Through our role as the Lead Technical Advisor in the Community Solutions Network, Open North identified a gap in support and capacity for data governance and the integration of digital technology into day-to-day operations in small- and medium-sized municipalities and communities. This informed the direction of our work, focusing on small- and medium-sized municipalities and […]
Category: Climate action
Anatomy of a Climate Action Project
In the coming decades, small and medium-sized governments will increasingly focus on a new category of work: climate action projects that are technology-enabled, but not technology-focused. These projects will require deep integration across traditional domains and jurisdictional boundaries with collaboration based on well-governed data. With the support of intermediary organizations, governments will implement new models […]
Data governance – the missing piece in the climate action puzzle
As the effects of climate change accelerate across the globe – and especially in Canada – we recognize that technology and data have a role to play in mitigation and adaptation efforts. However, with the increasing conversation about data, technology, climate and the environment, there is a key and often missing component – data governance. […]
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Finding Common Ground: Integrated Climate Action for Open Smart Communities in Canada
Finding Common Ground: Integrated Climate Action for Open Smart Communities in Canada
Our white paper, Finding Common Ground: Integrated Climate Action for Open Smart Communities in Canada, was prepared by lead authors Matthew Claudel, Sophie Nitoslawski and Merlin Chatwin, with contributions from the Open North team. This white paper is a starting point toward applying our experience in open smart cities, data governance, and civic technology to […]
Managing Urban Green Infrastructure for Climate Change Through an Open Smart City Lens
This research brief provides a smart city lens to natural asset planning and encourages municipalities to consider how data and technology can be leveraged to improve efficiencies and achieve sustainability objectives. Using four key concepts of the smart city (openness, integration, transferability, and collaboration), the author explores how these concepts can be used in practice […]