Eurocities, a european open data network
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Presentation of eurocities network. Presentation of www.erasmusopendata.eu event in Nantes, during www.nantesdigitalweek.com september 2014.
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Eurocities, a european open data network
- 1. Knowledge Society Forum Open Data Working Group Nantes September 15 ERASMUS OPEN DATA AN EVENT DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE EUROPEAN OPEN DATA COMMUNITY
- 2. Eurocities Founded 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, …)
- 3. 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
- 4. Eurocities Seven Forums: • culture • economy • environment • knowledge society • mobility • social affairs • cooperation
- 5. Eurocities Working 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
- 6. Eurocities Working 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
- 7. Eurocities Working group Open Data Publications: • Open Data Guidebook http://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
- 8. Eurocities Working 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
- 9. Eurocities Thank you for your attention Herv Jaigu – Innovation manager hervejaigu@nantesmetropole.fr Pauline Folz – PhD Student paulinefolz@nantesmetropole.fr Web: www.eurocities.eu www.nantes-just-imagine.com www.nantesmetropoles.fr www.data.nantes.fr www.lina.univ-nantes.fr