While the laws and practices surrounding public procurement vary widely among Canadian cities, some of them should always be taken into consideration by municipalities when interacting with suppliers. Open North has been interested in the issue for a few years and we give here an overview of some of these core practices. Fairness Between Suppliers […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health crisis, it’s also a data crisis. People are asking for better data on the pandemic and the media is echoing that call. In this blog, we will explore how this cry for data around the pandemic highlights long-standing data issues, data mapping, and visualization and how, despite […]
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What is the role of data in the response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic? What datasets, data use cases, and data sharing practices should be promoted to scale our collective action? On July 2nd, Open North and the Standards Council of Canada hosted a public consultation to discuss the role of data during the […]
On July 2, 2020, Open North conducted a consultation on the role of data in the COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with the Standards Council of Canada. Close to 100 people gathered to think about ways to leverage data to help recover from the pandemic and better prepare for future health crises. Five guest panelists discussed […]
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This open data webinar explored the two questions: What is the role of data in the response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic? What datasets, data use cases, and data sharing practices should be promoted in the areas of disease spread, government actions, and community impact to scale our collective action? In collaboration with the Standards […]
The Open Cities Network brings together open data practitioners from around the world who are working to support local governments and cities on open approaches to the use of data and technology. This post provides updates from Open & Agile Smart Cities, Open Contracting Partnership, Sunlight Foundation, Open Data Charter, and Reboot. Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a COVID-19 […]
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Open North is pleased to announce the addition of three new board members: Léa Berlinguet, Vanessa Henri, as well as Chad Lubelsky who will be holding the title of President of the Board of Directors. Their combined expertise in data privacy, AI, ethics, leadership, and non-profits make them invaluable assets in our work. We look […]
Organizations across different sectors are increasingly looking towards data to gain insight into their clients’ experiences, and adapt their offerings or products to better respond to their interests. In the arts and culture sector, organizations like Synapse C in Montreal, and the Audience Agency in the UK, are exploring opportunities to share data between organizations in order to generate […]
Ana Brandusescu will be collaborating with McGill University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (CRIEM) as the resident Professor of Practice for 2019-2020, and will be an OpenNorth Fellow. As a Professor of Practice and OpenNorth Fellow, she will design and implement a research agenda on artificial intelligence (AI), its transformative effects on institutions, and the engagement […]
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OpenNorth’s Executive Director Jean-Noé Landry met with The Obama Foundation and former United States President Barack Obama at the Open Government Partnership’s Global Summit in Ottawa this past May. Welcome from the Executive Director Hello and welcome. Big news everyone! With longer term funding for multi-year programs in Canada and around the world, OpenNorth is […]