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In de toekomst zal alle wetenschappelijke kennis voor het oprapen liggen. Althans, als het aan de ondertekenaars van de Berlin Declaration on Open Access ligt. In deze verklaring uit 2003 wordt gepleit voor vrije beschikbaarheid van onder- zoeksliteratuur door middel van publicatie in gratis toegankelijke internet journals .
If there is one thing I noticed this past year, it is that companies seem to be tripping over themselves more than ever before to claim the mantle of openness. Openness is now a marketing mantra. Facebook kicked things off in May by opening up its social network to outside developers through a comprehensive set of APIs. Google responded by trying to “out open” Facebook with the launch of its own platform for social networking apps, OpenSocial (which was more open than Facebook’s APIs, but still not open enough for some people).
Who Is The Openest Of Them All?
Yesterday, Google published a long manifesto on the “meaning of open” in the form of an email to all employees republished as a blog post. In it, senior VP of product management Jonathan Rosenberg , makes an eloquent argument for why open systems always win and urges Google’s employees to always strive to be open when designing products. An open Internet spurs innovation and brings more consumers on board, which ultimately means more searches and increased use of Web applications. The gist of his argument is that a bigger, better Internet is good for Google. He writes that Google employees should resist the impulse to create closed products and systems, and even makes a swipe at Apple for doing so (bold added for emphasis):
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Open Living Labs – The European Network of Living Labs
The President of the European Network of Living Labs, Prof. Alvaro Oliveira has been invited as a speaker on Living Labs as Drivers of Regional Innovation and Cross-border collaboration at the Policies for Innovation and Knowledge-based Development in the 21st Century, Building Strategies for Regions of Innovation, held in Geneva, 12-13 April 2012 organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Economic Cooperation and Integration (UNECE).
Steeds vaker kom je in beleidsstukken, in jaarverslagen en op conferenties de term “Living Lab” tegen als het over product- en diensteninnovatie gaat. Klinkt goed, maar wat betekent het en waarom zijn Living Labs voor ons relevant? Living Labs zijn test- en ontwikkelomgevingen buiten het ontwikkellab, in een realistische context, vaak in een begrensd gebied als een stad of een wijk.
Living Labs: hoop of hype? - Frankwatching
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London’s web and software developers got a major boost today – one that will see them able to create all sorts of exciting apps to improve life in the UK’s capital. London Mayor Boris Johnson today announced the launch of a scheme to make the capital Britain’s first ‘Open Data’ city. The London Datastore will make available for the first time a wide range of data about the city. The data will be open for all to use for free in Google Docs format. Data to be opened up includes crime rates, planning decisions, road traffic accidents, house prices and much more.
London kickstarts an Open Data revolution
London 'Datastore' with hundreds of sets
San Fransisco's public data at work on Crimespotting.org Photograph: PR The Mayor of London , Boris Johnson , will on Thursday launch a website hosting hundreds of sets of data - including previously unreleased information - about the capital, as part of a new scheme intended to encourage people to create "mashups" of data to boost the city's transparency and accountability. Channel 4 will also be offering up to £200,000 through its 4ip fund to help develop the most innovative uses of the data. To announce the site, Johnson will take part in a live linkup on Thursday to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with President Barack Obama's chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra, who has overseen the development of the US government's "data.gov" project, which aims to put all US government data onto the web for others to use.Are you a teacher, professor, or student? Young people across America are learning about Data.gov and we want you to be part of getting data into the classroom. As the Web of linked documents evolves to include the Web of linked data, we’re working to maximize the potential of Semantic Web technologies to realize the promise of Linked Open Government Data.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched a new website , “Retirement Security: Honesty and Solutions,” to provide Chicago taxpayers with answers to key questions and to discuss solutions that will help preserve retirement security for those who have dedicated their lives to serving the City of Chicago.
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If you love movies, and you love San Francisco, you're bound to love this -- a listing of filming locations of movies shot in San Francisco from 1924 - 2010. You'll find the titles, locations, fun facts, names of the director, writer, actors, and studio for most of these films.
DataSF - Liberating City Data
100 Key Attendees in 2010; Dedicated Security and Fragmentation & Interoperability Streams in 2011! Hear leading OEMs and operators break down how players in the eco-system can differentiate themselves and maximise their value to the customer, at the same time as their revenues! Debate with experts whether smart devices have become homogenised and whether the future user experience lies primarily with content and services? What should operators be looking for when deciding to retail a device?
OSiM World - Welcome
A commitment to openness, a shared vision for the future, and concrete plans to make the vision a reality. Welcome to the Open Handset Alliance™, a group of 84 technology and mobile companies who have come together to accelerate innovation in mobile and offer consumers a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience. Together we have developed Android™, the first complete, open, and free mobile platform.