[OpenSpending] Open Contracting and OKCon

Fri Mar 28 10:52:21 UTC 2014

Hi Michael, 

do you think it’s feasible for Open Contracting to have a draft/straw man data standard by OKFestival? I work on two projects related to procurement data, and both would benefit heavily from a data standard. So far I’ve not observed much technical work coming out of Open Contracting - but that may also be a matter of comms? Is there a general timeline?

Cheers, 

- Friedrich 

On 28 Mar 2014, at 01:25, Michael Roberts <michaelr at webfoundation.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I believe many of you are aware of the upcoming OKCon in July in Berlin. There has also been lots of discussions and ideas floating around in this hackpad https://hackpad.com/OpenDev-at-OKFest14-SDobXcJkwPC 
> in regards to ‘Open Development’ sessions.
> 
> Some of us working on Open Contracting plan to submit session proposals for the formal event. That said, we are also thinking about a potential side event related to Open Contracting. This could take the form of a sprint or workshop possibly around the open contracting data standard draft for a half day or full day. Apparently there might also be space available through the Wikimedia Foundation. I am curious to hear your thoughts and what the Open Spending community might have already planned during and around the OKCon event, and the potential of collaborating around such a side event.
> 
> Cheers,
> Michael
> 
> Michael Roberts
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