West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF)

The WMODF promotes the release, reuse & integration of #opendata to benefit communities, businesses and public services across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

[Data Orchard @Data_Orchard]

More than 100 UK and international organisations, experts and campaigners signed an open letter to Rishi Sunak https://t.co/mdmMuoc2dV co-ordinated by our friends at @connnectedbydata

[Open Data Camp @ODcamp]

Some of our friends in #Scotland are running an #OpenData unconference on Nov 18th and 19th '23 - details in tweet below 👇🏼

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

Woohoo! Open Data Camp is coming to the #WestMidlands - Sat & Sun 1st and 2nd July in #Wolverhampton #OpenData Cc @WestMids_CA @stu_lester @paulbradshaw

[Open Data Camp @ODcamp]

Open Data Camp #8: Wolverhampton, 1-2 July 2023 https://t.co/oXgv6vRGpX

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? We do! #OpenData #WestMidlands #MyTwitterAnniversary

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

Statement on the status of the West Midlands Open Data Forum https://t.co/FfjFnyOYOF

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

Good to see this happening in #Birmingham #OpenData

[Justin Varney @DrJV75]

Open Data Birmingham City Observatory https://t.co/eS7d4iWwNF

[Coventry City of Culture Monitoring & Evaluation @CityMonitoring]

The first post-year output from the evaluation of Coventry City of Culture 2021 focuses on the quantitative data from the programme & the work of the @Coventry2021 City of Culture Trust. Further reports will be released later in 2022. #Coventry #research
https://t.co/IwEYpJYBJP

[Coventry City of Culture Monitoring & Evaluation @CityMonitoring]

An opportunity to share #Coventry data and develop new ideas and concepts, join us at The Coventry Cultural Challenge - Evaluating Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 #Coventry #Data #Research #cityofculture https://t.co/VoNhTPP2RV

[Insight Team at Coventry City Council @CovCCInsight]

Do you work in arts & culture; or data & analysis? Or are you a digital artist or coder? Join our Coventry Cultural Challenge #hackathon on the weekend of 5-6 November 2022 for unprecedented access to big data from Coventry’s year as the UK City of Culture https://t.co/CIkLVdFOEH

[Tom Forth @thomasforth]

So,... there's an amazing plugin for QGIS from Japan (sponsored by Toyota it seems) which takes GTFS public transport timetables and creates frequency maps with no work and I loaded up the GTFS format GB railway timetable (which I obviously have hanging around) and wow.

[Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta | now bsky & mstdn.social @TechMilly]

Great to see this piece out!
Expanding @beisgovuk Smart Data schemes is one of the provisions of the UK's draft new Data Bill, so that customers can "move" their data between service providers for better deals & better access to support. But how it's rolled out will be crucial 👇🏿

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

The West Midlands has an ambition to be #netzero by 2041. Come join @NewUnion_org on this participative #opendata event at the University of Birmingham on Wednesday 7th September!

[New Union @NewUnion_org]

Help us to make #OpenData a resource for everybody, especially for upskilling our #ClimateChange activists, #ThirdSector journalists, & researchers working towards #NetZero.

Join us for this innovative & participative event.

Learn more 👇

https://t.co/GccM0Pracr #greenopendata

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

Notes from our meeting on 14 June are now available at https://t.co/w7vRtJaQEy

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

The next WMODF meeting will take place on 14 June 4-5pm, online. Agenda will be on the future of WMODF. If you’re living or working in the West Midlands and interested in shaping #opendata in the region and would like to join us, please email [email protected].

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

Do you live or work in the West Midlands and have an interest in #opendata? We need YOU to come and help shape the refresh and relaunch of the West Midlands Open Data Forum #WMODF: https://t.co/cF7MyZsBkz

[Jake Hurfurt @JHurfurt]

@brumlableader @BrumLabour @Cllr_IanWard Are you aware that Brum Council is trying to keep every single contract with a third party supplier secret and dodge FOIA requests, despite your transparency obligations. What is there to hide? Thi policy is clearly unlawful. #FOIA

[Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta | now bsky & mstdn.social @TechMilly]

Here's our @ODIHQ commentary on the UK's AI Strategy. If you (a) care about data, and/or (b) like a good gif, then this one's for you 👇

[West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) @wmodf]

LATEST: After 7 years Chairing @wmodf, @paulineroche has stepped down; we are grateful for her dedication to promotion of #OpenData in #WestMidlands; for queries about the network, member @SiChunLam has kindly agreed to be point of contact; website still https://t.co/Ba4jGWZYho

[Open Rights Group @OpenRightsGroup]

🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨

👉The online ad industry is stealing our most intimate personal data.

👉 The ICO refuses to take action against the widespread & systemic abuses of our privacy rights.

👉We've taken the ICO to court to ensure that they do their job!

https://t.co/SqIo8X1YLd

[Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta | now bsky & mstdn.social @TechMilly]

UK govt has just launched a consultation on major post-GDPR data protection reform. You'll see lots of commentary about it in the weeks ahead, but this, by @ODIHQ, is the only one that matters: *gif*s that keep on giving... (sorry!). Can you do better? 👇