New to open data? Get started with our one-day interactive course run by our experts. You will learn how to discover, use and describe the benefits of open data and how they impact your organisation. Whether you have some knowledge of open data, work in a related field or are completely new to it, this introductory, jargon free course will enable...
Are you looking to kick-start a career in Digital or Technology? If you are a student, graduate or job seeker, get registered to attend the Leeds’ Digital & Tech Job Fair 4.0 on the 28th February 2018. Leeds Digital Job Fair is THE job fair for developers, analysts, digital marketers, designers and data scientists. We have helped hundreds of businesses fill...
Produced by: Tim Waters, Geothings Find out more: Website Leeds Adult Learning offers a range of first step courses for adults. Courses take place across the city in a variety of different venues. Whether you are looking to learn a new skill, help your child or develop your skills to find work there will be a course for you. Many courses are...
Written by: Chad Newton, Leeds City Council Communications, 06/12/2017 Leeds City Council has launched an innovative new website which makes it easy for adults to find enjoyable courses in and around their local area – using data uploaded to Data Mill North on a nightly basis! The Leeds Adult Learning website (www.leedsadultlearning.co.uk) provides an easy way to discover information on hundreds of...
After 7 and half years Open Data Manchester has become a Community Interest Company. This will allow us to create a more sustainable, funded programme of activity, develop new projects and have staff. Join us, listen to some cool talks (more details soon), meet the directors and hear about our plans. There will also be refreshments kindly sponsored by Coop. Open Data Manchester...
Data standards almost always have two fundamental components: syntax and semantics. The syntax is established by a schema, which specifies how the data should be structured. Should it be saved as XML, JSON, CSV? Should dates be written YYYY-MM-DD? What order should the columns be in? These types of questions are essential and catered for in most well-established data standards. Semantics are...
Written by: Stephen Blackburn, Data Mill North (Leeds), 24/11/2017 ALL CHANGE AT ODI LEEDS! Have you visited ODI Leeds recently? If not, you might be in for a surprise. Following their successful application to get a slice of the Leeds Tech Hub Fund they’ve been busy over the summer re-vamping the space. A fresh lick of paint, new furniture and new tech...
The five West Yorkshire authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield along with City of York Council are working together to deliver a Gigabit Voucher Scheme (GVS) for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DDCMS). The GVS will provide a subsidy of up to £3,000 to internet suppliers registered with the scheme to install gigabit capable connections...
Join us in our lovely space as we stream the Lunchtime Lecture live from London. We will have tea/coffee and wifi available in a bright comfortable space. Get out of the office, stretch your legs, and catch a brilliant bite-size talk from experts in data from across the globe. House prices are a popular topic of conversation in the UK. Less popular...
We want to start a city-wide ‘data for good’ movement in Sheffield (or whatever we decide to call it). We think it would be great for different people with a range of expertise to come together voluntarily on a regular basis to better understand the scale and nature of particular problems in the city (or beyond). This would be done through...