Politiekinzicht.com wint 3de prijs in Open Data Challenge.
Geen reacties »Drie eerstejaars UvA Informatiekunde studenten hebben met hun site politiekinzicht.com de 3de prijs in de visualisatie track van de Open Data Challenge gewonnen. Zij maakten een applicatie die zeer snel inzichtelijk maakt waar elke politicus in de Tweede Kamer over spreekt.
De prijs werd uitgereikt door Neelie Smit Kroes. In de jury zaten onder meer Sir Tim Berners Lee (W3C), Tom Lee (Sunlight Foundation) and Rufus Pollock (Open Knowledge Foundation).
De applicatie is gebaseerd op de Handelingen der Staten Generaal, die als Open Data beschikbaar zijn gemaakt in het PoliticalMashup project van het Informatica Instituut van de UvA. Verdere Informatie.
Over de prijs.
The Open Data Challenge was Europe’s biggest open data competition to date. There were 20,000 euros in prizes to win, and a total of 430 entries from 24 EU Member States. It was open for 60 days - from early April to early June 2011.
The winners were selected by an all star cast of open data gurus, and announced by Vice President of the European Commission Neelie Kroes at the Digital Agenda Assembly in Brussels.
Uit het jury rapport
We need better ways to understand our politicians, ways that go beyond catching a single quote to illuminate all of their commitments, interests and actions. That is why I really like this app.
David Eaves, Advisor to the Mayor of Vancouver
My favorite data visualisation was the dutch entry called “Politiek Inzicht”, which shows what members of parliament talk about, by visualising tag clouds for all individual speeches, reports and so on given by members of parliament. This is not only done in way which is very fun - it also provides valuable insight into the real political focus of each politician, allows for comparison between individuals within parties or across parties. When I explored this app, I immediately thought - “Thats what we need in Germany too!”.