Africa Open Data Jam
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Agenda available: http://files.meetup.com/15805062/Africa%20Open%20Data%20Jam_agenda_012914.pdf
Open Data is a transformational trend in Open Governance that is generating empowerment and economic growth. Around the world, cities, states, and nations are publishing Open Data and creating new data supply chains and ecosystems that are managing scarce water resources, improving land use and agricultural security, enhancing transportation and traffic flows, and generating new high-tech jobs and tax revenues. Governments themselves are benefiting because published Open Data is free of organizational barriers that hold back departments from sharing information and collaborating.
IBM and the U.S. Government are excited to host this one-day Open Data Jam on the margins of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to share global experiences in Open Data publishing, real use cases that demonstrate growth and empowerment, develop skills and capabilities, and build a global community of Open Data developers who can help Africa become an Open Data leader.
This event is designed to be interactive, informative, and fun. It will involve diverse skills and experiences, and showcase real live examples of how Open Data works, African Challenges and opportunities, example applications. There will be a mixture of keynote presentation, panel discussions, lightning talks, solution demonstrations, and problem-solving workshops. Participants should come out of the meeting with tangible experiences of what works, how it works, and how it can be deployed at home – with new relationships across Africa and the United States.
First and foremost, we are looking for African Open Data problems to study and explore that together with a larger international community can be addressed and solved as part of the Open Government Partnership. Participants will include partners from the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative*, the U.S. Government, The World Bank, IBM, and many Open Data community groups.
The event will take place at the IBM Institute for Electronic Government in Washington, DC. We know we can't solve many problems in a day, but we think this will be an important first step towards building an international community who can work together to move Africa forward in the Open Government Partnership.
When you register, please provide your first and last names along with your organizations name. We can't admit people without this information and an ID at the door.
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Please RSVP no later than Friday, August 1st to confirm your interest. Due to limited capacity we are only able to invite a limited number of persons to the facility. You will receive a confirmation for in-person attendance and all are welcome to participate online!
- To learn more about GODAN please visit http://www.GODAN.info
Africa Open Data Jam