Présentation utilisée lors de la Conférence Citadel " Open Data par où commencer ?" qui s'est tenue à Issy-les-Moulineaux, le 5 Octobre 2012

1. APPS FOR GHENT
26/09/2012
Bart Rosseau
E-Strategy
Stad Gent

2. Making open data work,
offline…

3. Where to start ?
• Data ? • Or developers?
• Platform ?
• Disclaimers?
• Proces ?
• A public moment?

4. Babysteps
• Apps For Ghent –
– may 2011
– Gather datasets
• “Neutral“ data
– GIS data
– Streenames
• No long term engagement
• Explore the field
• Learning
• Datasets on website, no dataportal yet

5. The winners
KADEE WAKANKDOEN

6. Lessons Learned
• You need expertise
– A learning curve is accepted by the
community
– A lot of goodwill to share the knowledge
• Relevant data
– Open formats
– Metadata/context

7. The Dialogue
• More data for better results
– Growing need for apps
– Open data > hackaton
• Connect data-owners with developers
• Data portal as community hub: data.gent.be
• Policy instrument for smart city

8. Partners!
– Digipolis
– OKFN.be
– IBBT
– SME’s
– Hacktivists
– Politicians
– The Datatank
– Other governments/public bodies:
• Flemish Government
• V-iCT-OR (local gov ICT network)
• Citadel project

9. Apps for Ghent 2:
extending the network
• More ambition
– Students
– More development time for professionals
• Datatalks
• Network event (Ghent Living Lab)

10. And the winner is…
• The Missing H:
Circadia

12. Lessons… again.
– Structuring the data
– Dialogue between developers and data-owners
– prizes are not the ultimate incentive
– Students rock

13. And now…
• Ghent open data in ICT courses
• #Code9000
• http://data.gent.be
• Policy document
• Link BI – GIS – Data-analysis with open
data: data management

14. Results
• Insight in organisation and data
• Network of people interested and committed to
the city
• Partners to develop Ghent as a smart city
• Fun
• Apps

15. Questions?
http://appsforghent.be
http://data.gent.be
http://ghentlivinglab.be
Twitter: @bartrosseau
e-strategie@gent.be