The EU-funded lighthouse project LOD2 is entering its critical phase. Many core developments will be more or less finalized in 2013. Therefore, the plenary meeting at the end of March, which was this time taking place in Amsterdam, was full of intense and partly controversial discussions between the partners. It became obvious that everybody wants … Continue reading
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LOD2 Plenary taking place in March13 including a LOD side event in Amsterdam
In about 1 week from today the next LOD2 project plenary (first of 2 meetings in 2013) will take place hosted by CWI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. LOD2 plenaries are very special events as lot of Linked Open Data people from all 15 LOD2 partner organisations meet at one place to exchange their respective knowledge … Continue reading
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Applying LOD to Public Procurement: PSI Group meeting 2013
On January 24, 2013, the PSI Group met on the premises of European Commission in Luxembourg for a discussion of the recent advancements in open data activities across the European Union. The PSI Group consists of representatives from all of the EU member states, most of whom were present at the meeting and reported on … Continue reading
Save the Date: the European Data Forum 2012 takes place 6-7 June 2012 in Copenhagen!
The European Data Forum 2012 (EDF2012) is a meeting place for industry, research, policymakers and community initiatives to discuss the challenges of Big Data and the emerging Data Economy and to develop suitable action plans for addressing these challenges. Of special focus within the EDF are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), since they are driving … Continue reading
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LOD2 speaks at Accelerate Low – Carbon Development Workshop in Abu Dhabi
In the course of the World Energy Future Summit from 17. – 19.01. 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the side event ‘Linking Open Data to Accelerate Low-Carbon Development – A workshop for decision makers in clean energy organisations’ took place on Wednesday the 18th of January 2012 in Masdar Institute at Masdar City … Continue reading
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LOD2 Plenary Meeting in Leuven, Belgium with new LOD2 partners
From Monday, 19.09. 2011 until Wednesday, 21.09. 2011 the 2nd LOD2 plenary meeting took place in Leuven, Belgium hosted by LOD2 partner TenForce. It was the main face to face meeting after the 1st project year – and this meeting was also special because it was the first meeting since the LOD2 expansion with 5 … Continue reading
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Leuven Open Data
At this event we show what new technologies can do to improve local governments, without talking about technology or IT. For all those who are fed up with hearing IT say “what you ask, is not possible”, we present to you: “Open Data”! What event is this? The Leuven Open Data event on September 20th … Continue reading
LOD2 meetup at fedict on 26.01.2011 in Brussels, Belgium
Last week on Wednesday, the 26th of January 2011, the LOD2 project team organised a LOD2 meetup at the Belgium ICT department fedict. This meetup was organised in the course of a LOD2 project meeting of Work Package 1 – Requirements, Design and LOD2 Stack Prototype that took place at the office of the LOD2 … Continue reading

