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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title></title> <meta name="generator" content="LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (Linux)"/> <meta name="created" content="00:00:00"/> <meta name="changed" content="2022-03-01T15:29:05.334617211"/> <style type="text/css"> p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } td p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } h1 { border: none; padding: 0in; color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 114%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2 } </style> </head> <body lang="en-US" dir="ltr"><h1>June 2024 OpenCommons Newsletter <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/0/02/Opencommons_logo.png" name="Image4" align="right" width="150" height="90"> <br clear="left"/> </img> </h1> <p><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font size="2" style="font-size: 13pt">This month we look at how open source software and open data improve smart city services and economics</font></font></font> </p> <p>7 March, 2022</p> <p>This edition we focus on how open source software and open data improve smart city services and economics. We start with a webinar on 17 March 2022 titled 'Neighborhood Data for Social Change Platform ' where Elly Shoen will talk about the work underway at the USC Price Center for Social Innovation to provide a publicly available online resource for civic actors to learn about their communities, you can register for this event by clicking this link.</br> <a target="_blank" href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N284MTdodmtnYmE2N2EwYXNsZzZpN292MWpfMjAyMjAzMTdUMTYwMDAwWiB3aWxmcmVkLnBpbmZvbGRAb3BlbmNvbW1vbnMub3Jn&tmsrc=wilfred.pinfold%40opencommons.org"><img border="0" src="https://www.google.com/calendar/images/ext/gc_button1_en.gif"></a></br> </p> <h1>Projects</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p align="left"><b><a href="https://opencommons.org/Neighborhood Data for Social Change">Neighborhood Data for Social Change</a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/8/89/Neighborhood_Data_for_Social_Change.jpg/200px-Neighborhood_Data_for_Social_Change.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/></p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in"><p>The Neighborhood Data for Social Change (NDSC) platform is a free, publicly available online resource for civic actors to learn about their communities.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>
</table> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="https://opencommons.org/Projects"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt ; font-weight: bold">More Projects...</font></font></font></a></p> <h1>Webinars</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p align="left"><b><a href="https://opencommons.org/Neighborhood Data for Social Change Platform">Neighborhood Data for Social Change Platform</a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/1/1f/Ndsc-800x445.jpeg/200px-Ndsc-800x445.jpeg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" border="0"/></p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in"><p>The Neighborhood Data for Social Change (NDSC) platform is a free, publicly available online resource for civic actors to learn about their communities.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>
</table> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="https://opencommons.org/Webinars"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt ; font-weight: bold">More Webinars...</font></font></font></a></p> <h1>News</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p align="left"><b><a href="https://www.fiware.org/2022/04/01/the-third-edition-of-the-fiware4cities-booklet-is-out">FIWARE4Cities</a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/c/ca/FIWARE4Cites.png/200px-FIWARE4Cites.png" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/></p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in"><p>FIWARE4Cities book edition 3 presents insight of cities into how they are using FIWARE and the benefits they are able to generate when making their cities smart, but also sustainable and resilient.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p align="left"><b><a href="https://openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Open-Strategic-Autonomy-OFE-March-2022.pdf">Open Strategic Autonomy</a></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/f/fb/OpenStrategicAutonomy.jpg/200px-OpenStrategicAutonomy.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/></p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in"><p>An interconnected and open technology sector in Europe would provide the continent with cutting-edge, competitive solutions; well-paid jobs; and a turnover that contributes to Europe’s tax base and public welfare. As digitalisation and decarbonisation continue worldwide, an open technology sector would provide a strong geopolitical position, that allows Europe to set global technological standards, promote European values, as well as, maintain and grow Europe’s economy.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>
</table> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="https://opencommons.org/News"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt ; font-weight: bold">More News...</font></font></font></a></p> <h1>Upcoming Smart City Events</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p align="left"><b>26 Jun 2024</b> </p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p><b><a href="https://10times.com/e1xh-5pd4-hx23">Cities Climate Action Summit 2024</a></b> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/a/af/CCAS.jpg/200px-CCAS.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/></p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p>Through three days of virtual and in-person discussion, you will gain valuable insights to create clearer strategies, to build a smart, resilient city that tackles climate change and considers the impact on liveability, equity and long-term sustainability.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>
<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p align="left"><b>09 Jul 2024</b> </p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><p><b><a href="https://smartcityexpolatam.com/">Smart City Expo LATAM Congress</a></b> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/c/cf/SmartCityExpoLatAm.jpg/200px-SmartCityExpoLatAm.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/></p> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"><p>This year the Smart City Expo LATAM Congress seeks, through leadership and community commitment, for our cities in Latin America to transform into more intelligent and sustainable environments.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>
</table> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><a href="https://opencommons.org/Events"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font size="2" style="font-size: 11pt ; font-weight: bold">More Events...</font></font></font></a></p> <h1>Contact us</h1> <p>If you have a news item or upcoming event that you believe would be of interest to the community, please contact Wilfred Pinfold <a href="mailto:pinfold@acm.org">pinfold@acm.org</a> with details for inclusion in the next monthly newsletter.</p> </body> </html>