The School of Informatics hosted the 3rd Scottish Linked Data Interest Group Workshop on the 10th September 2014, following on from two successful workshops earlier in the year organised by Jeff Pan in the University of Aberdeen. The event brought together a diverse set of about 30 people with different interests and perspectives on Linked more »
Coders of the future, and Open Data
Way back in August, cities all over the UK played host to Young Rewired State Festival of Code, the national hackathon for under 19s. Edinburgh was no exception, and every day for a week around 16 young people — mostly regulars from the Prewired coding club took up residence in the University of Edinburgh’s Appleton more »
Open Council Tax
After rent and utilities, council tax is often the greatest expense in keeping a roof over my head. When I was last looking for a flat in Edinburgh, I wanted to see a map of council tax rates across the city to help me choose an affordable place to live. Unfortunately, the City of Edinburgh more »
Our first Open Data Maker Night
Open Knowledge Scotland’s first Open Data Maker Night at TechCube had a good turn out with a great variety of people from different backgrounds and with different interests in making with data. After throwing up some ideas, several groups were formed and here is what came out: Some people came along to learn more about more »
Our week of (mostly) open data
Smart Data Hack In the week running up to International Open Data Day, we held the second incarnation of the Smart Data Hack at Edinburgh’s School of Informatics. It is, in essence, a 5-day hackathon for students, focussing on datasets that are locally relevant. The luxury of devoting a whole week to the event was more »