Read the full article on Medium 2018 will mark 10 years of active and growing open data initiatives. From a political perspective, 10 years might be considered a moment in time, but from a technological point of a view, a decade may represent multiple generations of innovation. In the open data context, where tech and […]
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Do-It-Yourself Open Data Toolkit
Reposted from open.canada.ca Many cities want to open up their data but are not too sure where to start. To support these efforts, Open North and the Government of Canada have piloted the development of a do-it-yourself (DIY) open data toolkit for municipalities. Who should use the Open Data Toolkit? The open data toolkit is aimed at municipalities […]
Toronto’s Open Data Master Plan and Data4Impact Report
Drawing on our strategic planning, maturity modelling, and stakeholder engagement expertise, Open North is supporting the City of Toronto in developing its Open Data Master Plan, and we’re going about this in a very engaging and collaborative way. Through an iterative series of in-person and online consultations, we will be soliciting feedback from a broad range […]
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Data 4 Impact Report 2017
Data 4 Impact Report 2017
About the Workshop Reporting from the 2nd annual Data 4 Impact workshop held in Edmonton (AB) in the lead-up to the Canadian Open Data Summit 2017. The event brought together more than 80 regional and local not-for-profit organizations to raise awareness about the value of data sharing within the sector, provide frameworks and techniques to […]
Open Smart Cities in Canada: Situating Canadian Cities in an International Smart City Ecosystem (Webinar 1)
As Canadian municipalities trend towards developing and deploying open and smart city strategies and roadmaps, they must increasingly become aware of tools, processes and procedures that produce open and geospatial data and determine the priority data that will become public and contribute to smart city contexts. Open North’s Open Smart Cities in Canada project is […]
Understanding the Digital Capacity of Newcomer Settlement Organizations
Conducted in 2017, this follow-up research project funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) was designed to gain a deeper understanding of the digital capacity and needs of service provider organizations that serve newcomers in Canada and inform support recommendations for the sector. Open North collected the input of 261 newcomer settlement organizations with […]
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Aligning Canadian Open Data Programs with International Best Practices
Across Canada, the release of open data by municipal and provincial governments is rapidly growing. Given this momentum, there is a need to assess the policies that guide open data provision and ensure their framework supports open and innovative data initiatives. An emerging set of principles, the International Open Data Charter (ODC), have been adopted […]
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Aligning Canadian Open Data Programs with International Best Practices
The international Open Data Charter (ODC) is a set of 6 principles that provide governments with a common foundation upon which to realise the full potential of open data. As Steward of the ODC, Open North interviewed ten cities and four provinces in Canada to discuss how the ODC could align with sub-national open data […]
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Mapping open data practices in Canadian sub-national governments to the international Open Data Charter
Research Goals Across Canada, the release of open data by municipal and provincial governments is rapidly growing. Given this momentum, there is a need to assess the policies that guide open data provision and ensure their framework supports open and innovative data initiatives. An emerging set of principles, the International Open Data Charter (ODC), have been adopted […]