[Os-datawrangling] Data Wrangling team mailing list :)

Thu Jul 25 10:44:59 UTC 2013

All,

Thanks a lot to those of you who joined the Hangout yesterday. And thanks
Concha for pointing to the Datawrangling mailing list.

I wanted to mention that we have a really interesting project to open up
procurement data in Nigeria. The data is currently captured in a 70-page
PDF document. I am copying to this email Mariam and Tosin from BudgIT,
Nigeria, who are working on the project.

You can find the issue created for the Nigerian procurement data on
Datatoload here:
https://github.com/openspending/datatoload/issues/10

Tasks include:

   - convert PDF to CSV
   - clean up the CSV file, format the data and add it to OpenSpending

It would be great to hear if this project would interest any of you?

Best,
Anders

On 24 July 2013 13:41, Conchita Catalan <ccgbcn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> This is the link to the Open Spending Data Wrangling Team Anders asked us
> to join
>
> http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/os-datawrangling
>
> This link is for Adriana and other journalists for resources about their
> right to know
>
> http://www.access-info.org/en/toolkits/17-toolkits
>
> Thanks Anders for coordinating. Nice to cybermeet you all and see you
> again on the list.
>
> Concha
>
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> Visita mi blog: http://barcelonalittleshell.blogspot.com.es/
> Visita opengov.cat
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> 2013/7/18 Anders Pedersen <anders.pedersen at okfn.org>
>
>> Dear Data Wrangler,
>>
>> Thank you for your application to become a Data Wrangler at OpenSpending.
>> I am glad to write you that we would like to invite you to join the Data
>> Wrangling team! We have been thrilled to see such a strong interest in the
>> initiative from across the community and we are eager to help you get
>> started on what this is all about - data wrangling!
>>
>> On *Wednesday 24th at 18:00 CET / 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT *we will provide
>> you with an* introduction to the Data Wrangling team* and give you a
>> chance to meet fellow wranglers via Google Hangout. I strongly encourage
>> you to take part in this if time zones and work obligations allow. If you
>> are not able to join, let me know and we will try to set up an alternative
>> date to talk. Let me know if you can join the GHangout by responding to
>> this email.
>>
>> *What will you be doing as Data Wrangler?*
>> We have created this short guide for Data Wranglers<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/document/d/1q_L4JC8KwpOg51BgWXhJvQD39o8GZ1c4O6rAhdVm9ro/edit#>. It
>> is important to us that you read it, as it should give you a clear idea
>> about what tasks you will be working on. Let us know if you have questions
>> by commenting directly in the guide or by sharing your comments via this
>> email. The Data Wrangling initiative is new and we are eager to hear your
>> thoughts!
>>
>> *The first thing that we ask from you is to:*
>> - *Claim a dataset* from progress.openspending.org, where datasets are
>> waiting to be uploaded to OpenSpending. Begin wrangling the data, upload it
>> to OpenSpending, share it with the community<http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/openspending>and let us know if you have issues getting the data working. (If you
>> already know what dataset that you would like to work on, add this to
>> progress.openspending.org so that others can see what you are working
>> on.)
>> - *Add your bio* and picture to this google doc<https://docs.google.com/a/okfn.org/document/d/1rmB8azR447-zZSeouE10Z_Jq9MOKGL6f-Lic4DN2fZ4/edit>.
>> We will add a page listing you and all other active Data Wranglers on the
>> OpenSpending site.
>> - *Introduce yourself *to the Data Wrangling team by responding to this
>> email
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>> *City Spending Data Party:*
>> As some of you have noticed we are running a City Spending Data Party<http://blog.openspending.org/2013/06/30/spending-data-party-announce/> this
>> weekend. If you are available we encourage you to join the event online
>> either by *working on your newly claimed dataset* or by *offering your
>> wrangling support* to community members. We will for example be looking
>> for a Data Wrangler to assist OKF Nepal to work on the budget of Kathmandu.
>> If you would like to join the spending party, let the mailing list<http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/openspending>know or ping me directly.
>> We will host a Data Clinic via GHangout preparing for the spending party
>> today *Thursday July 1**8th **at 19CET / 18 BST / 13 EDT* - your time
>> zone<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OS+Data+Clinic&iso=20130718T13&p1=263&ah=1>.
>> You can sign up here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vi2LNysNsu346-X8H5oIp00OUjDFsiR_pYcQSWrQAiY/viewform>
>> .
>>
>> Welcome on board - we are thrilled to have you on!
>>
>> Best,
>> Anders
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>> Anders Pedersen
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