Data literacy is an increasingly important skill for individuals and organizations across many sectors. Before anyone can make decisions based on data (ie. the “data-driven decision making” paradigm that we hear so much about), they first need to be able to open, read, process, analyze, and summarize that data. Open North’s work in the domain […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
A little over a year ago, a team of experts and researchers set out to demystify what shapes smart cities in Canada and what defines an Open Smart City. Since then, the Open Smart Cities in Canada project has reviewed smart city definitions, visions, governance structures, strategies, reports, components, standards, relevant legislation and regulations, and practices across Canada […]
Have you ever been out on the town, when an overcoming feeling of hunger takes over and all there is to eat is a greasy, soggy slice of “pepperoni” pizza? You might be in a food desert, an area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality fresh food. In the world of open […]
Join us in welcoming: Robin, Applied Research Analyst, Urban Development As a researcher in urban development, Robin Basalaev-Binder’s professional interests center on understanding and addressing socio-economic inequalities and injustice in the North American context, and globally. In addition to being a core researcher at OpenNorth, Robin is also a Research Associate at the McGill School of […]
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