a brief description of OKFJ, presented at OKF's Winter Summit in Cambridge

1. OKF Japan Initiative overview
Open Knowledge Foundation Winter Summit
Cambridge, UK, Feb 1-2, 2013
(prep. by Tomoaki Watanabe)

2. How JP Initiative is like
- Started 2012
- 25-30 members (not everyone is active)
- Strong in open gov data policy area
- Weaker in technology/ open science

3. Connected with …
- OpenStreetMap/ OSM Japan Foundation
- Hack for Japan
- LOD Challenge
- policy advocacy groups
- National and local governments
- IT firms and IT-aware civic organizations
- CC Japan
- CKAN localization group
- Data Journalism Handbook trans. group

4. Achievements so far
- Helped a number of hack-a-thons
- Worked as a network of experts/ advocates/
practitioners/ all who are interested
- Launch Party (attended by about 80 –
technologists, academics, govt
officials, media, ICT companies, etc.

5. Coming up…
- International Open Data Day
Tokyo, Yokohama, Chiba (others may join)
*OKFJ is serving as an easy-to-find focal point/
contact point for those interested in open data
- Incorporation

6. Questions yet to be solved
- How to fund/ grow
- “Membership” issues (how open?)
- How to carry projects beyond hack-a-thons?
- How to evaluate /measure effects?
(economic/ transparency/ etc.)
- How to integrate domestic/ intl activities

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