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Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
1 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
31st May 2012
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
2 of 22
Who am I?
Bart Van Loon
Zeropoint.IT
@b b b a r t
(+32) 472/94.14.34
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
3 of 22
I’m an entrepreneur
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
4 of 22
Offshore IT talent partnerin Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
5 of 22
I’m a founding member of the Belgian chapterof the Open Knowledge Foundation1
1OKFN-BE
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
6 of 22
I’m trying to build the world’s largest onlineresource for public data
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
7 of 22
The next ±20 minutes. . .
What is Open Data?
Why is Open Data important?
The DataTank
Open Data < Open Knowledge
Apps for TunisiaChicken and EggAppsForX
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
8 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
9 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
10 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
11 of 22
Tim Berners-Lee(Inventor of theWorld Wide Web)
“Sure, make a beautifulwebsite, but first, give us – allof us – the unadulterateddata. We have to ask forraw data now.”
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
11 of 22
Bret Taylor (Google,Friendfeed,Facebook)
“I think all of these barriersto data are holding backinnovation at a scale thatfew people realize.”
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
12 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
12 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
13 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
14 of 22
Open Knowledge is more than Open DataWikipedia
Language # Speakers # Wikipedia articles2
Norwegian 4.6 million ± 300,000Russian 258 million ± 838,000Arabic 374 million
French 275 million ± 1,230,000
2data from March 2012
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
14 of 22
Open Knowledge is more than Open DataWikipedia
Language # Speakers # Wikipedia articles2
Norwegian 4.6 million ± 300,000Russian 258 million ± 838,000Arabic 374 million ± 154,000
French 275 million ± 1,230,000
2data from March 2012
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
14 of 22
Open Knowledge is more than Open DataWikipedia
Language # Speakers # Wikipedia articles2
Norwegian 4.6 million ± 300,000Russian 258 million ± 838,000Arabic 374 million ± 154,000French 275 million ± 1,230,000
2data from March 2012
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
15 of 22
Open Knowledge is more than Open DataOpenStreetMap
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
15 of 22
Open Knowledge is more than Open DataOpenStreetMap
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
16 of 22
Breaking out of the catch-22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
17 of 22
Examples in the worldNew Zealand
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
17 of 22
Examples in the worldNew Zealand
“We want to make it easierfor businesses, researchers,analysts and journalists – infact, anyone with an interestin information – to accessthe data they need. ”
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
18 of 22
Examples in the worldUnited States of America
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
18 of 22
Examples in the worldUnited States of America
“A primary goal of Data.govis to improve access toFederal data and expandcreative use of those databeyond the walls ofgovernment by encouraginginnovative ideas.”
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
19 of 22
Examples in the worldNew York City
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
19 of 22
Examples in the worldNew York City
“The future of New York Citygovernment is providingcustomer-focusedinteraction with agencies,delivered in a manner mostsuitable to – and ultimately,through applicationsdeveloped by – the end user.”
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
20 of 22
Examples in the worldUnited Kingdom
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
20 of 22
Examples in the worldUnited Kingdom
“So that governmentinformation is accessibleand useful for the widestpossible group of people, Ihave asked Sir TimBerners-Lee [. . . ], to help usdrive the opening up ofaccess to Government data inthe web [. . . ]”
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
21 of 22
Apps for Tunisia
Bart Van Loon
Introduction
Who am I?
Outline
What is OpenData?
Why is Open Dataimportant?
The DataTank
Open Data <Open Knowledge
Apps for Tunisia
Chicken and Egg
AppsForX
Contact
22 of 22
Who am I?
Bart Van Loon
Zeropoint.IT
@b b b a r t
(+32) 472/94.14.34
