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Fwd: [Open-data-census] The Open Data Census once again getting into gear!

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Please, make yourself known to the editors if you would like to contribute.

SVP, faites-vous connaître auprès des éditeurs si vous souhaitez y contribuer

Editors for Canada are : Diane Mercier and Tracey Lauriault (listed in the public list)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjAcHTKULuf8dFBKbEJ5WlFkQkZ3MTd1WnJBUGozbWc#gid=0

Blogue | Blog : http://blog.okfn.org/2013/09/05/open-data-census-join-the-global-citizen-effort-to-assess-the-state-of-government-data/

Cordialement, Regards,

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Sujet:	[Open-data-census] The Open Data Census once again getting into gear!
Date :	Thu, 5 Sep 2013 14:49:25 +0200
De :	Christian Villum [hidden email]
Pour :	open-data-census [hidden email]

(Apologies for the cross-posting, if you're a Country Editor you've already received this message once)

Dear Open Data Census Country Editors,

First and foremost we would like to send out a big thank you for all the hard work you put into the Open Data Census push back in June leading up to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. The results were discussed all around the world, and gained lots of media attention, not only stemming from the G8-submissions, but from all the submissions made - that truly visualized the global community behind open knowledge in general - and the Open Data Census in particular.

NOW we want to take this further!

As announced on the OKF blog today, we are getting ready to engage in a new and much bigger push, where we in the next few weeks want to do with the rest of the world what we did with the G8 countries back in June: We want to expand the Census to as many new countries as possible, get all the data up to date and have them reviewed to ensure accuracy. And then we want to present them at the monumental Open Government Partnership Summit in London on October 30 - to show the world the current state of open government data, as seen by the citizens of the world.

So once again we need your help as Country Editor - to bring the data for your country up to date and get it reviewed. And this time it will be easier, too. Right now our developer team is working on implementing some improvements to the Census website, which will make it easier to submit, easier to review and easier to comment on submissions.

Additionally, while we wait for that - it shouldn’t take long - we would like for us all to help each other expand the community of Country Editors to new corners of the world.

We are therefore asking you to help us with the following concrete tasks:

Now: Help us reach new Country Editors. Take a look at the current list of Census countries with editors. Do you have good contacts in your network in other countries, who might potentially want to join our Country Editor community? In that case, please let us know by either writing to the Census Discussion List (to which you should all be subscribed, if not then please join - it’s open) or by [hidden email].
Soon, starting September 15 - when the new tech updates on the Census have finished - go into the Census to check up on the submissions to see if the results are fully up-to-date and if any updates have been released for your country. If they have, then please resubmit.
Later, starting October 1 - when the data collection has finished - find reviewers in your country to review the submissions. This will ensure accuracy and accountability and make the Open Data Census more reliable for governments to compare with and media to write about.

We really hope you will help us in this endeavor! And remember, you are encouraged to share these tasks with your peers. The more engaged people wanting to join the Census Editor team, the better.

The aim is to have a fully expanded, updated and reviewed Open Data Census to present to all the Open Government Partnerships govs in London in October, and a magnificent tool for communities all over the world to use to start discussions with their governments and to drive the open government data agenda forward in their local area.

NB: Should you feel that you do not have time for this, then please let us know. In that case we hope that you can help us find a new (or several) Country Editor(s) in your country.

Please get in touch to let us know you are still on board and feel free to put forward any questions or comments you may have. We suggest posting them on the Census Discussion List, so that we can all engage around the same ideas, concerns and opportunities. You can also check out the new Country Editor role description and the Open Data Census FAQ, which may answer your query.

We’re looking forward to another great boost to the Census!

- Christian, Ira and the rest of the Census team

Christian Villum

Have you registered for OKCon 2013?

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