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More than 100 UK and international organisations, experts and campaigners signed an open letter to Rishi Sunak buff.ly/3N0agqz co-ordinated by our friends at @connnectedbydata
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West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF)
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The WMODF promotes the release, reuse & integration of #opendata to benefit communities, businesses and public services across Birmingham and the West Midlands.
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West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) nag-retweet
Some of our friends in #Scotland are running an #OpenData unconference on Nov 18th and 19th '23 - details in tweet below 👇🏼
Jez Nicholson@jnicho02
@ODcamp could you tweet about Scottish Open Data Unconference ti.to/code-the-city/… please?
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Woohoo! Open Data Camp is coming to the #WestMidlands - Sat & Sun 1st and 2nd July in #Wolverhampton #OpenData Cc @WestMids_CA @stu_lester @paulbradshaw
Open Data Camp@ODcamp
Open Data Camp #8: Wolverhampton, 1-2 July 2023 odcamp.uk/open-data-camp…
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Statement on the status of the West Midlands Open Data Forum wmodf.org.uk/2022/11/25/tha…
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The first post-year output from the evaluation of Coventry City of Culture 2021 focuses on the quantitative data from the programme & the work of the @Coventry2021 City of Culture Trust. Further reports will be released later in 2022. #Coventry #research
bit.ly/3UCA3ap
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An opportunity to share #Coventry data and develop new ideas and concepts, join us at The Coventry Cultural Challenge - Evaluating Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 #Coventry #Data #Research #cityofculture coventry21evaluation.info/coventry-cultu…
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Do you work in arts & culture; or data & analysis? Or are you a digital artist or coder? Join our Coventry Cultural Challenge #hackathon on the weekend of 5-6 November 2022 for unprecedented access to big data from Coventry’s year as the UK City of Culture coventry21evaluation.info/coventry-cultu…
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So,... there's an amazing plugin for QGIS from Japan (sponsored by Toyota it seems) which takes GTFS public transport timetables and creates frequency maps with no work and I loaded up the GTFS format GB railway timetable (which I obviously have hanging around) and wow.
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Great to see this piece out!
Expanding @beisgovuk Smart Data schemes is one of the provisions of the UK's draft new Data Bill, so that customers can "move" their data between service providers for better deals & better access to support. But how it's rolled out will be crucial 👇🏿
Open Data Institute@ODIHQ
ODI Head of Policy @TechMilly examines how @DCMS's #smartdata plan can support #innovation in the UK economy, but needs to break down the barriers of #datasharing for the market to thrive. 📖Read it here @computerweekly hubs.li/Q01kQ03L0
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The West Midlands has an ambition to be #netzero by 2041. Come join @NewUnion_org on this participative #opendata event at the University of Birmingham on Wednesday 7th September!
New Union@NewUnion_org
Help us to make #OpenData a resource for everybody, especially for upskilling our #ClimateChange activists, #ThirdSector journalists, & researchers working towards #NetZero. Join us for this innovative & participative event. Learn more 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-data-fo… #greenopendata
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Notes from our meeting on 14 June are now available at wmodf.org.uk/2022/06/17/not…
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Do you live or work in the West Midlands and have an interest in #opendata? We need YOU to come and help shape the refresh and relaunch of the West Midlands Open Data Forum #WMODF: wmodf.org.uk/2022/06/06/nex…
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@brumlableader @BrumLabour @Cllr_IanWard Are you aware that Brum Council is trying to keep every single contract with a third party supplier secret and dodge FOIA requests, despite your transparency obligations. What is there to hide? Thi policy is clearly unlawful. #FOIA
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Here's our @ODIHQ commentary on the UK's AI Strategy. If you (a) care about data, and/or (b) like a good gif, then this one's for you 👇
Open Data Institute@ODIHQ
(1/14) Another day, another exciting data-related policy document from the UK government. This time it’s the #NationalAIStrategy: gov.uk/government/pub… Read our twitter thread for comment from @ODIHQ…
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LATEST: After 7 years Chairing @wmodf, @paulineroche has stepped down; we are grateful for her dedication to promotion of #OpenData in #WestMidlands; for queries about the network, member @SiChunLam has kindly agreed to be point of contact; website still bit.ly/2BYPQcZ
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🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨
👉The online ad industry is stealing our most intimate personal data.
👉 The ICO refuses to take action against the widespread & systemic abuses of our privacy rights.
👉We've taken the ICO to court to ensure that they do their job!
action.openrightsgroup.org/help-us-protec…
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