Workshop by Veronique Volders, Katrien De Smet and Nina Vander Stichele at Open Belgium 2017.

1. 5-STAR LINKED
OPEN COUNCIL
DECISIONS
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Veronique Volders
Katrien De Smet

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HOT TOPIC
“Alle structuren rond intercommunales moeten in kaart
gebracht worden. #publipart
– Liesbeth Homans
12/02
06:08
Source: twitter.com
“All intermunicipal structures need to be mapped out.
#publipart
12/02
06:08

3. WHY
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we do this
Better Public Service

5. HOW
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we do things

6. HOW
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we do things
What have we learned?
- Local authorities have the
same needs
- The technology of linked
data offers a solution
- A publication standard for
local decisions is a
prerequisite

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“Open” project in three ways:
- Methodology: Open & Linked Data
- Transparancy: Research results are
published and available
- Co-creation: all stakeholders
involved

9. ‘Ite ad fontes’
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10. ‘Ite ad fontes’
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‘Back to the source’:
- Data closest to the
source as possible
- Closest to the real
life process of
decision making
- Data needs to be
useful and simple

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End to end & User Centric Approach =
• We take the users through the
process and ask them which data
are relevant in the process of
decision making
• This ensures that we build a data
model that is based on relevant
information for the user

13. Website
VlaVirGem
Start:
Who resides
in the
Council?
Create Local
Decision
Action:
Modify
counselor
Use of a
standard model
Data Set
By:
Machine-
readable
decisions
Or Human
readable
Website
VlaVirGem
Result:
Overview
Decisions
Searchable
Repository
Overview:
Local
Decisions
Preparation documents Agenda Deliberation
Minutes
Creation
Publication Archive
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PROOF OF CONCEPT

14. WHAT
Qualitative & re-usable data
containing information from
local decisions:
- Raw Data
- Web Services
- Human Readable Data
we deliver
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15. #LBLOD
Analysis
Def.
Service
Design & BA
Semantics
(OSLO)
Architecture
Change and communication
OO
Technical
Realisation
FA &
development
services and
application
Set-up
infrastructuur &
MAGDA-services
Roll-Out
Pilot
Local
Elections
2018
Installation
Meeting
Full
Roll-Out
Real-timedatabase
mandates
OnecentralSearchableRepository
foralllocaldecisions
Interface
Admini-
stration
Council
Decision Models
PROJECT TIMELINE
2017
Research
Phase
Interviews
POC
Workshops
Domain
Model

16. 1st CHALLENGE
FIND YOUR
TEAM!
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17. 2nd CHALLENGE
Start to build an application that re-uses the data
Explain to which societal question/need it provides an answer
Indicate which data you will re-use
Indicate which data are missing
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20 mins

18. DELIVER A 30-
SECOND PITCH
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For ,
that
by
unlike
Mantra
target group / persona job to be done
category
is the only
service name
outcome (customer benefit)
unique characteristic
traditional solutions / currently dominant competition
this service
main differentiator
PITCH
who
this service
A mantra is a powerful slogan, word, group of words, sound, visual that brings you back to the
essence of your service and keeps you focused on the job to be done and on your customer.

19. YOUR TOOLS
Go to http://bit.ly/LOD_POC
Where you will find:
• Data set
• Searchable repository for local decisions
• Website VlaVirGem
• Publish as a service (Local Source)
• Examples of (linked) decisions
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23-06-2017
“Free Hands-On
5-star Linked Open Data”
Workshop @Ghent
Address Register & Local Decisions as
Linked Open Data
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21. LET’S
GET IN
TOUCH
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Program Manager
veronique.volders @bz.vlaanderen.be
Project Manager LBLOD
katrien.desmet@bz.vlaanderen.be
More info?
http://lokaalbestuur.vlaanderen.be/en/
local-decisions-linked-open-data