Coimbra - Instituto Pedro Nunes

RAW Open Data

16 de Outubro de 2014 a 17 de Outubro de 2014

RAW Open Data is a joint transnational event focused on Open Data and Knowledge as critical resources to successfully engage current social and economic challenges.
Organized by IPN – Instituto Pedro Nunes, a Portuguese Association for innovation and R&D in Sc. and Tech, we will bring together over 100 people to share and discuss ideas, experiences and projects in creative environment.
RAW Open Data will take place during two full days. In the first day there will be a conference-style event, with keynotes of around 30 minutes followed by questions by the audience, featuring top European speakers in Open Data and Knowledge domain. In the second day a Hackathon will take place, where participants can create their own applications using real Open Data and Knowledge from different sources.
Last but not least, during these two days, all participants can enjoy fruitful networking moments in our coffee break areas. RAW Open Data results from the cooperation between two complementary European Projects, CITEK and Transcreativa, involving partners from Italy, France, Slovenia, Portugal and Spain.

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.

We've challenged top actors in the field and they graciously accepted our invitation to come talk to us about key issues in opening data. They come from the Open Knowledge Foundation, W3C, Creative Commons, Junta de Andalucia, Agency for the Modernisation of Administrative bodies, Scop la Péniche, our own IPN, and Politecnico di Milano. Country-wise we have a diversity that encompasses UK, Spain, Greece, France, Italy and Portugal.

The RAW Open Data Hackathon is a two-day experience to demonstrate the impact of open-data and information technologies in society. Come with a team, or come as yourself and join a team. Bring an idea, or jump on board with someone else’s. Entrepreneurs, engineers, developers, designers, business professionals and curious citizens are invited to create web and mobile applications to value the huge potential of open data in our society.
To enhance the potential of RAW Open Data Hackathon we are working to bring to you, and society, for the first time different sets of Open Public Data from Coimbra, which will also be available to the general public.

RAW Open Data Hackathon will be hosted in Casa das Artes da Fundação Bissaya Barreto.