Open Data Jam 2014

When: Friday, November 21, 2014 at 1:00 PM – Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 4:00 PM

Where: McMaster Innovation Park (175 Longwood Road South Hamilton, Ontario)

Registration: eventbrite.com/e/open-data-jam-2014-odjam2014-tickets-13848426015

Open Data Jam 2014

#ODJAM2014 is a 3-day event bringing together government, developers and citizens to collaborate and accelerate Open Data efforts in Hamilton.
Governments and organizations have become some of our largest data collectors and the resource is often resting in silos untouched. Open Data is taking this valuable resource and giving it to people who can unlock its value — resulting in new economies, job creation and increased efficiencies in public services.

Friday, November 21, 2014 (1:00-5:00pm)

– Learn how other cities are changing culture within government to release more datasets
– See how developers are using the data to improve government services
– Hear about Open Datasets currently available in Hamilton
– Familiarize yourself with tools to interpret Open Data

Open Hamilton Jam Time! Pitches, building solutions, workshops…

Starts: Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 9:00am
Ends: Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 4:00pm

Together with McMaster Innovation Park, Innovation Factory, The City of Hamilton, and Microsoft, Open Hamilton is calling all developers, designers and problem-solvers to Open Data Jam 2014!! A chance to work with civic-minded developers to create compelling applications using Hamilton’s Open Data. Hear about local success stories! Have a chance in determining how the City of Hamilton creates open-data sets, and help prioritize the next sets of open data. Collaborate with other developers, and city officials to create applications that make a difference in our daily lives!

Be a part of the Open Data/Open Government movement in Hamilton. Help make collaboration and co-operation a key cog in the economic growth of Hamiltonians.