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International Open Data Day is an annual event that promotes awareness and use of 
Twitter hashtag #opendataday
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open data
Open data is data that is openly accessible, exploitable, editable and shared by anyone for any purpose. Open data is licensed under an open license.
The goals of the open data movement are similar to those of other "open(-source)" movements ...
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The event takes place globally, usually in February or March. Typical activities include talks, seminars, demonstrations, hackathon
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s, training or the announcement of open data releases or other milestones in open data. In some countries it occurs along with Code Across coding events.
History
International Open Data Day was first proposed by David Eaves in 2010. The idea followed discussions with Edward Ocampo-Gooding, Mary Beth Baker, Daniel Beauchamp, Pedro Markun, and Daniela Silva. Today, the event coordination is done through itsgoogle
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mailing list. The date for the event is chosen by the group members taking into consideration different cultural events.
From 2015, Open Knowledge Foundation - in cooperation with other NGOs from the open data world - has offered mini-grants to support the facilitation of events around the globe.
Dates
* December 4, 2010 * December 3, 2011 * February 23, 2013 * February 22, 2014 * February 21, 2015 * March 5, 2016 * March 4, 2017 * March 3, 2018 * March 2, 2019 * March 7, 2020 * March 6, 2021 * March 5, 2022 * March 4 - March 10, 2023Notable Announcements
In 2016, Megan Smith, United States CTO, endorsed Open Data Day with a special video. “ We need you the most. If it weren’t for you, this whole thing wouldn’t be happening. We need ideas, cheerleaders, and friends to spread the word.” “This day is a chance for people around the world to support and encourage the adoption of open data policies by local, regional and central governments,” said New Zealand Land Information Minister Louise Upston in 2016.See also
*Open Access Week
Open Access Week is an annual scholarly communication event focusing on open access and related topics. It takes place globally during the last full week of October in a multitude of locations both on- and offline. Typical activities include t ...
References
External links
* https://opendataday.org/ - a dedicated site for Open Data Day, supported by Open Knowledge FoundationTwitter hashtag #opendataday
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