Councils are empowered by law, to make decisions on many matters of importance to their local communities. Imagine a city where public decision-making is easy for all to follow using any digital channel. A solution to this challenge is being sought in the project "Local Decisions as Linked Open Data" (Agentschap Binnenlands Bestuur), which has the goal to unlock the data reserves related to municipal decision-making.
Raf holds a Masters Degree in Applied Engineering in ICT – Electronics and is involved in strategic e-Government projects for local and regional governments since 2002. As an advisor in e-government strategy, Raf tries to implement a more rational, interoptable e-government, promoting open data, open standards and open processes. Raf is also board member of Open Knowledge Belgium. He’s active in the in the Open Data community, advocating Open Tourism Data.
Board member
Open Knowledge Belgium
Veronique Volders is Program Manager E-Strategy at the Flemish Agency for Domestic Governance.
Program Manager E-Strategy
Flemish Agency for Domestic Governance
Peter is a PhD in communication sciences involved in research projects in the context of smart cities, big, open and linked data. His main research interests include smart cities, big and open data, Web 2.0 and computer-mediated communication.
Senior Researcher
iMinds - Ghent University - MICT
Joep Luijten is a senior manager in Capgemini’s Application Services division. He holds a PhD in engineering and is particularly experienced in geographical information systems, enterprise data management and solution architecture. He has worked in the broader Geo-ICT field for nearly 20 years, more recently as project manager of various Geo-ICT and e-government projects in the Flemish public sector.
Project Manager
Capgemini
