Bart Rosseau E-Strategie

Stad Gent

OPEN DATA

More then a trend

• Transparant government• Gov 2.0• European Ambition

• More then App development– (visualisation, datajournalism)

• New component in gov-citizen relations.

• Idea orginated in– Policy makers– Administration– Gent Web Valley

Babysteps

Apps for Ghent

First Belgian Hackaton

Show the possibilities

Gentse Feesten

Dataset: csv of programme

24 hours before the start

5 apps developped

Relevance

• Embedded in data/informationmanagement

• Masterdata• Closer look at internal processes

Challenges

Disclaimers

Re-use of gov information

Where are the data?

ICT

www.data.gent.be

Open Data in Gent

“Ecosystem” of open data

Data becomes information for citizens and policymakers

Enrichment of data

• CITADEL on the MOVE– Open data for better public services

• Ghent Living Lab– Open data as fuel for innovation– Network for open data (stakeholders)

• Open data as policy goal

Embedding Open Data

APPSFORGHENT 2

• 24 march 2012

• Twitter: @appsforghent

• Concept– Developers– Student Hackathon

Questions:bart.rosseau@gent.be

www.appsforghent.bewww.be.okfn.org