Funded by Open Data for Development in Winter 2015 Open North co-led the standards stream of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Open Data Working Group from 2014-2015. In this capacity, Open Data for Development (OD4D) funded Open North to investigate reporting and analysis practices of OGP members’ open data catalogs, study existing processes to identify […]
This article was co-authored by Jean-Noé Landry and by Professor Pamela Robinson and was originally featured on Medium. Worldwide, open data is helping to fight corruption, to increase government efficiency, and to grow sectors of the economy, and early research hints that it can also play an important role in making our cities more resilient. The […]
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It may have been the hottest summer recorded in years, but that didn’t stop the Open North team from participating in a number of innovative initiatives over the last few months. Check out what we’ve been up to and what’s to come: Community Feature update: Earlier this year, Open North co-founded the Canadian Open Government Civil Society […]
As it does every two years, the Government of Canada released its open government action plan, the third of its kind so far. And yet, for many of the millions of engaged Canadians across the country, the existence of this plan remains unknown to them. Indeed, the release of the plan garnered little to no media […]
Reporting from the 1st annual Data 4 Impact workshop held in Saint John (NB) in the lead-up to the Canadian Open Data Summit 2016. The event brought together more than 60 regional and local not-for-profit organizations to raise awareness about the value of data sharing within the sector, provide frameworks and techniques to facilitate the […]
Community – it’s one of the foundational pillars of our vision for better and more open democracy at Open North. As a nonprofit ourselves, it’s important for us to work with a range of stakeholders to build sustainable, inclusive and innovative open communities, including within the social sector. As part of the 2016 Canadian Open […]
When Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) approached Open North a few months ago to conduct an assessment of their open data strategy, we were thrilled to say the least. Indeed, the timing could not have been better for such a research project. With the Trudeau government’s promise to welcome thousands of Syrian refugees in […]
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As always, the Open North crew has been out and about in the world getting the word out about Citizen Budget, our powerful online budget simulator. For the fourth time now, we took part in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Conference Trade Show, where Citizen Budget is always highly popular. For its inaugural presentation program, […]
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Cities across Canada are committing more than ever to implementing open data infrastructure and policies – which now means a greater need for strategic planning and tactical support in order to take advantage of the full benefits of open data. With its strong record of open data expertise, that’s where Open North comes in. It’s important for us […]
Cities across Canada are committing more than ever to implementing open data infrastructure and policies, which in turn means they now have a greater need for strategic planning and tactical support in order to draw the full benefits of open data. Following the launch of the Open Cities Index by Public Sector Digest (PSD), Open North decided […]