Appsterdam

CAPITAL

January - April 2013

OPEN DATA PLAN Following a year of raising awareness within public organisations and the local government, the Apps4Amsterdam initiative (http://www.appsforamsterdam.nl/) is moving to the next level. Beyond hackathons and contests, the Open Data initiative focuses on the community and wants to stimulate demand on the developers side. The plan aims to create a blueprint for doing business and being successful with Open Data. Appsterdam is participating in a joint venture with AIM and Waag Society to leverage the Open Data dialogue and support developers and products that are using and/or combining Open Data meaningfully. Appsterdams mission is to create momentum and focus on two or three existing use cases to bring them to greatness.
WHAT CAN COME OUT OF A SUCCESSFUL PLAN

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

EMBASSIES

Athens, Greece Chicago, USA Delft, The Netherlands Milan, Italy Munich, Germany Paris, France San Francisco, USA Sydney, Australia Vancouver, Canada Warsaw, Poland
EMAIL

opendata@appsterdam.rs
TWITTER

@appsterdamrs
WEB APPSTERDAM.RS

an App based on Open Data with (the outlook on) a positive business case an API based on Open Data with (the outlook on) a positive business case Open Data licenses with (the outlook on) a positive business case a company that develops or consults on apps / APIs / licenses based on Open Data with (the outlook on) a positive business case

APPSTERDAM AS A CATALYST

Appsterdam will give access to the social and support infrastructure that it has built. 1. Weekly Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures (WWLL) : Every month Appsterdam will invite one speaker to give a lecture on Open Data. 2. Facilitate Open Data dialogue within the Appsterdam events: Invite our members to relate and exchange ideas with other software development professionals. (I) (II) (III) Meet and learn from other people that are using Open Data (Meeten & Drinken, Open Space) Showcase of the use case (Pitch Club) Share the use case with the community and create a forum for discussion and improvement

3. Guru sessions in the context of the Genius Grants: Appsterdam is the host for many acclaimed personalities from around the world who create workshops with exercises and take-away material for the participants. Appsterdam will invite 3 gurus that will give hand-on sessions on related issues around building and designing apps. 4. Mentoring and advise: A member of the Appsterdam community will follow up closely the development of the use cases and their technical implementation.

EXECUTING A SHARED VISION

Appsterdam shares a vision of learning-by-doing and collaborating. This plan is an open call to all Appsterdammers that are curious or care about the future of Open Data. You are welcome to participate in the discussion, support and expand the Open Data network, cocreate the tools and frameworks and share Open Data knowledge and expertise. We want to hear your story and learn from your experience.
WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

Give a Lunchtime Lecture Give a Guru Session Join us in open discussions and give your feedback Follow the progress of the use cases Be a mentor Share your ideas

Sincerely yours, Olga Paraskevopoulou @olmageddon

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