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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.
Plugged into an international community, we are a group of people passionate about data transparency and digial media. 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 get an even better idea of what this is all about? The Open Data Showroom and Visualizing.org offer exciting glimpses into the creative potential of open data visualization and applications.