Hack4Europe! 2012 is a set of events in five different countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Latvia and Poland) organised by Europeana and partners between 9 May- 21 June.
Hackathons are organised to bring together developers, designers and programmers who can compete to develop their ideas for the creative re-use of Europeana data and to build applications.
Happy hacking!
Category Archives: EU 4 fun
Celebrating Europe’s day with football boots & 1650 discussion of rocketry and pyrotechnics
Europe is not only about complex regulations, right?
EU Culture Ministers have chosen their top treasures to add to Europeana
, Europe’s digital library, archive and museum (23 million books, artworks, photographs and other items)
Wake up next door to Barroso
Advertisement with Mr Barroso. Loved the reaction from his blog:
“Many find it absurd and many do not seem to be particularly interested in waking up next (door) to me – although I usually do not sleep in the Berlaymont building.”
DFD & EU
This years DFD was a great success, especially the handcuffs mission.
Even Neelie Kroes, vice President of the European Commission, received a pair of them.[1]
I’d like to highlight the best comment on the issue from Caroline De Cock:
‘Kroes was particularly pleased with her handcuffs’ http://ow.ly/ayoJ5 #girlsjustwannahavefun cc @neeliekroeseu
Already looking forward next years DFD 🙂
[1] See her reaction and articles writing about DFD: The Guardian, Wired UK, PCWorld
The Polish plumber
Image of the Polish Plumber, myth
resulting from the debate on the Directive on services in the internal market. He was followed by the Polish Nurse.
Central Europe still rulez 😛