Looking back over the last year, OKF Scotland has really started to flourish. The Edinburgh meetups have brought together an impressive variety of people from many groups and institutions, and new connections keep on appearing. Even better, they are a huge amount of fun! The recent inaugural OKF meetup in Glasgow was an opportunity to more »
Edinburgh Open Data Meet-up at TechCube
For this meet-up we were fortunate enough to be able to use the fantastic new space in TechCube. Although it is destined to soon become the TechCube hot-desking venue, it was perfect for informal discussions and presentations about open data — a big thanks to Devon Walshe and Jamie Coleman for helping this happen! Funding more »
Open Data Day: Joined Up Edinburgh #JoinUpEd
The 23rd of February 2013 was International Open Data Day. Since this fell at the end of the ILW Hack (blogged here) — a week-long event organised for students of Edinburgh’s School of Informatics, it seemed like a good opportunity to take advantage of the momentum and engage the stirring Edinburgh Open Data scene. Many Open Data Days more »
#OpenDataEDB at Edinburgh Napier University
I was delighted to be able to make it along to the OKFN meetup on Tuesday 5th March 2013, which was held at the Apex Cafe, Edinburgh Napier University. There was a huge turn out — probably 40+ people — so it felt really busy and there were lots of great chats and networking in more »