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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 of the Data In Sight Event in San Francisco:
Want to see how this could look like for the case that matters to you? The Open Data Showroom and visualizing.org offer an overview to the vast creative potential in open data.