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Pilot : Tailoring the public service description editor to the Dutch national data model (Samenwerkende Catalogi)
Technical documentation about this pilot activity can be found on the dedicated GitHub repository. Introduction The Netherlands wanted to have a simple way of creating public service descriptions that…
DOCUMENTCreated: 07/01/2021
Voice of Groningen: Case Studies on Sustainability of Public Sector Open Source Communities
This is the third of a series of five studies exploring the sustainability of open source software communities in the public sector. INTRODUCTION In 2019, the City of Groningen started a new…
DOCUMENTCreated: 06/08/2020
Accountable and Responsible Disclosure of Financial Open Government Data: Open Spending Initiatives enhancing Civic Engagement
This 'Outstanding Paper Award winning' paper focuses an optimal arrangement of open spending as added instrumental value to the accountability in communicating financial information towards citizens…
DOCUMENTCreated: 26/09/2017
TenderGalaxy: interactive visualisation of Dutch public tenders (TenderGalaxy)
TenderGalaxy is a web application that allows visitors to interactively browse the connections between Dutch government entities, their published tenders, and the businesses interested in these…
DOCUMENTCreated: 13/06/2017
Dutch government publishing open satellite data to improve agricultural production (Dutch National Satellite Data Portal)
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs invests EUR 1.4 million to acquire satellite data that farmers can use to increase the sustainability and efficiency of their production. The data contains…
DOCUMENTCreated: 25/05/2017
Dutch Blockchain Hackathon brings together all stakeholders (Dutch Blockchain Hackathon)
Better get the revolution to happen in your own region Last February, the first Dutch Blockchain Hackathon took place in the City of Groningen. According to the organisers, it was the biggest…
DOCUMENTCreated: 25/05/2017
Open source makes Dutch government cloud a reality
Data centre services scales services, not costs The Dutch government’s data centre in Groningen (ODC-Noord) is becoming the benchmark for all of the government’s cloud services. ODC-Noord combines the…
DOCUMENTCreated: 12/05/2017
Strategy for a National Digital Society: Integral approach equipping digital citizens
In The Netherlands, an increasing number of projects give experimental form to structural participation of citizens in the design and implementation of local governance and social programs at the…
DOCUMENTCreated: 26/04/2017
Molenwaard: the world's first digital municipality
In Molenwaard, the Netherlands, practically all municipal affairs are handled digitally, either in people’s homes or elsewhere at locations close to citizens. No physical town hall is needed any more…
DOCUMENTCreated: 14/06/2016
Waarstaatjegemeente.nl: benchmark portal for Dutch municipalities (Waarstaatjegemeente.nl)
The Waarstaatjegemeente.nl ('Where Your Municipality Stands') portal provides statistical facts as well as subjective performance indicators to municipal policymakers.
The tagline of the portal reads…
DOCUMENTCreated: 03/06/2016
The Things Network sets up a world-wide Internet of Things (The Things Network)
The Things Network (TTN) is an initiative started by Dutch civil society. It aims to have LoRaWAN networks installed in every city around the world. By interconnecting these local networks, TTN wants…
DOCUMENTCreated: 01/06/2016
Determine the Workload of the Structural Implementation of E-Democracy: Local Government Policy Issues, Policy Cycle and Styles of Citizenship Combined
ICT applications are powerful tools for increasing involvement of citizens in public policy-making, and as such a sound investment in better public policy. Citizens are inclined to participate more…
DOCUMENTCreated: 12/05/2016