Eurocities, a european open data network
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Knowledge Society Forum Open Data Working Group Nantes September 15 ERASMUS OPEN DATA AN EVENT DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE EUROPEAN OPEN DATA COMMUNITY
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Presentation of eurocities network. Presentation of www.erasmusopendata.eu event in Nantes, during www.nantesdigitalweek.com september 2014.
Transcript of Eurocities, a european open data network
Knowledge Society ForumOpen Data Working Group
Nantes September 15
ERASMUS OPEN DATAAN EVENT DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING
THE EUROPEAN OPEN DATA COMMUNITY
EurocitiesFounded in 1986 in Brussels by:• Barcelona,• Birmingham,• Frankfurt,• Lyon,• Milan, • Rotterdam.
Network of major Cities in Europe (> 250.000 inhabitants)
130 cities (25 % of the EU population)40 partners (IBM, CISCO, …)
Eurocities
The network aims to :
Influencing European legislation and policies for the cities interests
Organize reflexions on the challenges European cities face in the future
Provide a platform to exchange knowledge, good practices and ideas
Foster the development of joint projects, with European funding in particular
Eurocities
Seven Forums:• culture • economy • environment • knowledge society • mobility • social affairs • cooperation
EurocitiesWorking group Open Data
Objectives:• building a Europe-wide platform for exchanging open
data experiences • encouraging other cities to make their data publicly
available• exploring city activities and promoting mutual learning• harmonising data sets and standards• cooperating with EU projects and the net community• maximising the benefits of open data for citizens
EurocitiesWorking group Open Data
Members:
Aarhus - Amsterdam - Antwerp - Banja Luka - Barcelona - Belfast -Berlin - Birmingham - Bologna - Bonn - Bordeaux - Bratislava -Bristol - Cardiff - Cologne - Copenhagen - Edinburgh - Eindhoven(WG Vice Chair) - Genoa - Ghent (WG Chair) - Glasgow -Gothenburg - Helsinki - Kortrijk - Linkoping - London - Lyon -Manchester - Munich - Nantes - Netwerkstad Twente - Newcastle-Gateshead - Odessa - Ostend - Rennes Metropole - Rome -Ronneby - Rotterdam - Rzeszow - Stockholm - Strasbourg -Sunderland - Tampere - Tbilisi - Turin - Turku - Utrecht - Vienna
EurocitiesWorking group Open Data
Publications:
• Open Data Guidebookhttp://www.eurocities.eu/eurocities/documents/EUROCITIES-open-data-guidebook-open-data-working-group-publication-WSPO-9CTHZE
• Statement on Open Data http://www.eurocities.eu/eurocities/documents/EUROCITIES-statement-on-open-data-WSPO-98LA7S
EurocitiesWorking group Open Data
Survey on Open Data platform: 32 RESPONSES→ Still pioneering→ Very locally influenced→ Dependent on internal organisation→ Need for
→ Training→ Usability
→ Linking between datasets
Next event: KSF in Bordeaux October 15-16
EurocitiesThank you for your attention
Herv� Jaigu – Innovation [email protected]
Pauline Folz – PhD [email protected]
Web:www.eurocities.euwww.nantes-just-imagine.com www.nantesmetropoles.frwww.data.nantes.frwww.lina.univ-nantes.fr
