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Key points for consideration from Open Data Leaders Network 2017 – Last part of a 3 part blog from Barry Doyle.

15 December 2017

The importance of engagement and embedding a culture of open dataThis is Part 3 of a 3-Part report. Part 1 can be viewed here, and Part 2 can be viewed hereWhen we first created the Roscommon County Councils Open Data Portal there was nobody standing...

UrbanTide announces details of their 2018 Open Data training courses

7 December 2017

UrbanTide is delighted to announce that they have scheduled additional dates for their Open Data Ireland Initiative Training Courses, for January and February in Dublin and February in Cork. The Dublin dates are:Wednesday 24th January 2018: General...

Key points for consideration from Open Data Leaders Network 2017 – Part 2 of a 3 part blog from Barry Doyle, Roscommon County Council

6 December 2017

This is Part 2 of a 3-Part report from Barry Doyle, GIS Officer, Roscommon County Council who attended the 2017 Open Data Leaders Network(link is external) (ODLN) hosted by the Open Data Institute(link is external) (ODI) in their offices in...

Open Data Engagement Fund blog - Barry Doyle's attendance at the 2017 Open Data Leaders Network

29 November 2017

As someone who has led a local Open Data initiative for a number of years now I was delighted to be given the opportunity to attend the 2017 Open Data Leaders Network (ODLN) hosted by the Open Data Institute (ODI) in their offices in Shoreditch London...

Last call for December Open Data Training...........

28 November 2017

With less than two weeks to go until the Dublin training courses, spaces are filling fast. If you would like to register for the Dublin Open Data Ireland Initiative Training Courses, please do so very soon! The Dublin dates are:Tuesday 5th December...

Ireland achieves first place in the European Commission’s Open Data Maturity assessment for 2017.

20 November 2017

We welcome the announcement last week that Ireland has achieved first place in the European Commission’s Open Data Maturity assessment for 2017. According to the assessment, Ireland is best in class in Europe with an overall open data maturity of 96%...

EU Commission Public Consultation on a review of the PSI Directive

17 November 2017

Tá leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil anseo. Public online consultation on the review of the PSI Directive In preparation of the review of the Re-Use of Public Service Information (PSI) Directive, the European Commission has launched a public...

COMHAIRLIÚCHÁN POIBLÍ CHOIMISIÚN AN AE MAIDIR LE HATHBHREITHNIÚ AR AN TREOIR PSI

17 November 2017

An English version of this item is available here. Comhairliúchán poiblí ar líne maidir leis an athbhreithniú ar an Treoir PSI Mar ullmhúchán don athbhreithniú ar an Treoir um Athúsáid Fhaisnéis na Seirbhíse Poiblí (PSI), tá comhairliúchán poiblí ar...

SBIR Ireland Call 2 to the Irish Public Sector for Expressions of Interest- closing date 8th Dec

14 November 2017

SBIR Ireland Call 2 to the Irish Public Sector for Expressions of Interest (EoI) is open from October 31st 2017 closing 12pm, Friday December 8th 2017. The competitive SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Ireland programme seeks to identify...

Open Data Engagement Fund 2017/2018 – and the winners are………

13 November 2017

Blog by Emer ColemanDue to the success of last year’s pilot Open Data Engagement Fund, we were delighted to be in a positon to run the Fund again this year and are pleased to report that the 24 applications received have now been assessed by the...

UrbanTide - Open Data Courses scheduled for November and December

9 November 2017

Following the success of our recent Open Data Ireland Initiative Training Courses, we are delighted to announce that, based on indicated demand so far, we have scheduled additional dates for November in Cork and December in Dublin. The Cork date is:·...

Launch of Ireland's Sustainable Development Goals Hub

7 November 2017

Check out ‘Ireland’s Sustainable Development Goals Hub’ which was launched last week. This is Ireland's public platform for exploring, downloading and combining publicly available data relating to UN Sustainable Development Goals. Ireland's progress...

Get Creative! Open Data Engagement Fund 2017/2018 has been launched

6 November 2017

Launch of the Open Data Engagement Fund 2017/2018Patrick O’Donovan T.D., Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Finance announced details of...

Joint meeting of Public Bodies Working Group on Open Data and Open Data Liaison Officers Network

31 October 2017

In the spirit of open access week, a joint meeting of the Public Bodies Working Group and the network of Open Data Liaison Officers which has been recently established under the Open Data Strategy 2017-22 took place on Tuesday 24th October in...

Open Data Engagement fund 2017/2018 – last week for applications!

18 October 2017

There is just one week left until the closing date for the 2017/2018 Open Data Engagement Fund so get working on those applications!The Open Data Engagement Fund (a fund of €30,000), has been developed in conjunction with the Open Data Governance...

UrbanTide update: Last few places remaining on Open Data Training - October sessions - book your place now!

11 October 2017

With just one week to go, our October Open Data Ireland Initiative Training Courses in Dublin, are filling up fast! If you would like to attend then please book now!The dates are:Tuesday 17th October 2017: General Overview on Open Data (Broad...

Survey on qualitative air quality data.

11 October 2017

Survey on qualitative air quality data. The EPA currently has an open data consortium project running on air quality data and one of their first activities is to find out the current status of air quality data “open-ness” and what barriers...

Open Data Impact Series: Session 1 - Creating Business Opportunities Using Open Data - 26th Sept 2017

4 October 2017

Open Data Impact SeriesThe Open Data Impact Series promotes awareness, adoption and use of Open Data in different sectors, and supports the publication of high-quality Open Data.Session 1: Creating Business Opportunities with Open DataThe first...

Open Data training for Public Bodies - book now!

24 August 2017

Urban Tide has announced details of the first Open Data Ireland Initiative Training Courses for public bodies. Public servants can now register for the following full-day training sessions in Dublin city-centre: Tuesday 19th September 2017: General...

A Blog from UrbanTide: Ireland's Open Data training provider to the public service

17 August 2017

In 2014, building on the extensive Irish Open Data activity that has been ongoing for a number of years, Ireland launched its national Open Data Ireland Initiative. Now, as part of this Initiative UrbanTide has been appointed as the single supplier of...

Publication of 'Open Data Strategy 2017-2022' blog by Emer Coleman

9 August 2017

As Chair of the Open Data Governance Board, I am delighted to welcome the publication of the Open Data Strategy 2017-2022 which was developed by the Board in conjunction with the Open Data Unit in the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform and in...