[CivicAccess-discuss] [données-ouvertes-mtl] Article: Unblight: community unconference on housing data

[heather Leson]

Hey, on this topic.  I watched the livestream for Personal Democracy Forum
2014 this year.

*Hidden in Plain Sight: Detroit's Invisible Information Crisis*
http://personaldemocracy.com/jerry-paffendorf

Here is the video. Truly outstanding online and offline community
engagement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P2zF915eVQ


Heather


On 7 July 2014 09:28, Michael Lenczner <michael at ajah.ca> wrote:

> http://collabfinder.com/groups/housing-open-data-challenge
>
>
> Housing Open Data Challenge
>
> *Applications are now open for our Housing Open Data Challenge*
>
> *"How can we use open data to help people get the best out of renting?"*
>
> The Housing Open Data Challenge, run by Nesta and the Open Data Institute,
> invites teams to use open data to build products and services to help
> people get the best out of renting (including to provide greater housing
> options for those renting). This includes both:
>
>    - Those who are renting in the private rented sector
>    - Those who are renting from social landlords.
>
> The winner of the Challenge will be in line for £40,000 equity-free
> funding to further develop their product.
>
> Please use this group to register your interest by creating a profile and
> submitting your ideas. For further information, including dates for events,
> please see the full details on our website: *http://bit.ly/1isUt1z*
> <http://bit.ly/1isUt1z>
>
> Contact us: Email *opendata at nesta.org.uk* <opendata at nesta.org.uk> or
> follow us on Twitter @ODChallenges.
>
>
>
>
> Michael Lenczner
> CEO, Ajah
> http://www.ajah.ca
> 514-708-5112
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Michael Lenczner <michael at ajah.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Very cool conference. This is the kind of application of data that
>> certain people (*cough* Tracey *cough*) thought that us "app developers"
>> were ignoring, when in fact, this has been a focus all along. It just
>> required talking a lot more about startups than about social justice over
>> the first 5 years. ;)
>>
>> I expect to see a lot more of this stuff in the near future - and
>> Montreal's Ecohack (http://ecohackmtl.org/) is another good example.
>> This week I'll be working on a proposal on publishing non-profit data for
>> the federal open gov consultation.
>>
>> CKX is another example. Open data and social services people hanging out
>> to talk about research, data-informed decisions and policy, etc.
>> http://ckx.org/summit/partners/
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael Lenczner
>> CEO, Ajah
>> http://www.ajah.ca
>> 514-708-5112
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Pascal Robichaud <pascal.robichaud.do101 at gmail.com>
>> Date: 2014-06-23 21:37 GMT-04:00
>> Subject: [données-ouvertes-mtl] Article: Unblight: community unconference
>> on housing data
>> To: Forum des données ouvertes <open-data-montreal at googlegroups.com>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Unblight: community unconference on housing data*
>>
>> http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/06/13/unblight-unconference-innovation-in-housing/
>>
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