Spring is waking us up from our winter-lockdown-sleep and our minds are ready for action. Join us for one (or more) of our hackdays. Whether you’re interested in culture, tourism, journalism, energy, climate, farming, or sports, or if you’re just a fan of open data, we have a hackathon planned for you.
GLAMhack 2021 hosted by the ETH Library in Zurich – Fri. 16th to Sat. 17th of April (online)
Once a year, the GLAMhack experiments how cultural data and content can be used for research purposes, for web and mobile apps, in the context of Wikipedia, for artistic re-mixes, or for other forms of re-use. This year, our hackathon will take place online. There will be an onboarding session on 9 April (evening) and an opening event with presentations, workshops, and a poetry slam performance on April 15th. Sign up now!
HSLU Open Data Tourism Hackdays – Wed. 28th to Thu. 29th of April
During this event, the tourism industry takes the chance to tackle its structural issues and to recognize unexploited potentials. We would be delighted to see you there and build upon the findings of the past years. So please take part! The challenge presentations & Team building session will be hosted on Wednesday 21st of April at 17.00. Sign up now!
The Rethink Journalism Hackathon – Fri. 7th to Sat. 8th of May (online)
Over the past decades, journalism has been continuously reinventing itself. Small and innovative media establishments charge into battle for attention and users. Come and join us in the quest to stimulate and promote progressive journalism. Help us in the fight against fake news and hate speech. Be part in overturning information monopolies and join to re-shape the future of journalism. Signupnow!
The “Energy & Climate Hacks” – Tue. 31st August to Wed. 1st of September 2021.
Cities are responsible for 70% of the planet’s carbon dioxide emissions and they play a central role when it comes to efforts on global decarbonisation and pushing forward the local energy transition. In the lead-up to the global climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, a two-day hackathon will bring together young talents, pioneers, innovators, and companies from Switzerland and the UK to tackle these important challenges. Signupnow!.
….Save the dates
– The Open Farming Hackdays 2021 will take place from Fri. 3rd to Sat. 4th of September 2021
– The Open Energy Data Hackdays 2021 are announced from Fri. 24th to Sat. 25th of September 2021
– The Smart City/Region Lab – Lenzburg – 2021 is very likely to take place in October 2021
– The HSLU – Open Data Sports Hackdays are scheduled from Fri. 26th to Sat. 27th of November 2021
Once again hackers, designers and food scientists got together to hack for a better food system: with less waste, easier choices and more climate awareness.Let’s collaborate to make our kitchens more convenient & sustainableThis was the main aspiration at the “Open Food Data x Smart Kitchen” Hackdays organised by V-Zug and Opendata.ch at Zugorama in Zug last weekend. A diverse pool of experts were invited to develop new prototypes with open resources (such as recipe datasets and oven APIs) and relevant challenges. This cross-sectoral event was enabled in partnership with SIX Payment Services, Nestlé, the city of Zug, Hochschule Luzern, GateB and Milani. Beat Sidler from V-Zug believes that collaboration and openness will take on a more relevant role in the future:
“The future of cooking won’t be invented by us alone, ideas and contributions need to come from everywhere. It was inspirational to see participants develop the kitchen of their dreams based on our recipe data and accessible ovens.”
Thomas Buerki, co-founder of the startup DigiMeals, agrees:
“Our Open Recipe API was used for various projects during the Hackdays. Participants created really exciting solutions to address challenges in the food space and provided us with invaluable input for the development and improvement of our API and the data behind it.”
Solving food waste & climate change in 48 hoursAs always, it was astonishing to see how many projects come to life over a weekend with motivated people, open resources and a hard deadline! Andrew, a Master student in Environmental Economics from the UK, agrees:
“I met an incredible bunch of engineers and designers who were able to produce tangible products within a seemingly impossible timeframe. Every single team was working until the last seconds of the allotted time.”
The goal to fight food waste and enable a more sustainable food system was prevalent for many teams, as the following examples of projects developed at the Hackdays illustrate:
Forgetting food in the fridge is a common cause of foodwaste.BEAT reminds you before your food expires and provides you with recipe-recommendations based on your inventory. Beat the Foodwaste!
With Food Matters ingredients left-overs from recipes will be a problem of the past: the app allows you to easily figure out a cooking plan over a specific time frame that uses all the ingredients you bought.
EatInDer is an app for all the Eaters tired of searching for the right meal and restaurant. Get a search boost if you specialise in a certain category, understand demand – and get to the right place and time without the costs of market research.
2 winners will get closer to your kitchenTo make sure that the feast isn’t over after the weekend, Opendata.ch, V-Zug and SIX selected two winners that they will incubate over the next six months. Food Matters was selected by the jury to receive a 6 months incubation with coaching, networking and financing. As a second winner, BEAT will get consultation and support through incubation workshops. If they continue developing their project as fast as last weekend, they will soon help us master our food and waste.Newsletter:If you want to stay informed about the projects and our open food data activities, you can sign up for the Open Food Data newsletter. Link to the open food data program:https://food.opendata.ch/#hackdays
We’re excited that Heidi Gautschi, Gianluigi Viscusi and Christopher Tucci from EPFL took the first step in evaluating the concrete value of open data for business and innovation. In their newly conducted report on the role, value and impact of open data for businesses within the food system, they:
outline exemplary companies and institutions publishing as well as using open data,
have a close look at the value of the Open Food Data Hackdays 2017 and the consequent incubation, both coordinated by Opendata.ch, and
clarify how open data can be a catalyst for business.
As anticipated they agree with our thesis that “(…) open food data can drive business innovation. From startups to large multinationals, the role of open data in creating innovative products and services in the food industry is increasingly recognized.”You can view and download the full report here:
Wenn Blockchain, AI und offene Food Daten aufeinander treffen
Junge Studenten und erfahrene Expertinnen, App-Designer, Ernährungswissenschaftlerinnen, Blockchain-Freaks, Machine-Learning-Spezialisten und viele mehr haben an den Open Food Data Hackdays vergangenes Wochenende 32 Stunden durchgearbeitet, damit wir morgen schlauer Essen. Damit leere Teller künftig voller sind und zu volle Bäuche künftig schlanker. Damit die tägliche Verschwendung ein Ende findet — und das alles am Ende gar ein gutes Geschäft ist, das Sinn ergibt. Insgesamt wurden 10 neue Food Lösungen präsentiert.Hackathons sind heute zum Standard-Werkzeug im Innovations-Werkzeugkasten auch grösster Unternehmen geworden: dass die Kombination aus Zusammenarbeit über Disziplinengrenzen hinweg, echter, intrinsischer Motivation und einer harten Deadline grossartige Resultate hervorbringen kann, hat sich herumgesprochen seit Opendata.ch vor 6 Jahren in der Schweiz damit richtig anfing. Neu an den diesjährigen Food Hackdays ist die nochmal vertiefte Zusammenarbeit mit der Wirtschaft: 9 “Challenges” auf Basis offener Datensätze wurden von entstehenden oder bereits bestehenden Startups an die TeilnehmerInnen gestellt, Daten-Knacknüsse erster Güte. Simon Michel, Mitgründer des Startups Prognolite dazu: “Wir haben Daten unseres Partners Jucker Farm für die Hackdays zur Verfügung gestellt, weil wir Ideen suchten, was alles anhand von Restaurant-Verkaufszahlen prognostiziert und optimiert werden kann. Nebst einem genialen, funktionsfähigen Prototypen, haben wir viele neue Ideen gesammelt und tolle Leute kennengelernt.”Charlotte Soland, Ernährungswissenschaftlerin ergänzt: “Als Nahrungsmittelexpertin habe ich an den Open Food Data Hackdays teilgenommen, um mehr über das Programmieren und offene Daten zu erfahren. Ich bin überrascht und beeindruckt, wie viel man in so kurzer Zeit erreichen und lernen kann!” Technologisch war auffällig, dass Machine Learning und Blockchain-Anwendungen das Stadium erreicht haben, in welchem an einem Hackday “einfach kurz etwas ausprobiert” werden kann. Gleich mehrere Hackday-Teams arbeiteten mit Erfolg an entsprechenden Herausforderungen. Vlad Trifa, Chief Product Officer von Ambrosus, nutzte die Gelegenheit: “Die Open Food Data Hackdays waren der ideale Anlasse, um die Softwareplattform von Ambrosus das erste mal öffentlich zugänglich zu machen und uns der Community noch weiter zu öffnen. Ich bin echt beeindruckt über die Geschwindigkeit, mit der hier funktionierende Prototypen zustande kamen: ein Team zeigte einen schönen Ansatz für den verlässlichen Rückruf von Lebensmitteln, ein anderes packte überzeugend das weltweit immer übler werdende Problem von ‘Fake Food’ an. In einem normalen Business-Kontext hätte das alles Wochen und Monate gebraucht!”
Ein Hackathon Startup-Beschleuniger
Bei Hackathons ist nach dem Durcharbeiten üblicherweise die Luft draussen, jeder geht wieder seine Wege. Für zwei der Projekte, ausgewählt durch eine Experten-Jury, geht es aber nun erst richtig los. Sie werden von Opendata.ch mit Coaching und Netzwerk unterstützt und können beim prestigeträchtigen Startup-Inkubator MassChallenge Schweiz direkt in die letzte Runde springen:
Prognolite löst mit Daten und Prognose-Tools das grösste Problem der Restaurants: dem unbekannten zukünftigen Gästeaufkommen und -konsum. So lässt sich ‘Food Waste’ reduzieren und Personal effizienter planen.
BeerChain bekämpft mit Daten und der Ambrosus-Blockchain gefälschte Produkte, am Hackday am Beispiel grosser Biermarken. Mithilfe eines individuellen QR Codes können Nutzer testen, ob ein Produkt echt und im Originalzustand ist — oder eben manipulierter oder kopierter “Fake Food”. Das dank Crypto-Finanzierung bestens ausgestattete Startup Ambrosus investiert selbst in den Ansatz.
Opendata.ch ist Teil der Open Knowledge Foundation und damit einer globalen Bewegung, die mittels der Öffnung von Daten Transparenz und Innovation, Effizienz und Mitbestimmung voranbringt. Offene Daten geben neuen Akteuren neue Möglichkeiten und werden auch von Unternehmen immer mehr als Katalysator für offene Innovationsprozesse genutzt. Opendata.ch wird durch den Präsidenten André Golliez geführt, gemeinsam mit einem Vorstand aus Medien, Technologie und Wissenschaft. Die Open Food Data Hackdays wurden organisiert durch Nikki Böhler, Hannes Gassert und Oleg Lavrovsky.Mehr aktuelle Informationen unter http://food.opendata.ch und auf Twitter bei @OpendataCH, Hashtag #openfood. Bilder der Hackdays findet ihr hier: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zCWZNcQYR6f0AYG5ecqXVaEEtbyEIGeQDie Video Zusammenfassung der Hackdays findet ihr hier:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bYdn8QvlGU3MTBthfCRd6oxBvhQTGnzz
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The future of food concerns us all! Designers, engineers, farmers, entrepreneurs – and you!
Take the opportunity and sign up now for our next Open Food Data Hackdays on the 27th and 28th of January at EPFL in Lausanne (Register here and no worries, the price of the ticket will be reimbursed after the event) as well as on the 16th and 17th of February at alte Markthalle in Basel (Register here).
At our Hackdays individuals interested in data, food & innovation are brought together to jointly develop new solutions for a transparent, efficient, and fair food industry based on open food data.
During the Hackdays you get the chance to work with like-minded team members on a project idea you care about and have the support from Open Data right at your side. If you are selected as one of the most promising projects, you will be part of our incubation program for several months. Please visit food.opendata.ch for more information.
If you have any questions or feedback please get in contact with us via nikki.boehler@opendata.ch.
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The future of food concerns us all! Designers, engineers, farmers, entrepreneurs – and you!
Take the opportunity and sign up now for our next Open Food Data Hackdays on the 27th and 28th of January at EPFL in Lausanne (Register here and no worries, the price of the ticket will be reimbursed after the event) as well as on the 16th and 17th of February at alte Markthalle in Basel (Register here).
At our Hackdays individuals interested in data, food & innovation are brought together to jointly develop new solutions for a transparent, efficient, and fair food industry based on open food data.
During the Hackdays you get the chance to work with like-minded team members on a project idea you care about and have the support from Open Data right at your side. If you are selected as one of the most promising projects, you will be part of our incubation program for several months. Please visit food.opendata.ch for more information.
If you have any questions or feedback please get in contact with us via nikki.boehler@opendata.ch.
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Christine Jones explores the different ways the cacao tree has been depicted through history — from 16th-century codices to 18th-century botanicals — and what this changing iconography reveals about cacao's journey into European culture.
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Christine Jones explores the different ways the cacao tree has been depicted through history — from 16th-century codices to 18th-century botanicals — and what this changing iconography reveals about cacao's journey into European culture.
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We’re excited to invite you the next Open Food Data Hackdays on the 27th and 28th of January at EPFL in Lausanne (Register here) as well as on the 16th and 17th of February at alte Markthalle in Basel (Register here).
If you care about food, no matter if it’s due to ecological, health, social or gourmet reasons, this is the place to be! Engineers, designers, agriculture and nutrition experts, entrepreneurs and students are brought together to jointly develop new solutions for a transparent, efficient, and innovative food industry based on open food data.
During the Hackdays you get the chance to work with like-minded team members on a project idea you care about and have the support from Open Data right at your side. If you are selected as one of the most promising projects, you will be part of our incubation program for several months. Please visit food.opendata.ch for more information and further details about new data sets, project ideas as well as our Slack group will follow within the next weeks.For everyone who’s wondering how the great projects chosen in the beginning of the year are doing: we’re still busy incubating them and making sure they create impactful solutions. We will disclose their achievements and next steps in the end of November.
If you have any questions or feedback please get in contact via food@opendata.ch.
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Am 27. Juni 2017 wird die Weiterentwicklung von Open Data in der Schweiz diskutiert und wir dringen gemeinsam in neue Gebiete vor: VertreterInnen der digitalen Gesellschaft vermitteln die Themen Open Smart Cities, Open Tourism & Transport Data, Open Science und Open Food Data. Als Teilnehmende vernetzen Sie sich mit einem äusserst vielfältigen Publikum aus Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Politik, Journalismus und IT.
Opendata.ch/2017 ist die führende Konferenz der Schweiz rund um das Thema Open Data. Dieses Jahr wird diese Konferenz gemeinsam von dem interdisziplinäre Schwerpunkt «Datenwelten» der Hochschule Luzern und Opendata.ch durchgeführt. Danke an opendata.swiss, Hasler Stiftung, Seantis and nine.ch für die wertvolle Partnerschaft und dafür, dass sie die Opendata.ch/2017 möglich machen.
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