On the eve of Prince’s Day (Budget Day), for the first time in the Netherlands, Accountability Hack will take place. During this hackathon government spending and performance will be mapped with open data. The event is not organised by DataMission, but DataMissionaries are welcome to participate!
From ministries to municipalities, the Dutch government spends billions of euros per year. Public money collected to through tax paid for the most by all of us. These financial flows and plans were until recently only found in very large budget books and annual reports.
Government spending and performance
With larger amounts available open data, information from government authorities may become more useful and understandable. Is it possible to track government money flows properly? Is it possible to map the performance of government? What data are there and what data are missing?
By bringing developers, data professionals, policy makers and political representatives together during Accountability Hack, the potential of open data will be utilised. At this hackathon participants, programmers and developers are challenged to create a prototype app or web application that controls the government in an innovative way.
Accountability Hack is organised by the General Court of Audit, Ministries of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Finance and Infrastructure and the Environment, Statistics Netherlands(CBS) and Open State Foundation. The hackathon will be held on 9 September 2016 from 9.00 to 21.00 in the building of the Court of Audit on the Lange Voorhout in The Hague.
Note: the event is in Dutch. If you don’t speak Dutch, you can still participate. It is best to then join a team with someone who speaks Dutch on the day itself.[:]