Monthly Archives for September 2012
Finally Open Data, for one day
It goes without saying, the NMBS/SNCB (don’t mix them up with Infrabel or NMBS/SNCB Holding) and iRail haven’t been the best friends over the past 4 years. But we do not really worry about it: they are even fighting with … Continue reading
Open Knowledge Foundation Belgium
If you need another reason to open another bottle of champagne: as of the 21st of September, OKFN Belgium has upgraded from a local group to an official OKFN chapter. Since the foundation of the legal structure in February this year, … Continue reading
#okfest news
Hi All! The Open Knowledge Foundation, the Finnish Institute in London and the Aalto University Media Factory organised the world’s first #okfest, also known as ‘Open Knowledge Festival‘. The Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Helsinki is … Continue reading
#OKFest. Arriving at Helsinki
Some of you may already know this, but iRail and OKFN are visiting the Open Knowledge Festival in Helsinki. Lieven (in the picture) was able to fix a nice 6 bed apartment. (IKEA is everywhere.) We arrived yesterday evening to have a spare … Continue reading
#iSoc12 Labs For VDAB
Hi there, all! Just two weeks ago Miet called me. She —as the first iRail employee— was looking for a project manager for a last-minute project. Lieven Janssen from OKFN Belgium and the ‘we open data’-movement arranged a collaboration with VDAB. For those of … Continue reading