Fireside chat: Öppna skolplattformen
summary
City-published school system got a new open-source mobile front end that logs in with BankID and fetches the same data via the city's APIs, claiming better UX and accessibility. It reaches 7,000 downloads and attracts 72 volunteer programmers. The city invested €125M in the original platform, then changed headers and made seven sabotage attempts including a police complaint; the project survives by publishing code, using an adapter layer and fundraising on Patreon while pursuing a legal fight with the city.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Fireside chat intro
- 0:44Christian Lange intro
- 1:25Stockholm school platform controversy
- 3:56Open data access legal battle
- 5:21User reactions and app adoption
- 6:25Community-driven development
- 7:49UX improvements in app
- 9:11API security and legal gaps
- 10:34City resistance to citizen dev
- 13:02Political and admin responses
- 14:47API First Day launch
- 16:54Ideal outcomes
- 19:26Digital infrastructure and open source
- 20:52Sustainability and funding
- 22:17Current status and next steps
- 24:04Community discussions and resources
- 25:07Similar initiatives and closing
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