A virtual environment for developers to build useful applications based on local challenges

What’s the need?

• Involving people in developing solutions to community needs

• Growing the local digital economy

• Adapting to new uses of technology

Transparency Open Data Big Society

“Create a new ‘right to data’ so that government-held datasets

can be requested and used by the public

“Ensure all data published by public bodies is published in an open and standardised

format”

“Enable businesses & non-profitorganisations to build

innovative applications and websites“

Salaries & expenses, spending & contracts/tenders over £500, meeting minutes, service & performance data

Building the Big Society

…by supporting the local digital economy

Open Kent

Open Access Open Data Open Innovation

Provide platform & training toolkit for public & staff

to access, use and visualise information

Publish public information in an open & standardised format

Provide environment for businesses & non-profits to build innovative applications

and websites

…to help develop applications with the local community Help

yourself

Do it together

Fix my neighbourhood

Building on our work…

With Pic & Mix/Open Kent, Total Place, Transformed by You

Get people together online to submit challenges and develop

digital applications

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Aims

Enable people to turn digitally-based ideas into innovations

Using new tools to develop applicationsin a cheap, quick & easy way

Make the best use of local talent to develop digital solutions to your needs

Benefits

• Makes the best use of cheap and accessible infrastructure

• Reduces the costs of developing & procuring technology

Approach

• Engage local services to find out what challenges you face that you want to use and test digital solutions

• Engage local digital sector to find out how we can involve them in developing digital solutions to challenges you face