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High quality entries in the Apps4Finland contest signal a major leap in open data applications in Finland
01.12.2011
The winners of the Apps4Finland contest were awarded on 22 November in front of a full house in the Vanha ylioppilastalo. The contest, now staged for the third time, inspired a record number of citizens to develop new ways to utilise the open databanks of the public administration. The contest was organised by the Finnish Association for Online Democracy together with Forum Virium Helsinki. Lue lisää »
Open data chefs land in Amsterdam - @PICNIC from 14 to 16 of September 2011
08.09.2011
Forum Virium Helsinki and World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 are bringing a unique cooking show in Amsterdam. At PICNIC 2011, we will build up Open Data Kitchen -studio, hosted by the best open data chefs from Finland. Open data from Amsterdam and Helsinki will serve as our ingredients, as we cook data visualisations showing the cities in a new light. Where can we find Amsterdam’s equivalent to Kallio, an urban area in Helsinki conquered by hipsters? Where can you find a neighbourhood populated by single people and what does it statistically look like? Lue lisää »
Walk and Feel Helsinki – A Mobile Route for Cruise Tourists
01.09.2011
Walk and Feel Helsinki wants to attract cruise tourists arriving in the marine district of Hernesaari, an area still under construction. A guided route with digital features has been built from the port to the center of Helsinki. The idea is to lure cruise passengers out of their ships to get acquainted with Helsinki. Lue lisää »
The Open Data Competition Apps4Finland is on!
15.08.2011
The Apps4Finland competition of 2011 has started. The competition encourages citizens to come up with new ideas on how to utilize the open data reserves of public administration. This year participants will compete in four different series for awards totaling 21,000 euros. The competition will run until October 23rd, 2011. It is organized by Suomen Verkkodemokratiaseura (The Finnish Association for Internet Democracy) and Forum Virium Helsinki. Lue lisää »
A Smart Race Pass for the European Sailing Championships
01.08.2011
The HSL travel card will function as the race pass for the European Sailing Championships in Helsinki. Practical arrangements will be a breeze, as services and registrations are handled with a single card. The Helsinki region travel card is normally used in public transport, but at the Open Europeans the card also functions as a food voucher, an ID card, and an important part of the access control system. The same system is also used to register competitors' status: whether they are at sea or on land. Lue lisää »
Helsinki Region Infoshare makes data publicly available
18.03.2011
The Helsinki Region Infoshare project initiated by the cities of the Helsinki metropolitan area opens up the cities’ databases for everybody. The publicly available data can be found at the new web service www.hri.fi. The data can be utilized free of charge.The Helsinki Region Infoshare (www.hri.fi) web service makes public data from the Helsinki Region available for anyone to use. The data mainly consists of statistics and forecasts, at the moment. Lue lisää »
Helsinki becomes an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant recipient
14.03.2011
Urban data will be combined and visualized with the help of new technology Lue lisää »
Helsinki City statistics opened for re-use
24.08.2010
Helsinki Region Infoshare project has taken the first and important step in opening up the statistical information of the Helsinki region for re-use. Lue lisää »