Open  Data  in  Gent  The  importance  of  connec/ng  with  local  communi/es  

 Smart  City  Exhibi/on  October  24th  Bologna  

Thimo  Thoeye  thimo.thoeye@gent.be  

1984  

2014  

Open  Data  Policy  

•  S7mula7ng  re-­‐use  •  Co-­‐crea7on  •  Inclusion  •  Peer  learning  

Parking  facili7es  

h"p://data.gent.be  

S7mula7ng  re-­‐use  

h"p://www.appsforghent.be  

S7mula7ng  re-­‐use  

h"p://www.coderdojobelgium.be  

S7mula7ng  re-­‐use  

h"p://www.summerofcode.be  

S7mula7ng  re-­‐use  

Guest  lectures  

Co-­‐crea7on  

h"p://www.ghentlivinglab.be  

Historical  city  centre  

Mobility  disaster  

Improved  data  

Inclusion  

“Apps  4  Dummies”  

Peer  learning  

“CiBzen’s  Academy”  

The  future  

•  Expand  target  group  •  Up-­‐skill  poten7al  users  •  Improve  internal  processes  •  Publish  more  data  

The  future  

h"p://be-­‐city.census.okfn.org/