Global Enterprise and transforma bxl will be hosting the first Brussels Open Data Hackathon. The City of Brussels supports the event. During two days, developers, graphic designers and regular citizens will gather to propose online services or apps ideas that will be developed and made real through an operable prototype. At the end of the second day, contestants will demo their app or service in front of a jury expert.
The Brussels Open Data Hackathon participants will have the opportunity to tap into the wide public data pool already made available by the Brussels public institutions and, more specifically, the City of Brussels.
Global Enterprise is a consulting, trend watching and event organization company providing organizations with new approaches and platforms to made them more open, innovative, nimble and sustainable.
transforma bxl is a coworking space hosting a community of entrepreneurs, innovators and change makers. We want to be at the forefront of innovation in brussels organising and hosting relevant workshops, talks, meet ups, trainings, open space meetings, hackathons, barcamps or simply networking drinks. We co-create and curate content in partnership with other organizations and subject-matter experts.
Global Enterprise has organized previous Open Data Hackathons and is a supporter of OKFN Belgium (Open Knowledge Foundation) for the French speaking part if Belgium. OKFN promote the diffusion and the adoption of the Open Data principles by all the public authorities in the world.
price35€coworkers30€day 17friday October – 20140.00h – 24.00h