West Midlands Open Data Forum (WMODF) promotes the release, re-use and integration of open data to benefit communities, businesses and public services in the West Midlands area.
Upcoming events November 2017:
Birmingham City University are running 2 events Wednesday 22 November 10.00-14.00hrs IBM – Blockchain, Cognitive and IoT industry event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blockchain-cognitive-and-iot-industrial-event-tickets-39510301375 The event brings together...
Introduction to GDPR – published by the Information Commissioner’s Office
This overview highlights the key themes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to help organisations understand the new legal framework in the EU. It explains the similarities with the existing UK Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), and describes some of the new...
NHS Digital to open API Lab
produced by UKA data4good - thanks to Mark Say Plans for internal team to work with public and private sector developers to accelerate adoption of application program interfaces NHS Digital has announced plans for a team to speed up the development of open source APIs...
Steering Group Meeting 15th November 2017
NOTES OF WEST MIDLANDS OPEN DATA FORUM STEERING GROUP MEETING WEDNESDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER, 2017 AT INNOVATION BIRMINGHAM ATTENDED BY: Pauline Roche – Chair (RnR Organisation) Andy Mabbett (Freelance) Glyn...
West Midlands Combined Authority Digital Board paper
08.09.17 WMCA Digital Board[2727] This is a copy of a paper released by the West Midlands Combined Authority describing their approach to addressing digital issues (not specifically open data) across the...
WMODF meeting 20th September 2017
WEST MIDLANDS OPEN DATA FORUM STEERING GROUP MEETING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2017, 16.45-18.15 AT INNOVATION BIRMINGHAM, FARADAY WHARF ~ A G E N D A ~ 16.45 1) Apologies, notes and matters arising from meeting 19/07/2017 (notes on web site)...
WMODF meeting 19th July 2017
WEST MIDLANDS OPEN DATA FORUM STEERING GROUP MEETING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 19TH JULY 2017, 16.45-18.15 INNOVATION BIRMINGHAM, FARADAY WHARF ~ A G E N D A ~ 16.45 1) Apologies, notes and matters arising from meeting 17/05/2017 16.55 2) Updates on...
WMODF meeting 17th May 2017
WEDNESDAY 17TH MAY 2017, 16.45-18.15 INNOVATION BIRMINGHAM, FARADAY WHARF ~ A G E N D A ~ 16.45 1) Apologies, notes and matters arising from meeting 15/03/2017 16.55 2) Updates on key issues ODI node PR Open data...
WMODF meeting – 15/03/2017
NOTES OF WEST MIDLANDS OPEN DATA FORUM STEERING GROUP MEETING 16.45-18.15, WEDNESDAY, 15th MARCH, 2017 AT INNOVATION BIRMINGHAM ATTENDED BY: Pauline Roche – Chair (RnR Organisation) Chris Price – Secretary (digiconsultancy) Raj...
West Midlands Mayoral Candidates views on Open Data
In February 2017 we wrote to each of the 5 candidates for the post of West Midlands mayor requesting their views by 1st March on open data, which we said we would share at our event Open Wide: Open Data Day 2017 in the West Midlands; we asked them to answer 3 specific...