Local and regional digital transformation in Belgium, like IoT and Smart Cities projects, open source components, apps and services ...

1. BOSA.be
13 January 2020 – Brussels
Bart Hanssens
BOSA DG Digital Transformation
Local and
Regional DT
in Belgium

2. Overview
 Ecosystems and interoperability
 Big Data and Linked Data
 SmartCity / IoT
 Citizen participation
 Community-led projects

3. Ecosystems and Interoperability

4. Open Standards for Local/Linked Organisations
• “OSLO” initiative Flanders Region
• Semantic and technical standards
• Based on EU / international standards
• Make (local) systems less vendor-specific
• https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/oslo-open-
standards-linked-organisations-0/about

5. Wallonie en Poche
• Walloon Region
• App / open ecosystem integrating services and info
• iOS and Android
• Public transport, local events, surveys, …
• http://www.wallonieenpoche.be/

6. IRISBox
• Brussels-Capital Region
• One-stop-shop for regional and local services
• Citizens and businesses
• Online documents, forms, administrative procedures
• https://irisbox.irisnet.be/irisbox/

7. IMIO iA
• Walloon Region
• Open source components for local administrations
• Local decisions, HR services, building permits, planning
• https://www.imio.be/produits

8. Smart City / IoT

9. Internet of Water
• Research hub IMEC / Flanders Region
• 1,000 wireless, low-power water quality sensors
• soil water, surface water and purified sewage water
• https://www.imec-int.com/en/articles/internet-of-
water-to-tackle-growing-water-risks

10. SmartFlanders
• Research hub IMEC / Flanders Region
• Real-time open data for/from local authorities
• Technical and semantic pilots
• Accessibility of buildings (https://accessflanders.be/)
• https://www.imec-int.com/en/smartflanders
• https://smart.flanders.be/piloten/

11. Various SmartCity projects in Belgium
• https://www.imec-int.com/en/cityofthings
• https://antwerpen.digipolis.be/en
• https://stad.gent/en/smart-city
• https://smartcity.brussels/home
• https://www.namur.be/fr/ma-ville/ville-
intelligente/namur-ville-intelligente
• https://www.bep-developpement-
territorial.be/smart-city/

12. Big Data and Linked Data

13. Local Decisions as Linked Open Data
• Local decisions in Flanders Region
• City council, local police, …
• Often related to / due to Regional Decrees
• Make it easy to publish and automatically link them
• Using a simple online editor
• Automatically inserts semantic markup / RDF
• https://lokaalbestuur.vlaanderen.be/en/local-
decisions-linked-open-data
• https://github.com/lblod/app-gelinkt-notuleren

14. PoliVisu
• (big) data visualization
• Evidence-based decision making in urban policy design
• Mobility, ANPR camera’s
• https://www.polivisu.eu/

15. OASIS
• Open Applications for Semantically Interoperable
Services
• Research project
• Linked Data for discoverable public services
• https://oasis.team/publications

16. Citizen participation

17. MyOpinion
• Provided by federal government to local authorities
• “as a platform”
• Citizens can discuss (local) topics online
• Based on Decidim (https://decidim.org/)
• E.g https://uccle.monopinion.belgium.be/processes

18. FixMyStreet
• Report public infrastructure issues in Brussels Region
• E.g. broken street lights, littering, …
• Based on https://fixmystreet.org/
• https://fixmystreet.brussels/

19. Be-Alert
• Alert via SMS or voice message
• Activated by local or regional authorities
• Sent to devices in the area of the emergency
• And/or people interested in a specific area
• https://www.be-alert.be/en/how-does-be-alert-work

20. Community-led projects

21. Open Summer of Code
• Yearly event, organized by OpenKnowledge Belgium
• Open source projects, +/- 3 weeks
• College / university students work in small teams...
• …. and get paid by companies / public administrations
• With coaches, demo event, …
• E.g.: https://openplanner.team/
• https://2019.summerofcode.be/2019

22. Linked Organisation of Local Authority ICT Societies
• “LOLA”
• non-profit organization of ICT professional associations
• Supporting “Citadel Statement”
• https://lola-ict.org/about-lola
• https://egovstatement.wordpress.com/the-
statement/

23. Telraam
• Low-cost ( < 100 EUR) traffic counter
• Raspberry Pi + sensors and a low-resolution camera
• Citizens mount them in their front window
• https://telraam.net/en/governments

24. InfluencAir
• Low-cost air quality measurements by citizens
• Based on LuftDaten (Stuttgart)
• https://influencair.be/about/

25. Surviving in Brussels
• Locate services for people in precarious situation
• https://survivinginbrussels.be/app/en/

26. BOSA.be
@BartHanssens
bart.hanssens@bosa.fgov.be
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