Open Data Day 2019 - Hong Kong
Event Information
Description
For technology research, innovation and smart city development, Policy Address 2018 by the Government confirm new open data policy to provide raw materials, every government departments published their annual plan in 2019.
On 2 March 2019, Open Data Day hackathon will also organise a seminar, we invite Anthony Chiu (OGCIO), Charles Mok (LegCo), Benjamin Zhou (ISOCHK) to share current development of open data in Hong Kong and discuss the future opportunity and roadmap.
Developers and data researchers are targeted participants, we invite you to prepare your laptop to prototype or documenting, propose, discuss and exchange opinion on data topics at the 6hr hackathon. You are also welcome to join the 2.5hr seminar.
Open Data Day in Hong Kong is aimed to foster the development of open data, which
1. If required data does not exist in open data format but exist in public webpages, do something (at hackathon) which can tell government/public that we should have this kind of open data.
2. If open data exist, use it (at hackathon) and demonstrate it is useful and have a use case, which tells government/public, it still has a small gap between current PSI and real open data.
Open Data Day 2019 - Hong Kong
2 March 2019 at Hong Kong Univerisity. (KK101 & KKLG103 at K.K. Leung Bldg)
Register: https://opendataday19hk.eventbrite.hk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2166419216749242/
To pitch your ideas
Add your pitching ideas to Trello list: https://trello.com/b/CQY2z0WE
Idea Pitching & Seminar (10:00am-1:30pm):
Lecture Theatre KK101, 1/F, K.K. Leung Building, HKU.
Hackathon & Wrap-up (10:30am-5:45pm):
Classroom KKLG103, LG1, K.K. Leung Building, HKU.
Thank for support from our venue sponsors:
Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU
https://jmsc.hku.hk/
Media-X
http://media-x.asia/
Organiser: Open Source Hong Kong
Venue Sponsors:
- Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU
- Media-X Asia
Supporting Organisations:
- Charles Mok office
- CityU Apps Lab
- dotAsia Organisation
- Hong Kong Creative Open Technology Association
- Internet Society Hong Kong
- Journalism and Media Studies Centre, HKU
- Media-X Asia
- Open Data Hong Kong
Organiser Open Source Hong Kong
Organiser of Open Data Day 2019 - Hong Kong
開源香港 (Open Source Hong Kong，簡稱 OSHK) 成立於 2009 年，是開放原始碼促進會聯盟成員 (OSI Affiliates)，支持開放源碼開發者、貢獻者、程序員、愛好者及用家持續發展及交流，每年在香港及亞洲舉辦及支持多項大型會議及活動，包括香港開源年會、台灣開源人年會、Open Data Day、PyCon HK 年會等，鼓勵協作發展並擁抱世界各地開源社群。
Established in 2009, Open Source Hong Kong (OSHK) aims to support a sustainable community for developers, contributers, opensource lovers alike.
Open Source Hong Kong ( OSHK ) is a community in aim of advocacy and promotion on concepts and uses of open source, to organise meet-ups, seminars, conferences and other events in Hong Kong and Asia. OSHK encourages communication and collaboration of open source, open technology and open culture related communities in Hong Kong and the world.
