Open Data Date 2014
21 February 2014, 18:00–20:00 @ Tamedia, Werdstrasse 21, 8004 Zürich
Organised by Opendata.ch, Hacks/Hackers
On the eve of the international Open Data Day 2014, on 21 February, more than 50 active members of the Swiss open data community, government representatives and interested people met at Tamedia for an exchange of ideas organised by Opendata.ch and Hacks/Hackers.
A lot happened around open government data in Switzerland in 2013. Time to ask the Confederation, cantons, cities, the community and the media: where do we stand, how and where do we go from here?
Before those present launched into a lively discussion, David Bauer on behalf of Swiss data journalists, Michael Grüebler for the City of Zurich, Peppino Giarritta for the Canton of Zurich, Jean-Luc Cochard for the Confederation, André Golliez for the Opendata.ch association and Andreas Amsler on behalf of open data users each presented their view on these questions.
Inspired by the controversial discussion, which revolved largely around the question of what makes open data a success – only concrete apps, or already the data as the basis for potential apps – Hannes Gassert and Andreas Amsler wrote an article for Netzwoche on the “state of the nation” regarding open data.
The board of Opendata.ch thanks everyone, some of whom travelled a long way, for coming and for their frank and important contributions to the discussion. We look forward to a great spring for open data in Switzerland!
Documentation and recordings
- Folien von Andreas Amsler zur Community-Sicht
- Netzwoche: «Lage der Nation» in Sachen Open Data (Hannes Gassert, Andreas Amsler)
Programme
Read the original announcement
Opendata.ch and Hacks/Hackers invite you and ask the Confederation, the canton, the community and the media: where do we stand on open data?
Ahead of the international Open Data Day on 22 February, we meet to talk about the state of Switzerland as a data nation. Where do we stand, how and where do we go from here? Tamedia kindly provides the venue, drinks and snacks.
Prominent representatives of the administration and the open data community, data journalists, designers and committed developers meet to see where we stand and how to go on. Instead of a whole Open Data Day, we just have an Open Data Date: a good conversation in the evening, with food and drink. And who would want to miss a date like that!
Everyone is welcome, but places are limited: first come, first served. If you register, please come – otherwise you take someone else's place.
