Last year Open Data Manchester held two workshops one in Berlin and the other in Manchester to explore whether cooperative structures could enable the creation of open data and personal data stores for mutual benefit. The idea of the mutual …

Open Data Cooperation – Building a data cooperative Read more »

It was appropriate that March’s Open Data Manchester meeting should focus on projects related to the forthcoming elections. Not only because the country goes to the polls next month but also that election data was the first area of interest …

Democracy Projects – Open Election Special Read more »

We’re pleased to announce that Lucy Knight and Lucille Brown have joined our list of speakers at Local Open Data: Reaping the Benefits. And if you haven’t bagged a ticket to the event yet then you can now; the second …

Local Open Data Event: New Speakers Announced and More Tickets Released Read more »

Local Open Data: Reaping the Benefits is getting closer and we’re delighted to announce the first release of tickets – get them while they’re hot! We’re also really pleased to announce more great speakers who’ll be sharing their experience and …

Swirrl Local Open Data Event – More Speakers Announced and Early Bird Tickets released! Read more »

Tuesday 31st March 6.30pm – 8.30pm Spaceport X 1st Floor 24-26 Lever Street Manchester M1 1DZ More details and directions here Sign up on Eventbrite here The country will go to the polls on May the 7th and decide the …

Open Election Special – March 31st Read more »

February ODM event: Tuesday 24th Thursday 26th February, 6-8pm at The Shed, MMU (please note date change – now 26th Feb) Lots of open data is focussed on place.  Whether it’s wards, local authorities or super output areas, open data …

Open Data: Where is the Community? Read more »

On 21st April 2015, we’ll be hosting Local Open Data: Reaping the Benefits – a one day event at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry. It’s aim is to bring together people working with, or interested in, data at a …

Local Open Data Event: First speakers announced Read more »

We’re happy to announce that on 21st of April, 2015 we’ll be organising and sponsoring an event about local open data at MOSI, the Museum of Science and Industry, in Manchester. The event will be relevant to open data from …

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