Jason Hare's Data Management Blog

  by  Ian Henshaw Cary, NC – The Open Data Institute of London, UK has a node in North Carolina – the  Open Data Institute of North Carolina  (ODI NC). Local Open Data guru  Jason Hare  chartered the Node in October 2013 and finally convinced local entrepreneur  Ian Henshaw  to come on board as CEO. What is the Open Data Institute? The Open Data Institute is catalyzing the evolution of open data culture to create economic, environmental, and social value. It helps unlock supply, generates demand, creates and disseminates knowledge to address local and global issues. We convene world-class experts to collaborate, incubate, nurture and mentor new ideas, and promote innovation. We enable anyone to learn and engage with open data, and empower our teams to help others through professional coaching and mentoring. What is a Node of the Open Data Institute? Each ODI Node has agreed to adopt the ODI Charter, which is a open source codification of the ODI itself, and embodies principles of open

Recently I had the pleasure of working with +Denis Parfenov and his team on crafting the Open Government Action Plan for Ireland. This weekend, Denis shared with his open data colleagues around the world the draft that Ireland would be putting forth and asked for feedback. I thought back to 2012 when I was just starting on the Open Raleigh website. Certainly the roots were there. I had the benefit of +Gail M. Roper and her existing work on building an Open Raleigh Program. I also had the benefit of Raleigh City Council's Open Data Resolution championed by +Bonner Gaylord . When I arrived I got my city laptop, a desk and some advice on how to approach building the program. Ultimately, it felt a little like looking at a white sheet of paper and thinking to myself "now what". I was fortunate in that Francis Maude had recently published " Unleash the Potential ". This white paper spelled out the open data program for the UK. In the document was the following: A v

  Why Define Open Data? In January 2013, the Public Innovation Network (PIN) featured a video related to Open Government in which are collected a set of 42 standards that a Government or Administration must meet to be considered open. The dissemination and return that this video has had on the Internet has been considerable. The video has been the basis for debate within many administrations, and it has been translated into Spanish, English, French, Italian and Catalan.   The PIN would like to continue generating discussion and spreading the notion of Open Government as an evolution of the deliberative democracy towards participatory environments, truly focused on citizenship and networking. This is the reason why I was invited to participate in the new PIN project. The set of these articles will be collected in an electronic publication that we will be distributed under a Creative Commons license recognition.   So that is why I am posting this topic. I have my own views on Open Data a

"What do I gotta do to get you to GoCode?" This is an ongoing joke between Jessica and DJ from the Durango GoCode team. It sums up their determination to make this event an inclusive one. I attended  Go Code Durango  as a member of the  Open Data Institute . I was worked with the Xentity team, providing support for the Socrata platform that was used by the  Colorado Information Marketplace  (CIM). CIM is a Socrata-powered platform and therefore the Xentity team provided API and data support for the Socrata part of the challenge.         Photo by  http://www.23rdstudios.com / Go Code was a unique experience. I was a part of a five team, cross-site effort to coach and mentor development teams and help them create applications. What makes this event different from others I’ve attended is the passion, the careful selection of sites, the organization of the five challenges, and the people of Colorado. We had the pleasure of meeting the very talented and engaging folks of Durango.

  The Future is Here You are the future of open data. Last year I was the keynote speaker of the first open data day in Cary. Last year we had a third of the audience here today. Now Triangle Open Data Day does not need open data personalities. This event happened because city and county leaders came together with you. You represent the thinkers, the doers, the “why not?” hackers and storytellers that will take data unlocked by people like me. You get to decide the future of open data. You will get to create the products and collaborate with government in delivering value through open data. But more of this story will be presented later. I would like to introduce Gavin Starks, CEO of the Open Data Institute. Sir Tim Berners Lee is the President of the Open Data Institute and the World Wide Web Consortium as well as the first thought leader to imagine open linked data on the web back in 1989. Listen to Gavin talk about the “what’s next” in open data. How We Got Here: The Rise of Standar

  think? Francis Davies Francis Davies does, among many other things, consulting on legal matters for The Open Data Institute and the Open Knowledge Foundation. Originally posted by Francis Davies on his blog:  http://www.francisdavey.co.uk/2014/02/copying-sharing-and-remixing-what-do.html I am completing a part-time LLM (masters) in  computer and communications law  with Queen Mary University London. I would really appreciate your help in  completing a survey . It should take less than 5 minutes to complete. If you want to know more about the survey, read on... I, like many lawyers, spend a lot of time thinking, talking and writing about intellectual property law and, in particular, copyright. But law is not the whole story. People do what they do for all sorts of reasons: what the law says is only one of them. People may also be driven by socially accepted rules of conduct known as  social norms . In simple terms: what they think is OK. Norms are complicated things. For example you m

  Originally posted on  http://triangleopendataday.com/ Open Data is about the free flow of information.  It can be information as mundane as water usage or as transformative as government records. Triangle Open Data Day (TODD) focuses on three issues: Open Data Education Hacking for Civic Good Uniting the Triangle through Data  Track 1: Education Track 1 is a series of workshops on Saturday, February 22, 2014. It is geared toward the general public and anyone with an interest in the burgeoning Open Data movement in the Triangle. Topics may include: What is Open Data? Examples of Open Data What you can do with Open Data The Importance of Maps Privacy Issues Triangle Code for America Brigades Registration is open for  TODD Track 1 .  Track 2: Hackers Track 2 focuses on implementing projects – hacking for public good. Programmers, data analysts, web developers, public officials and students may all be interested in Track 2. Participants pitch ideas, form groups and try to complete at lea