Blog
Follow our blog for articles on our latest research to gain insight into topics such as open data, smart cities, and data governance. You'll also get regular updates on our activities and upcoming events.
Press Release: Announcement – Leadership Team at Open North
Partnership Announcement: Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Partnership Announcement: The Firelight Group
Partnership Announcement: Responsible AI Institute
Partnership Announcement: Open North and Numana
Jean-Noé Landry Announced as New Obama Foundation Scholar
Lucas Mesquita
Open Smart Communities: Emerging Issues Webinar Series, Summer 2021
ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcoming Open North’s Interim Leadership Transition Team
Marie Plamondon
Decoding the Opportunities and Pitfalls of Open Smart Cities
Lucas Mesquita
The Advisory Service’s Online Courses Are Now Free To All Municipal & Community Staff!
Announcing an Open North leadership transition
Three principles for laying the foundations for collaborative data governance in the public interest
Megan Wylie
The art of data sharing webinar - recording now available!
How to Avoid Making Headlines for the Wrong Reasons
Miranda Sculthorp, Steve Coutts
Moving from passive participation toward productive resistance: Building community capacity to challenge smart city technology
Miranda Sculthorp
Using Data Literacy to Uncover the Food Data Ecosystem in Montreal
Peck Sangiambut
What does the data crisis in COVID-19 reveal?
Nabeel Ahmed, Megan Wylie
Opening up COVID-19 data: our pan-Canadian consultation on open and shared data during a pandemic
Speakers’ panel for the Open COVID-19 Data consultation - Recording available
Megan Wylie
Consultation on Open Covid-19 Data
Megan Wylie
Striving for open government through performance measure dashboards
Jean-Noé Landry
The challenges and opportunities for Canadian interoperability, open government, and privacy
Lessons from the Open Cities Network
Open North welcomes 3 new board members
Miranda Sculthorp
A look at our work with Synapse C
OpenNorth welcomes Ana Brandusescu as a fellow focused on AI in the city
On public consultation, elections, and cross-cultural knowledge exchange in Ukraine
ARL Open Data Analyst pursuing graduate studies at University College London
Summer Newsletter
Miranda Sculthorp
Reporting on Smart City Discourse from RightsCon 2019
Miranda Sculthorp
Looking back at our discussions on smart cities with French municipal leaders
Miranda Sculthorp
Two stories of open government from São Paulo and Santiago what we learned about local inclusion
Reflections on the Open Government Partnership Summit Let’s talk about literacy
What we're up to Data literacy and public consultations
Citizen Budget
Miranda Sculthorp
Open Discussions on Open Data at the City of Montreal
Miranda Sculthorp
What we’re up to Debates and Exchanges on Public Participation in France
What happened to my feedback?
Miranda Sculthorp
Workshop with the Boroughs of Montréal on a Mapping Tool
Jean-Noé Landry
What We’ve Achieved Together in 2018
Workshop on data management for a homelessness information system
Open Data and Inclusive Government Budgeting
Reviewing and Reflecting on the Past Year
Data Poverty can be Harmful for Citizens
OpenNorth is growing and we’d like you to meet our new colleagues
Open Data Matters for Democracy
Webinar Roundup
Jean-Noé Landry, Peck Sangiambut
AI in government: for whom, by whom?
Fostering Collaboration Between the Open Data and Civic Tech Movements in Canada
OpenNorth 2017 Year in Review!
Leading the Way in Budget Engagement in 2017
Open Data Standards Will Improve Public Information
Jean-Noé Landry, Peck Sangiambut
Speed, Opacity, and Outsourcing
Citizen Budget in France
Jean-Noé Landry
Do-It-Yourself Open Data Toolkit
Jean-Noé Landry
Introducing The State of Open Data
Toronto's Open Data Master Plan and Data4Impact Report
Situating Canadian Cities within an International Smart City Ecosystem
Summer 2017
Open Smart Cities in Canada: Ideals Versus Reality
Where you can find us in coming months
Winter 2017
Aligning Canadian Open Data Programs with International Best Practices
Mapping open data practices in Canadian sub-national governments to the international Open Data Charter
Can it make Canadian cities more resilient?
Fall 2016
Jean-Noé Landry
Canadians need to work together
Takeaways From Data 4 Impact
Jean-Noé Landry
Understanding the data needs of settlement organizations in Canada
Spreading the word about Citizen Budget, our innovative online budget simulator
Jean-Noé Landry
A New Initiative by Open North to Help Cities Succeed in Planning and Implementing Their Open Data Programs
Jean-Noé Landry
How Open North can help
Open North Spring 2016 Newsletter
Jean-Noé Landry
10 fundamentals to keep in mind when opening parliament
Coming up with standards at Open North
Open North's Winter Newsletter 2015
Open North's Citizen Budget Simulator Boosts Pioneering Citizen Engagement Project
Announcing a leadership transition at Open North
Je Veux Savoir, the end of a great journey
Jean-Noé Landry
MaRS Discovery District
Jean-Noé Landry
Open Data Ottawa
Jean-Noé Landry
OpenDataBC
Jean-Noé Landry
A Feedback Example To Follow
Renewing Democracy, One Idea at at Time
Jean-Noé Landry
A New National Program Finances OpenNorth to Improve Internet in Canada
Jean-Noé Landry
