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Transcript of Open Knowledge Foundation Business Lounge by Pieter-Jan Pauwels
Opening Up 2014 Business Lounge
We (Co)Organise and Support Hackathons
During those hackathons we see a lot of amazing applications
And most of the time, they just stop (being amazing).
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Lack of time
Lack of knowledgeLack of funding
Lack of interestRebellious applications
Playthings
On one hand, a lot of creativity and know-how exists in Europe to develop smart applications based on open data sets.
On the other hand, solid business models to bring these apps to the market and make them viable are often lacking.
— Raf Buyle
Remember what the estimated economic value for Open Data in Europe was?
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/blog/opendata
70.000.000.000
turning data into business
• European support network of organisations and individuals • Tools for data based business • 19 partners in 10 different countries.
Turning Data Into Business
BikeCityGuideRecognition:- Won the Eurobike award- Won the Fiets Innovation award
Limitations:- A seasonal based business- Need in terms of user activation
Successes:- More than 200 thousand downloads- Increased the number of available cities from
around 30 close to 50
There are 2 ways to get a ticket to the i n t e r n a t i o n a l business lounge 2015 in Manchester
Win a local business lounge1
4 Teams 4 Members of the jury
5 Minute pitch 5 Minutes of Q&A
1 Winner and finalist for the international Business Lounge
1 Audience award winner
Submit your application online2
http://www.appsforeurope.eu/content/submit-your-application ontent/submit-your-application
Deadline december 31st 20142 http://www.appsforeurope.eu/
content/submit-your-application
And now for the local business lounge let’s meet the jury.
Lisa Pattyn - iMinds
International relations and Student Programs
Ides Bauwens - Nazka Mapps
Managing Partner and winner of the iBL 2014
Audience Award
Wouter Degadt - Leiedal
Host of Opening Up Conference and Open
Data Expert
Philip Hellemans - Start It KBC
General Manager at KBC / Start It KBC
You - the audience
Present at the Opening - Conference
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1. We Open Data 2. Open Sports 3. Publi-City 4. Want-ed