Chapter/Netherlands

=Open data initiatives=

There are a lot of open data initiatives in the Netherlands. They vary from intentions like municipal decision to open up data to concrete actions from active local communities and competitions with data sources. The following list is as such divided:
 * Community: is there an active local community?
 * Data: is local/regional/national governmental data available?
 * Competition: is there or has there been an app competition?
 * News: relevant news articles (mostly on the beginning phase of open data activities)

=Geographic initiatives=

Local initiatives

 * Amersfoort
 * News: http://www.amersfoort.nl/smartsite.shtml?id=234448
 * Amsterdam
 * Competitions
 * http://www.appsforamsterdam.nl
 * http://www.appsterdam.com
 * Community Initiatives
 * http://www.budgetmonitoringib.nl
 * Arnhem
 * News: Initiative proposal from a local political party
 * Brummen
 * News: http://www.gemgids.nl/nieuws/open-data-is-rode-draad-in-informatiearchitectuur-gemeente-brummen/
 * Den Haag
 * News: http://www.zenc.nl/actueel/nieuws/succesvolle-jacht-naar-open-data-in-de-gemeente-den-haag
 * Deventer
 * News: http://www.gemgids.nl/nieuws/inwoners-deventer-ontsluiten-hun-eigen-ideeen-via-open-data/
 * Eindhoven
 * Community: http://www.openeindhoven.nl
 * Competition: http://www.openeindhoven.nl/apps-voor-eindhoven-challenge/data-eindhoven/
 * Enschede
 * Community: http://opendataenschede.nl/
 * Nijmegen
 * Data: http://www2.nijmegen.nl/opendata
 * Rotterdam
 * Community: http://www.rotterdamopendata.org
 * Tilburg
 * Data: http://opendata.tilburg.nl/
 * Utrecht
 * News: http://www.leefbaarutrecht.nl/?p=4871
 * Communities
 * http://www.nerdsunite.nl (activities suspended)
 * http://www.utrechtopendata.org
 * Velsen
 * News: http://www.velsenlokaal.nl/2011/08/opendata-het-begin-is-er/
 * News: http://d66velsen.nl/news/item/open_data-_transparant_bestuur/54
 * Zutphen
 * Data: http://nederland.ckan.net/group/gemeente_zutphen

Regional initiatives

 * Noord Holland
 * Competition: http://www.appsfornoordholland.nl/
 * Zuid Holland
 * Data/competition: http://www.zuid-holland.nl/opendata
 * Utrecht
 * Community: http://www.utrechtopendata.org

National initiatives

 * Data: http://data.overheid.nl
 * Community: http://www.platformopendata.nl
 * Community (SMB): http://nederlandopentdata.nl/

=Thematic initiatives=

Geodata

 * Opengeo foundation
 * http://www.opengeo.nl
 * Geonovum
 * http://www.geonovum.nl/dossiers/kennissessies/opengeodata

Research data

 * SURF foundation
 * Community: http://www.surf.nl/surfshare
 * Event: http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/bijeenkomsten/Pages/OpenOnderzoeksDataDag.aspx

=Other related organizations=

Movements

 * Hack de Overheid, http://www.hackdeoverheid.nl
 * Open for Change, http://openforchange.info - Open data and open knowledge in development aid

Foundations

 * Stichting Dat Zou Jij Wel Willen Weten (The Wouldn't you like to know foundation), http://www.datzoujijwelwillenweten.nl
 * Centrum Budgetmonitoring en burgerparticipatie (Budget Monitoring and Citizenship foundation), http://www.budgetmonitoring.nl