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After initiating the debate in national politics and the media, it is now time to make open data happen: right here, right now, with the tools at hand, the data within reach, to bring out the ideas everybody is coming up with. We are kick-starting a community of designers, coders, communicators and activists to help Switzerland move towards a more ‘direct data democracy’ for participation, transparency and accountability from the grassroots.

We are plugged into an international community of people passionate about getting together for open data. For a glimpse of what’s coming, have a look at this swissnex video from a recent hackathon in San Francisco: