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Happy Open Data Day!


Open Data Day is..

..an annual celebration of open data all over the world. For the seventh time in history, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities.It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society.

All outputs are open for everyone to use and re-use.


Open Wichita


We are Wichita's Code For America Brigade

Volunteers working on local civic tech and open data projects.


Open Data and Civic Tech


Open Data


What is Open Data?


Data made available to the public to use for purposes of transparency and innovation. Often government collected data.


Wichita Open Data

https://opendata.wichita.gov


Wichita Open Data Policy

AR 8.4 - IT Open Data Policy

https://drafts.wichita.gov


Why Open Data?


Transparency

..and accountability


Innovation

..powered by open data


Data-Driven Policy

..can you even imagine?!


Civic Tech


Civic tech means government finally getting the sorely needed tech upgrades it deserves.


Open Data &heart; Civic Tech


How to civic tech?


Method 1

Get a government job!


Method 2

Start a civic tech startup!


Method 3

Join your local brigade!


that's us


Benefits?

Skill development, networking, real world experience, social impact.


TODAY!


We celebrate Open Data

As well as the open data warriors around the globe!


But also a couple challenges..


Challenge 1

Learn something new.


Challenge 2

Meet someone new.


Challenge 3

Contribute something.


Current Projects


Open Budget


Public Meetings


UWP Open Data


Next!


GitHub 101

Or you can just get started on those challenges

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