Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Apps for Tunisia Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Bart Van Loon Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
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31st May 2012 Contact
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Who am I?
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Bart Van Loon
Why is Open Data
important?
Zeropoint.IT The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
@b b b a r t
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
bart@zeropoint.it AppsForX
Contact
(+32) 472/94.14.34
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
I’m an entrepreneur Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Offshore IT talent partner Apps for Tunisia
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
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I’m a founding member of the Belgian chapter Contact
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Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
I’m trying to build the world’s largest online
resource for public data
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
What is Open Data? Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data important? Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
The DataTank Open Data <
Open Knowledge
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Open Data < Open Knowledge AppsForX
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
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Contact
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
“Sure, make a beautiful important?
website, but first, give us – all The DataTank
of us – the unadulterated Open Data <
Open Knowledge
data. We have to ask for Apps for Tunisia
raw data now.” Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
Tim Berners-Lee
(Inventor of the
World Wide Web)
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
“I think all of these barriers
The DataTank
to data are holding back
Open Data <
innovation at a scale that Open Knowledge
few people realize.” Apps for Tunisia
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Contact
Bret Taylor (Google,
Friendfeed,
Facebook)
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
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Contact
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
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Contact
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
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Contact
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Open Knowledge is more than Open Data
Bart Van Loon
Wikipedia
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
Language # Speakers # Wikipedia articles2
Norwegian 4.6 million ± 300,000 The DataTank
Russian 258 million ± 838,000 Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Arabic 374 million Apps for Tunisia
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Contact
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data from March 2012
Apps for Tunisia
Open Knowledge is more than Open Data
Bart Van Loon
Wikipedia
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
Language # Speakers # Wikipedia articles2
Norwegian 4.6 million ± 300,000 The DataTank
Russian 258 million ± 838,000 Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Arabic 374 million ± 154,000 Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
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data from March 2012
Apps for Tunisia
Open Knowledge is more than Open Data
Bart Van Loon
Wikipedia
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
Language # Speakers # Wikipedia articles2
Norwegian 4.6 million ± 300,000 The DataTank
Russian 258 million ± 838,000 Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Arabic 374 million ± 154,000 Apps for Tunisia
French 275 million ± 1,230,000 Chicken and Egg
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Contact
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data from March 2012
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Open Knowledge is more than Open Data
Bart Van Loon
OpenStreetMap
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
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AppsForX
Contact
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Open Knowledge is more than Open Data
Bart Van Loon
OpenStreetMap
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
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Contact
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Breaking out of the catch-22
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
New Zealand
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
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AppsForX
Contact
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
New Zealand
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
“We want to make it easier What is Open
Data?
for businesses, researchers,
Why is Open Data
analysts and journalists – in important?
fact, anyone with an interest The DataTank
in information – to access Open Data <
Open Knowledge
the data they need. ” Apps for Tunisia
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
United States of America
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
United States of America
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
“A primary goal of Data.gov What is Open
is to improve access to Data?
Federal data and expand Why is Open Data
important?
creative use of those data The DataTank
beyond the walls of Open Data <
Open Knowledge
government by encouraging
Apps for Tunisia
innovative ideas.” Chicken and Egg
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
New York City
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
New York City
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
“The future of New York City
What is Open
government is providing Data?
customer-focused Why is Open Data
important?
interaction with agencies, The DataTank
delivered in a manner most Open Data <
suitable to – and ultimately, Open Knowledge
through applications Apps for Tunisia
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developed by – the end user.” AppsForX
Contact
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
United Kingdom
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
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Examples in the world
Bart Van Loon
United Kingdom
Introduction
Who am I?
“ So that government Outline
What is Open
information is accessible Data?
and useful for the widest Why is Open Data
important?
possible group of people, I
The DataTank
have asked Sir Tim
Open Data <
Berners-Lee [. . . ], to help us Open Knowledge
drive the opening up of Apps for Tunisia
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access to Government data in AppsForX
the web [. . . ]” Contact
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Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Why is Open Data
important?
The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
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Who am I?
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is Open
Data?
Bart Van Loon
Why is Open Data
important?
Zeropoint.IT The DataTank
Open Data <
Open Knowledge
@b b b a r t
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
bart@zeropoint.it AppsForX
Contact
(+32) 472/94.14.34
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