How I went from new media and society student to an open data project coordinator at Open Knowledge Belgium.

1. From
New media and society student
to
Open data project coordinator

2. HI I’M @PJPAUWELS

3. But who are @YOU?
NMM UGent student

5. Open Data?
Open Definition
“Open means anyone can freely
access, use, modify, and share for any
purpose (subject, at most, to
requirements that preserve
provenance and openness).”
— http://opendefinition.org/

6. Open up data to citizens/clients
Select group uses the dataNew visualisation
New application
…
Create transparencyNew service to citizens

7. “Open means anyone can freely
access, use, modify, and share for any
purpose (subject, at most, to
requirements that preserve
provenance and openness).”
— http://opendefinition.org/

8. OPEN
TOURISM

9. What I do

10. What I do
I lead and contribute to projects
related to open knowledge
- Find relevant calls and partners
- Write innovation proposals with good…
- Timing
- Budget
- Content
- Societal Returns
- Lead and execute projects
- Write evaluations and action plans

14. 2015

15. DCAT Validator
DCAT Drupal Plug-in
DCAT for INBO
Interactive school
activity management
calendar
Tinder variation
to recommend
books to children
Create a GTFS (RT) feed
based on the NMBS
data.
Create a linked data
semantic website
in Drupal
An energy platform
to measure and visualise
Energy scores of houses

16. 2015

19. 5 Things I learned at the New
Media and Society master

20. Knowledge
Attitude
Skills^

21. For good ideas and true innovation, you
need human interaction, conflict,
argument, debate.
— Margaret Heffernan

23. Enter a
hackathon

24. techies. users.you.

25. Find your heroes

26. NEW MEDIA
AND SOCIETY +
DESIGN
ENTRPRENEURSHIP
ORGANISING
DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SKILLS
BUSINESS DEV.
RESEARCH
UX/UI DESIGNER
FOUNDER
PROJECT COORDINATOR
USER CENTERED DEVELOPER
COMMUNITY MANAGER
BEST BUSINESS DEVELOPER
SOCIAL RESEARCHER
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27. Questions?
Extra information
2016.openbelgium.be
summerofcode.be
datawijs.be
osm.be
Contact Information
pieterjan@openknowledge.be
+32 476 66 27 77
openknowledge.be
@PJPauwels
Internship? #oSoc16 Student?
pj@summerofcode.be