist for the US Data.gov team, which serves to bring data up
> and out of federal agencies in the United States and make it accessible and
> searchable at http://www.data.gov<http://data.gov/>
>
>
> I'm interested in exploring collaborations in a variety of areas, including
> advocacy for standards, approaches for federating content, enhancing access
> to datasets, and supporting the developer community in making sense and use
> of government data.
>
> This week we'll be holding an International Open Government Data Conference
> in Washington DC http://www.data.gov/conference and are working with
> Jonathan Grey to coordinate this with the Open Government Data Camp: 2010 in
> the UK.  This week will have lots of opportunities online and at both these
> events to bring groups from around the world together to focus on the
> challenges and opportunities in making government more transparent.  I
> welcome your virtual participation in this event at
> http://www.data.gov/opendata  I'll be cross-posting to both these groups
> to help forge a connection in the conversations.
>
> My personal background is in leading data, information, and knowledge
> management activities for NASA for the last 26 years and the United Nations
> International Academy of Astronautics in the area of integrating space data
> to look at global issues of climate change, humanitarian relief, and
> innovation.  I teach courses at UCLA and in China on social network analysis
> and the use of knowledge and data to drive innovation.  I look forward to
> the collaboration.
>
> Thanks Jonathan for the invitation!
>
> --Jeanne Holm
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