Open data, what's cooking at the federal level 2020
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The document outlines recent digital transformation initiatives at the federal level in Belgium, including the launch of portals like data.gov.be and real-time election results. It highlights various projects such as 'Open Summer of Code' and emphasizes the importance of open data and public engagement. Additionally, it invites contributions and stories from individuals working with open data in various fields.
Open data, what's cooking at the federal level 2020
- 1. BOSA.be 6 March 2019 – Hasselt Bart Hanssens BOSA DG Digital Transformation What’s cooking at the federal level ?
- 2. On the menu ▪ The classics: Portals ▪ Starters: Real-time election data ▪ Chef’s suggestion: Open Summer of Code ▪ Side dishes: Statistics and other goodies ▪ Desserts: Other activities ▪ Check please: What we want from you ▪ Questions ?
- 3. Portals
- 4. Data.gov.be and the Open Data Task Force ▪ Open Data Task Force: FPS BOSA DG DT + DAV/ASA ▪ Portal is “by-product” of full (meta)data export ▪ See also https://github.com/fedict/dcat ▪ “No Wrong Door” principle ▪ Forward questions to Regions/Cities if needed
- 5. Happy birthday, dear portal … ▪ Although officially launched in September 2011… ▪ … data.gov.be internal demo dates back to early 2010 ▪ Future / new version ? ▪ Looking into supporting DCAT-AP specification v2.0 ▪ Suggestions ?
- 6. And of course, other portals… ▪ Mostly because of EU regulations … ▪ INSPIRE geo: https://geo.be ▪ Recently launched: https://transportdata.be ▪ Or other initiatives ▪ Biodiversity / GBIF: http://www.biodiversity.be/ ▪ Belgian Marine Data Centre: http://www.bmdc.be/
- 8. Real-time election results ▪ Previously election results were of course published ▪ But real-time results were only available to the media ▪ Successful cooperation ▪ OpenKnowledge, FPS Interior, Open Data Task Force ▪ https://elections.openknowledge.be/2019
- 9. Open Summer of Code
- 10. Open Summer of Code 2019 ▪ Hosted by FPS BOSA DG and InformatieVlaanderen ▪ https://2019.summerofcode.be/2019 ▪ FOD BOSA projects ▪ BeST Addresses ▪ BeBudget ▪ Projects from Infrabel, Brugge, Packed, Innoviris…
- 11. BeST addresses ▪ Addresses + geo location from the 3 Regions ▪ Updated +/- weekly ▪ https://opendata.bosa.be/ ▪ Also available on OpenAddresses.io ▪ Python tools developed during OSoC 2019 ▪ https://github.com/oSoc19/best
- 12. BeBudget ▪ Do you know where your taxes are going ? ▪ https://bebudget.be/ ▪ Visualization of government spending ▪ https://github.com/oSoc19/bebudget
- 13. Statistics and other goodies
- 14. Statistics, maps and numbers ▪ Number of people sharing the same birthday ▪ https://statbel.fgov.be/en/open-data/number-persons- birthday ▪ Map of postal districts (non-commercial use) ▪ https://www.geo.be/#!/catalog/details/9738c7c0-5255- 11ea-8895-34e12d0f0423 ▪ Train punctuality ▪ https://opendata.infrabel.be/explore/dataset/ruwe- gegevens-van-stiptheid-d-1
- 15. Science ▪ Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy ▪ http://repository.aeronomie.be/repository.php ▪ RMI Alaro weather model ▪ https://www.geo.be/#!/catalog/details/RMI_ALARO_WCS
- 16. Other activities
- 17. Linked Data ▪ Participate in (meta)data exchange working groups ▪ ICEG eGov (Federal state, Regions and Communities) ▪ DCAT-AP 2.0 , CPSV-AP 2.x ▪ List of (re)usable taxonomies, SHACLs etc ▪ https://vocab.belgif.be ▪ Contributions to Eclipse RDF4J library ▪ E.g experimental HDT parser in development
- 18. What we want from you !
- 19. Share your stories ! ▪ Are you working on a thesis / paper on open data ? ▪ Did you create a stunning app / service ? ▪ Are you organizing an open data-driven event ? ▪ Let us know, so we can: ▪ Tweet and make some fuzz ▪ Promote your work ▪ Convince more organizations to open data
- 20. Questions ?