Whether you are completely new to open data or want to learn some more about it and interact with top actors in this area, you are welcome to join us at the RAW Open Data event. Attendance is free, but requires registration due to the limited number of seats.
We have put together a thorough agenda. In the first part of our journey we'll start by establishing some common-ground on open data and getting a brief overview of the world’s leading open-source data portal platform. Then, we'll find out about the implications of an EU directive that requires the public sector to progressively open its data. After that, we move on to learn about the intricacies of licensing the data to be opened. The second part of our journey is dedicated to open data projects: we'll hear about efforts to unlock the full potential of the public sector information in the Mediterranean space; about the experience of the Portuguese public administration in opening its data; about how Grenoble is using open data to promote social innovation; and about how real-time open data can foster value creation and a higher quality of service to users of public transport. We'll close the day with a presentation about learning from our data using innovative visualisations.
Keynote Sessions
October, 16th @ Instituto Pedro Nunes
08:30 am - Welcome Coffee
09:00 am - Opening Session
09:30 am - Open Data 101
Paulo Rupino - University of Coimbra
An introduction to Open Data, its relevance, and key exemplars. CKAN as a tool for managing Open Data.
10:15 am - The Public Sector Information (PSI) EU Directive
Martín Álvarez Espinar - Manager of W3C Spain and Advisory Board Member of European Public Sector Information Platform
A first look at the EU directive about Public Sector Information (PSI) and its implications for the future.
11:00 am - Coffee Break
11:30 am - Introduction to licenses applied to PSI
Cristiana Sappa - LAPSI 2.0 Coordinator
Public Sector Information is the set of data collected, managed, produced by Public Sector Bodies (PSBs). In principle, this information - aggregated or per se - embeds a huge economic and social potential. This is why it is crucial to access it and enable its re-use for both market and non economic purposes. In order to foster re-users activities it it important that PSBs use appropriate licenses: only in this way re-user is enabled and the social, cultural and economic growth is ensured.
12:15 am - The HOMER Project: Harmonising Open Data in the Med area
Rafael Férnandez Gomez - Junta de Andalucia
Harmonisation of Open Data in the Med area: issues, results, and their importance. HOMER is a strategic MED project that focuses on the theme of Harmonising Open Data, and foster a world-wide policy aiming at making available and exploitable Public Sector Information (PSI).
01:00 pm - Networking Lunch
02:30 pm - Open Data in Portugal
Paulo Neves - Agency for the Modernisation of Administrative bodies
Opening public administration data: the Portuguese experience.
03:15 pm - Open Data and Social Innovation
Sylvain Bouchard - Scop la Péniche, Grenoble
Fostering Social Innovation in Grenoble with Open Data. How working with public data can be a new way for social innovators to develop their projects. The session will focus on the example of Grenoble and the need for data mediation.
04:00 pm - Coffee Break
04:30 pm - One Stop Transport: Open Data and Public Transportation
Miguel Laginha - Instituto Pedro Nunes
The One.Stop.Transport platform (www.ost.pt) is an open data platform for urban mobility currently working in Portugal. It was born out of the need to make open data available to third party developers from transport agencies and other data providers using open standards and open APIs. This presentation will focus on how the OST platform works, the results that have been achieved and the future steps towards growth and sustainability.
05:15 pm - Open Data Visualization
Paolo Ciuccarelli - Politecnico di Milano
Data Visualization is not always enough, especially if you want to bring Open Data in the hands of non-experts and engage the public. Even with specialists, a better user experience in data interfaces can improve the effectiveness and the efficiency of analytical processes. Design can help in creating pro-active relationships between stakeholders and Open Data, building "data experiences" that go beyond the two dimensions.
06:00 pm - Closing Session
Hackathon
October, 16th @ Instituto Pedro Nunes
07:00 pm - Relevant projects on Open Data theme
Brief presentations of invited Reference and Relevant projects on Open Data theme.
08:00 pm - Datasets for the Hackathon
Brief presentation of datasets available from several partners and potential projects to be developed.
09:00 pm - Pizza Night
Showcase of local net labels releases under CC license [To be Announced].
This moment is being prepared as an opportunity for participants to know each other, pitch ideas so opportunities and teams can develop from this informal kickstart supported by food, drinks, networking and music.11:00 pm - Documentary projection
All night - Open House
Open house for those in a hurry to prototype ideas coming out of the conversations.
Hackathon
October, 17th @ Instituto Pedro Nunes
09:30 am - Check-in & Hack Session
Participants will be hosted in Instituto Pedro Nunes. Presentation of event rules. Participants can start hacking as soon as they check in. We will provide tables and boards for the several groups work and help them to organize themselves and spread around the several projects.
01:00 pm - Lunch
Lunch provided in working space.
02:00 pm - Hack Session
During the afternoon organization of RAW Open Data Hackathon will gather information about the several project to compile and prepare dissemination materials.
Teams complete work and check-in projects.06:00 pm - Project Pitch
Project Pitch through prototypes and content created during the day. With the material gathered by the organization during the afternoon we will be able to proceed to a better awareness campaign and presentation of results.
Live hack demonstrations to audience.07:00 pm - Matinée @ Casa das artes
Matinée @ Casa das Artes, an event that gathers the local creative community.