Open Knowledge Belgium: an overview

by Pieter Colpaert

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Open Knowledge Belgium Pieter Colpaert [email protected] @pietercolpaert

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An umbrella organisation for Open Knowledge initiatives in Belgium

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Ben Open Street Map Pieter Open Transport Inge Open Access Open Tourism Creative Commons Yannick Raf … Open Education Open Science Open Innovation Open Culture Open Gov …and many more

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Pieter-Jan A full-time community manager

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How are we funded?

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Open Belgium conference 23d of February 2015 in Namur February 2014 in Ghent Yearly conference on the state of play of Open Knowledge in Belgium

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Open Belgium conference Out In Sponsors: 3 packages Sub total: ~ €15.000 Tickets: 2 types of tickets - Early Bird - 80 euros - Standard - 150 euros Sub total: ~ €10.000 TOTAL ~ €25.000 Community manager ~ €10.000 Location, catering … ~ €12.000 Speakers, materials, print, design … ~ €3.000 TOTAL ~ €25.000

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open Summer of code 3 weeks of ~20 students coding Started in 2011

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open Summer of code Partner: → Has problem that needs to be solved → Covers expenses: speed training, location, catering, student salaries, etc. ~ €3.000 / student

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open Summer of code Student: → Gets paid → Gets trained: use open data to solve problem, open source software management, creating sustainable projects Break even → in/out ~ €45.000

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FP7 - CIP

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iRail.be Flemish innovation grants on identity management: SoLoMIDEM

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iVod interactive Video for (Flemish) Open Data Flemish innovation grants VIDEO Get youngster and people with no awareness of Open Data a visual / quick / tangible guide to Open Data 1. What is Open Data? 2. What is the impact of opening data? 3. Where do you find open data? 4. What can you do with it?