Open Data Manchester
Title: Open Data Manchester
Location: MadLab
Description: Open Data Manchester is a meetup for all people who are interested in making data open for the benefit of citizens, businesses and public bodies alike
Date: 2013-05-28
Start Time: 18:30
End Time: 20:30
Open Data Manchester
Title: Open Data Manchester
Location: MadLab
Description: Open Data in Manchester
Date: 26-03-2013
Start Time: 18:30
End Time: 20:30
The next Open Data Manchester is a special event tying in with FutureEverything taking place from the 19th – 24th March.
An Open Data Future is an open debate that aims to look under the hood of the open data movement.
Over the past few years open government data has evolved from a niche concern to one that has been embraced by national government, European Commission and other states and organisations around the globe.
It has been advocated that Open Government Data will expose the inner workings of state institutions and thus enable an environment for greater understanding, accountability and efficiency.
The release of open government data has also been seen as an opportunity to add value to national economies through the creation of new services, new intelligence and a more networked economy through the free flow of data.
But ultimately what are the drivers behind this movement, who are the winners and losers and what should a society based upon open practices look like?
Panelists
Jo Bates – Academic at University of Sheffield
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is/staff/bates
Tim Davies – Researcher and Activist http://www.timdavies.org.uk/about/
Javier Ruiz – Campaigner for the Open Rights Group
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff
Tom Slee – Canadian writer and commentator, author http://www.tomslee.net/
Chaired by Yuwei Lin.
This event is free but likely to reach capacity so registering here http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/5663497674 is essential
Open Data Manchester
Title: Open Data Manchester
Location: MadLab
Description: Open Data in Manchester
Date: 28-08-2012
Start Time: 18:30
End Time: 20:30
Open Data Manchester
Title: Open Data Manchester
Location: MadLab
Description: Open Data in Manchester
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2012-04-24
End Time: 20:30
Follow us on Twitter @opendatamcr
Website: www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
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Open Data Manchester is a meetup for all people who are interested in making data open for the benefit of citizens, businesses and public bodies alike. The meetings are mix of presentation, conversation and sharing of tips, hacks and data.
The event is an open forum and free.
Last month’s discussions looked at Manchester City Council’s forthcoming hackathon. This month there is feedback from ODM’s meetings with Trafford (DataGM) and TfGM.
If you want to get more involved with Open Data in Manchester there is an active Googlegroup here
Other Open Data related news. If you fancy doing a presentation or if you have anything to add just let us know by posting to the Googlegroup
Open Data Manchester
Title: Open Data Manchester
Location: MadLab
Description: Open Data in Manchester
Date: 31-07-2012
Start Time: 18:30
End Time: 20:30
Follow us on Twitter @opendatamcr
Website: www.opendatamanchester.org.uk
Open Data Manchester is a meetup for all people who are interested in making data open for the benefit of citizens, businesses and public bodies alike. The meetings are mix of presentation, conversation and sharing of tips, hacks and data.
The event is an open forum and free.
Open Data in the City
There is a growing body of opinion that open data will be led by cities and towns, as the benefits from efficiencies gained and more intelligent uses of data, coupled with the environment for enhanced engagement and co-production of public service are ones that have greatest impact at a local level. As we are all aware cities can’t do this in isolation. Cities need to learn from each other and more importantly be relevant to the communities they serve by engaging with them in this process.
We are pleased to welcome James Cattell from Digital Birmingham, charged with overseeing the implementation of open data in Birmingham and Andrew MacKenzie from West Midlands Open Data Users Group and most recently the Cabinet Office’s Open Data User Group. Who will speak about Birmingham’s journey towards open data.
You can view the project progress here
[UPDATE]
Jag Goraya from Open Data Sheffield and GIST Foundation is going to let us know about open data happenings from over the Pennines.
As usual we will have news on the latest developments with open data including events and competitions
If you want to get involved with Open Data in Manchester or want to suggest/present something at the meeting, there is an active Googlegroup here