[Event] Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - Open Data Workshop - Thu Feb 19

[Vicky Twomey-Lee - Python Ireland]

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 Founder)

Python Ireland Treasurer

PSF member | EuroPython Society Board Member

Coding Grace co-Founder | GameCraft It co-Founder | WITS Board Member

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Open Data Workshop

Thurs, 19^th 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

An Open Data Workshop will take place on Thurs 19^th 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 opendata@per.gov.ie, via the Open Data Portal athttp://data.gov.ie/feedback or on the Open Data Ireland Google Grouphttps://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 Open Data Portal

·         Priority Domains to Target 

·         Open Data Access: APIs vs. Bulk Downloads

11.45 – 12.00            Outline Next Steps (D/PER)