ontarioseo, Author at Open North

Open North & Ethelo Announce Acquisition of Citizen Budget Tool

Posted on May 15, 2019

Press Release Ethelo and Open North are excited to announce the acquisition by Ethelo of “Citizen Budget”- Canada’s leading municipal budget consultation tool. About Citizen Budget Launched in 2011 by Open North, Citizen Budget simulator has been used by over 100 Canadian municipalities for their public budget engagement. The interactive online tool has enabled cities […]

Open Discussions on Open Data at the City of Montreal

Posted on April 29, 2019

This Fall, OpenNorth’s Applied Research Lab worked with the Laboratoire d’innovation urbaine de Montréal (LIUM) to draft the City of Montreal’s first Open Data Action Plan. Foremost, the draft of the Plan addresses the need to make open data more accessible and re-usable for a wide audience. The Plan also aims to reflect the realities […]

What we’re up to Debates and Exchanges on Public Participation in France

Posted on April 2, 2019

In March 2019, OpenNorth attended the Rencontres nationales de la participation in Grenoble, France. For three days, decision-makers, experts, activists, practitioners and citizens gathered to exchange and debate participatory tools and methods that make for better democracies at many territorial scales : municipal, metropolitan, european and regional. Discussions on data for public participation: datascience and opendata for […]

What happened to my feedback?

Posted on March 22, 2019

The case for structured data collection and management for more transparent public consultation Whether it be for development of policy, approving a new capital investment, or debate of a civic issue, governments at all levels take actions to ensure that citizen’s voices and opinions are represented through processes generally referred to as public consultation. Public […]

Workshop with the Boroughs of Montréal on a Mapping Tool

Posted on March 4, 2019

OpenNorth recently planned and facilitated a workshop for representatives of Montréal’s 19 boroughs to discuss data needs for spatial analysis and functionality requirements for a potential online GIS platform. The event, hosted by the Ville de Montréal Service de la diversité et de l’inclusion sociale, created an opportunity to discuss and share ideas on using spatial […]

What We’ve Achieved Together in 2018

Posted on December 28, 2018

As December comes to a close after an exciting year, I would like to thank everyone at OpenNorth and all of our partners, board members, and collaborators. This year, our work together has achieved several milestones including: August brought to a close the publication of the Open Smart Cities Guide (Version 1.0). This guide provides a […]

Workshop on data management for a homelessness information system

Posted on December 24, 2018

OpenNorth recently had the privilege of delivering a day-long workshop in Halifax on effective data management for homelessness practices to an engaged group of individuals who work in the field of homelessness service provision (such as homeless shelters and outreach centres). OpenNorth’s workshop was a part of a greater two-day long workshop organized by Employment […]

Municipal Information Systems Association Ontario Webinar—Open North Open and Smart Cities

Posted on June 27, 2018

As Canadian municipalities pursue developing and deploying open and smart city strategies and roadmaps, it is suggested in this open smart cities webinar that there are tools, practices, policies, and legislation that can inform and assist public officials in decision making about the deployment of open smart cities and the processes and procedures that enable […]

The Hub Model: The Potential for Philanthropic Intervention in Integrated Service Delivery

Posted on June 19, 2018

The Province of Saskatchewan’s Hub model is a strong example of a cross-jurisdictional, cross-sectoral, integrated service delivery model that is changing the way human services are delivered to the public. Through its highly flexible–but privacy-conscious–structure, Hubs in Saskatchewan are bringing together service providers into collaborative settings and building relationships. In this model, service providers collaborate, […]

Open Data and Inclusive Government Budgeting

Posted on May 31, 2018

In this ongoing series of posts, I discuss questions and observations that have risen after going down the “Open Data rabbit hole”. In a previous blog-post, I discussed some of the challenges that I perceive the open data field is facing. However, after a year of chasing this metaphorical white rabbit — lo and behold — I find myself deeper […]

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