Cooperation Open Government Data Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Liechtenstein

There is a vibrant German-language Open Government Data movement. In Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, there are now numerous programs, initiatives and projects on open administrative data. Central Open Data portals and apps competitions were created and run by the respective top administrations, mostly together with NGOs and other stakeholders.

At Efficient State 2012 in Berlin, the starting signal was given for closer cooperation between German-speaking countries on Open Government Data.

The experts engage in a close exchange of experience on the data ecosystem in the D-A-CH-LI region.

Publications of the cooperation:

• Comparison of OGD Metadata Austria and Germany, 2013
• Comparison of OGD metadata Austria, Germany and Switzerland, 2015
• Vision of a data ecosystem in the D-A-CH-LI region, 2015
• OGD D-A-CH-LI – Dispatch January 2016
• Measures for building an open data culture, 2017

Conference Series OGD D-A-CH-LI

The conference series OGD-D-A-CH-LI was created to promote the exchange of German-speaking stakeholders regarding Open Data. As a multi-part series of events, the conference forms the nucleus for closer cooperation between German-speaking countries on Open Government Data. The series sees itself as a platform for the exchange of experiences of the stakeholder groups administration, citizens, economy and science in the D-A-CH-LI area.

1st OGD D-A-CH-LI Conference on 4 October 2012 in Vienna

• Conference Magazine
• Gleanings

2nd OGD D-A-CH-LI Conference on 16 May 2013 in Berlin

• Lectures

3rd OGD D-A-CH-LI conference on March 4, 2014 in Bern

4th OGD D-A-CH-LI Conference “Open X” on 24 June 2015 in Vienna

• Conference Magazine
• Lectures
• Certificate of recognition from the Chamber of Commerce, City of Vienna and Vienna Convention Bureau

5th OGD D-A-CH-LI Conference on 10 May 2016 in Berlin

• Lectures

6th OGD D-A-CH-LI Conference June 26, 2017 in Lucerne + 27 June 2017 Conference opendata.ch

7th OGD D-A-CH-LI Conference on October 22, 2019 in the context of the Smart Country Convention in Berlin.

• Contributions from Austria on Data Governance & Open Data, Open [Geo] Data, Status on PSI and Identification of High Quality Data Sets, OGD Benchmark and Open Data – Guide for Municipalities

8th OGD D-A-CH-LI Conference (on June 23, 2020 in the context of opendata.ch/Forum 2020 in Fribourg) > COVID-19 conditionally postponed

9th OGD D-A-CH-LI conference on 22. and April 23, 2021 in Vienna
Data Governance & Open Data D-A-CH-LI Conference “10 Years of Open Data in Austria

10. OGD D-A-CH-LI conference on 23. and 24. Juni 2022 in Bern und Neuchâtel

• Opendata.ch/2022 Forum
• OGD D-A-CH-LI on govdata.de (D)
• OGD D-A-CH-LI on opendata.swiss (CH)

Next meeting

The 11. OGD D-A-CH-LI meeting takes place on April 19th 2023 in Vienna. On April 20th and 21st members will participate at the Data Excellence Conference, where there will also be discussions about the future of open data.