{"id":2987,"date":"2014-09-08T16:40:43","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T15:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=2987"},"modified":"2014-09-08T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T15:40:43","slug":"synching-cities-data-openness-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=2987","title":{"rendered":"Synching Cities: Data Openness Across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester, UK, has been transformed over the past 20 years to become a leading European city for digital technologies. Mancunians have embraced the concept of the \u2018smart city\u2019, seeing the internet integrate with digitally enabled systems across the board and bringing everything into a well-oiled system of activity and communication. The concept of open data is essential to this ambition. Access to information is not only valuable to the individual but also on a city-to-city basis, where it can provide the foundations for commerce, dialogue and new initiatives. Adrian Slatcher, Senior Digital Development Officer at the Manchester Digital Development Agency, joins us to highlight the big areas of progress being made to our world\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Download the rest of the article here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartdataforgovernment.com\/redForms.aspx?eventid=8778&amp;id=389080&amp;FormID=%2011&amp;frmType=1&amp;m=25243&amp;FrmBypass=False&amp;mLoc=F&amp;SponsorOpt=False\">www.smartdataforgovernment.com\/redForms.aspx?eventid=8778&#038;id=389080&#038;FormID=%2011&#038;frmType=1&#038;m=25243&#038;FrmBypass=False&#038;mLoc=F&#038;SponsorOpt=False<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P.S. Don\u2019t forget if Adrian Slatcher is speaking at the Smart Data for Government Event taking place in London between 23-24 September 2014.\u00a0 If you work in Central or Local Government \/ NHS \/ Police then subject to our approval you could be attending the event free of charge.\u00a0 Simply enquire at 020 7368 9737 or email <a href=\"wlmailhtml:{E108D5D4-7D99-4BF0-85A0-FA7C0E894088}mid:\/\/00000051\/!x-usc:mailto:enquire@defenceiq.com\">enquire@defenceiq.com<\/a> using the subject line: FREE PASS REQUEST SMART DATA FOR GOVERNMENT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester, UK, has been transformed over the past 20 years to become a leading European city for digital technologies. Mancunians have embraced the concept of the \u2018smart city\u2019, seeing the internet integrate with digitally enabled systems across the board and bringing everything into a well-oiled system of activity and communication. 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