Open Knowledge in Switzerland

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src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/headers/images/Switzerland_1f1e8-1f1ed_1.png" alt="Open Knowledge in Switzerland"> </div> </div> <div class="flex-grow"> <h1 class="text-h1 !leading-tight"> <strong>Open Knowledge in Switzerland</strong> <span class="font-mono"></span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <p>Switzerland has been active in the Open Knowledge Network since 2011, and is a registered Local Chapter under the name <a href="http://opendata.ch/" target="_blank">Opendata.ch</a>. They carry out the Open Knowledge mission in Switzerland, with a particular focus on the specific situation in their country: what鈥檚 the interplay of transparency and direct democracy? What are the ways towards more open government data in an extremely decentralised system? And how can a tradition of amazing data quality in areas like maps or schedules be expanded and leveraged for progress and innovation that serves everybody? And what, in the end, is the 鈥淪wiss way" of fostering open knowledge?</p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="headline -tighten-1 text-center False mb-20"> <h1 class="col-span-full px-3 py-5 font-bold text-center text-h2"> <p>Get in touch</p> </h1> </div>  <div class="sect mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="flex items-center md:flex-row flex-col justify-center gap-2 mb-10"> <a href="http://opendata.ch/" target="_blank" class="btn-pill"> Website </a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@OpendataCH" target="_blank" class="btn-pill"> Mastodon </a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/opendatach" target="_blank" class="btn-pill"> LinkedIn </a> <a href="http://twitter.com/OpendataCH" target="_blank" class="btn-pill"> Twitter/X </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-person mb-20 " id="florin-hasler"> <div class="card-person__content"> <div class="intro"> <div class="image flex-shrink-0"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/card_person/photos/florin.png" alt="Florin Hasler"> </div> <div class="content"> <h2 class="name">Florin Hasler</h2> <div class="font-mono block-txt"> <span class="position">Director</span> <a href="mailto:florin.hasler@opendata.ch" class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/envelope.svg"> florin.hasler@opendata.ch </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/florihas" class="flex items-center gap-2"> <img src="/assets/images/icons/twitter.svg"> @florihas </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block-txt"> <p>After working in foreign policy and political communications, he found his passion in technology-related advocacy and open innovation. At Opendata.ch, he supports the public sector on its journey to become more open and advocates for a digital transformation that benefits the many not the few. 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