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Open Data Day Flemish Government on 15 June 2012

on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 08:29

The Flemish government organises an "Open Data Day" on 15 June 2012. Main activities will be: "Apps for Flanders" and "Open Data - from strategy to practice".

New set of Social reports within Google Analytics

on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 10:59

Measuring the value of social media has been a challenge for a lot of people. And with good reason: it’s hard to understand exactly what is happening in an environment where activity occurs both on

Opening Up will be presenting on NUP conference

on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 16:16

Opening Up will be participating in the first national NUP Live! Conference. Duringthis congress, experience will be the focus point and participants will be plunged into the world of services. They get information, tools and tips to get started immediately after the conference.

Belgian Cities Brussels and Ghent open up their datasets

on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 16:26

The City of Brussels state they have of a lot of information in the form of lists, tables and interactive maps, which are interesting for everyone and could be useful. It has information about libraries, public toilets, car parks, sports facilities

Opendataforum.eu - Government Knowledge Portal

on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 10:06

The Flemish government opted to do more with opening up governmental data. As a result, a broad collaborative knowledge platform www.opendataforum.eu was set up around the theme "open data".

7 Ways Citizens Can Use Social Media To Improve Government

on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 06:48

Use of social media is becoming a more common and important aspect of people’s lives, and the political sphere is no exception. More than ever, social media is proving to be a useful platform for helping citizens to engage with their elected officials and government agencies. Here are 7 ways that citizens can use social media to improve how government works for them.

The Open Data Handbook version 1.0

on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 15:34

The Open Knowledge Foundation launched version 1.0 of the Open Data Handbook. The Handbook discusses the ‘why, what and how’ of open data – why to go open, what open is, how to make data open and how to do useful things with it.

There is only one thing that is guaranteed with social media and that is change

on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 13:04

There's no doubt that we are in the midst of massive change and business evolution. The question is what does this change look, smell and taste like for business leaders? How can you be prepared?

Social media engagement: 7 rules for working SMART, not just HARD

on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 14:25

This post provides high-level guidance for rookies who are just getting started with social media, as well as those who are looking to add more structure, focus and discipline to existing initiatives.

100 Ways to Become a Twitter Power User

on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 17:14

CNNFortune reported 100 million Twitter users log in at least once a month. Half of those, 50 million, log in every day.

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