Tag Archives: open government

Taking time out for Net Hui 2011

By Julie Starr | Published: June 27, 2011
Net Hui is coming up this week – Wednesday to Friday June 29 to July 1  – and I’m looking forward to clearing my work desk and heading to Auckland for it. Net Hui is a conference embodying a series of discussions about the internet in New Zealand. No doubt broadband speed will come up, [...]
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Why I’m sponsoring Open Govt Data Bar Camp

By Julie Starr | Published: August 23, 2009
First of all, what’s Open Govt Data Bar Camp? “The New Zealand Open Government Bar Camp is an “unconference” for people who are interested in making government-held data more freely available for others to re-use. An “unconference” is an alternative participant-driven event, that avoids aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees and sponsored [...]
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EveryBlock releases source code

By Julie Starr | Published: July 6, 2009
If you’ve ever looked at everyblock.com and wondered how they do it, wonder no more. The creators have released the source code used to develop the site. Thanks to Kirk LaPointe for the link. EveryBlock is the brainchild of Adrian Holovaty, a journalist and programmer, and development team Paul Smith, Wilson Miner, Daniel X O’Neil, [...]
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