Over 127 people attended the two-day Open Data for Development Camp held in May 2011 in Amsterdam. The event saw over 1700 chat messages and 450 emails exchanged during its planning and saw 9 data sets and apps presented, with 6 sets of data released for the first time and 4 applications and APIs built. The Dutch government expressed its commitment to transparency and innovation using open data and there was an aim to increase cooperation between the government and NGOs on these issues through connecting actors and international networking.