I am proud to announce that Open North is launching a new project, Open511, funded by GeoConnections, a federal program dedicated to geospatial data infrastructure. Open511’s goal is to develop an open data standard and API to help governments publish road event data (such as accidents, road closures, etc.). We believe the project will have a […]
Category: Uncategorized
This Canada Day, help improve our democracy
Canada’s democracy needs your help. Canadians across the country are frustrated with the state of affairs, from the local level to national issues. Open North, a national non-profit organisation, uses internet technology to improve our democracy. Already convinced? Make a contribution here. Founded in 2011, Open North has already made a positive impact, but there is […]
What is Open North?
Open North is a Canadian non-profit that creates websites to increase citizen participation in democracy. We’re building online tools to lower the barrier to entry to active participation, using two main strategies: 1. Improve access to government information make it easily available, by pulling it out of dark corners of government websites, taking it out of […]