A slow, considered start to 2017
There have been a few changes happening over the past two years with the Open Knowledge Melbourne meetup. Some of the founding members have stepped back and stepped away from their roles as organisers; some of our members have stepped into organising roles. And, we have been slack in keeping up with this blog (sorry!). […]
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Open Knowledge Australia board meeting 2016-12-07
Following are the brief minutes of our board meeting last week, as well as a link to the YouTube recording. We had some hassles with people in different video chats, but ultimately got done what we wanted to achieve, I think. These minutes are UNAPPROVED currently. Open Knowledge Australia board meeting 7 December 2016 7:30 […]
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Open Knowledge Australia Board Meeting 29 September 2015
Minutes will be available once approved.
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Walkthrough for 2015 Global Open Data Census Updates
Last week at the Canberra meetup we were joined by Stephen Gates to discuss the Global Open Data Census. After organising a demo of the update process we’ve produced the following video to give everyone an easy to follow walkthrough on how to submit updates for this year. Please note that the deadline for updates […]
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Open Knowledge Canberra recap
It felt good to finally kick off an Open Knowledge Canberra meetup. For a long time I’ve been jealously reading the tweets and posts from the long running Melbourne meetups and wanting to be a part of that each week. Unfortunately, being based in Canberra, the science was impossible. And then Brisbane was rebooted to double […]
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Childcare at GovHack – how it was done
The Why When we started the Open Knowledge group that meets weekly in Melbourne our goal was to make it as accessible as possible. WIFI would be necessary or preferred. Week nights were probably the best option, sometime between 5pm and 9pm. Some people would like or need dinner, vegan and gluten free options would […]
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Open data & open government – a new paradigm?
Note: This is a re-post on behalf of Rosie Williams. The original post can be found at https://openaus.net.au/blog/2015/08/17/open-data-open-government-a-new-paradigm/ The internet is often hailed for its promise and role played in political change. Now anyone can blog or Tweet. Social media has played a major role in democratic uprisings around the world and ending political careers domestically. […]
Read moreJoining the dots in Open Knowledge Australia
At the last Open Knowledge Australia board meeting Markus mentioned a point about providing more information on how people can support each other. What activities are people interested in? What knowledge or skills do people hold? How can we support each other? There are a few easy ways for people to publish a simple profile that […]
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GeoNext Hackfest launch
Tonight at Open Knowledge Melbourne we helped launch a 2 week open data hackfest leading up to the spatial conference GeoNext. The competition rewards the most innovative use of official competition APIs from Airbus Defence & Space, What 3 Words, HERE Maps, and the Victorian Government. Participants must submit a web-accessible demo by midnight on […]
Read moreOpen Knowledge Australia Board Meeting 28 July
Attendees: Dr. Fiona Tweedie (Co-Chair) Dr. Maia Sauren (Chairing) Ana Mihov-Nicotodis (Co-Secretary) Steven De Costa (Co-Secretary & Treasurer) Michael Phillips (Board Member) Markus Buchhorn (Board Member) Agenda Welcome from the Chair Apologies Finances Update on Finances Updates Actions from last meeting Network and Community Planning Actions Other business Rejected other business Minutes Welcome from the […]
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