[EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT]
For the attention of Development, Civil Society and LOD2 list members,
=== Linking Development Data Workshop ===
(( tags: IATI, aid, international, ontology, open government data, spending, workshop in Civil Society, Linked Data, Transparency ))
We believe in better Aid. Join us online on the 12th & 13th May 2011 #openforchange
More transparency of aid flows and results will lead to better insights and collaboration. But how can we make this work?
Open Data for Development Camp (ODDC) in Amsterdam is a 2-day conference on using open data in international development aid for developers, practitioners and policy makers on the 12th and 13th May 2011. If you would like to attend, book at: http://openforchange.info/oddc.
During the event we will be having an online Linking Development Data Workshop. The workshop format will be two days of intense online collaboration focused on ways of Linking Development Data.
The Themes will be:
International Development
International Aid Transparency
Civil Society
Not for Profit
The Outcomes we are working towards are to:
Empower recipients of aid.
Lead on transparency agenda.
Help reduce ineffective spending.
Increase visibility of social impact.
Link aid spending to results.
The Technology focus for the workshop will be:
Linked Open Data
Linked Open Data models
URI Schema (sets).
The Outputs we are aiming for are:
Models
- Aid Ontology (IATI)
- Dev Project Ontology (Akvo)
- Research Vocabularies (R4D research meta-data - NIAS, Bernd and ELDIS
- Geographic Ontologies
- Local knowledge and softer information (IKM)
Business Case
- For Data Providers
Demonstrations
- DFID Research & Projects Meshup
- IATI Map
Documentation
- For Developers
The Inputs we have are:
Datasets
- Organisations
- Activities
- Payments
- Transactions
- Research
- Local Knowledge
- Narratives
- Networks
- People
- Connections
In preparation for the event we will setup a Linking Development Data Working Group to facilitate the Process of collaborating:
Google Docs
Linking Development Data http://goo.gl/f6HcY
Twitter
#openforchange
Skype
send Skype request to davidpids
IRC
#openforchange on Freenode
Email Lists
Open Knowledge Foundation List for those interested in open knowledge in development
Open Knowledge Foundation List for Open Civil Society
Open Knowledge Foundation List for LOD2 project
Wiki
Open Road Map Wiki http://www.openroadmap.net
Coordinator
More about ODDC
The Open Data for Development Camp is organized by Open for Change under the responsibility of Partos and in cooperation with and financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is part of the shared ambition of Partos and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report about results of Dutch international development activities in a transparent way, on the basis of open data. ODDC takes place at and is developed in cooperation with the Royal Tropical Institute.
Kindest regards,
David Pidsley
Ambassador for Civil Society,
Open Knowledge Foundation
Mobile: 07967 488604
Skype: davidpids
Blog: http://davidpidsley.com
Lymington, Hampshire. United Kingdom
