Hi All, I'm passing info about an Open Data Workshop (Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform), Thu Feb 19th (09:00-12:00) at NDRC.
Forwarded information below... Cheers, /// Vicky Twomey-Lee (PyLadies Dublin <https://twitter.com/pyladiesdub> Founder) Python Ireland <http://python.ie/> Treasurer PSF member <http://pyfound.blogspot.ie/2012/08/welcome-new-psf-members.html> | EuroPython Society <https://ep2012.europython.eu/blog/2012/07/08/change-board-europython-society> Board Member Coding Grace <http://codinggrace.com/> co-Founder | GameCraft It <http://gamecraft.it/> co-Founder | WITS <http://witsireland.com/governance/> Board Member *Department of Public Expenditure and Reform* *Open Data Workshop* *Thurs, 19th Feb 2015* *9.00am – 12.00pm* *Location: NDRC, Crane Street, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8* *Register here: * *https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dper-open-data-workshop-tickets-15373470464* <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dper-open-data-workshop-tickets-15373470464> An Open Data Workshop will take place on Thurs 19th Feb to bring together publishers and users of Open Data. Are you interested in using Open Data, but can’t find what you’re looking for on the national Open Data Portal data.gov.ie? Do you want to use Open Datafrom data.gov.ie in your business, but have some concerns? Have you ideas that on how data access could be improved? Or maybe you just want to find out more about what Open Data is? All are welcome! The aim of the Open Data Workshop is threefold: a) to raise the awareness of Open Data in Ireland, b) to foster a collaboration network between Open Data publishers and users, and c) to cultivate an Open Data ecosystem that prioritises high-quality, usableOpen Data. In preparation for the Open Data Workshop, we are adding new datasets todata .gov.ie and improving the quality of those already there. Ideas for the roundtable-talks session, and data requests in advance of the workshop are welcome via email to [email protected], via the Open Data Portal athttp:// data.gov.ie/feedback or on the Open Data Ireland Google Group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/open-data-ireland The Department is also conducting a survey on Ireland’s Open Data Initiative at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OpenDataIreland *Agenda:* 09.00 – 09.30 Update on Open Data Ireland activity (D/PER) 09.30 – 10.30 Meet the data publishers (break into groups per domain/dataset) · *Geospatial Domain *With public bodies: Marine Institute, Ordnance Survey Ireland, NUI Maynooth · *Heritage Domain * With public bodies: Heritage Council, Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, Digital Repository of Ireland · *Fiscal Domain * With public bodies: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Central Statistics Office · *Transport Domain * With public bodies: National Transport Authority · *Natural Hazards / Flooding Domain * With public bodies: Office of Public Works · *Local Government Domain * With public bodies: Fingal County Council, Dublinked 10.30 – 10.50 Tea/Coffee 10.50 – 11.10 Business show-case (Both those that are using and would like to use Open Data) 11.10 – 11.45 Roundtable talks · Open Data Licensing (to tie in with public consultation on Open Data License http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Open-Data -Licence-Consultation-Paper-February-2015.docx) · Open Research Data & Non-Tabular Digital Content · Data.gov.ie <http://data.gov.ie/> Open Data Portal · Priority Domains to Target · Open Data Access: APIs vs. Bulk Downloads 11.45 – 12.00 Outline Next Steps (D/PER) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
