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Open Government Canada
"Open Government" is about using technology to enable greater citizen engagement. You can use this room to discuss and share anything related to the technology aspect of open government in Canada.
Fwd: City of Toronto Open Data - http://www.youtube.com/watch... (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
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Data brings accountability - The Globe and Mail - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...
"Freely available government data could make services more efficient and enhance quality of life."
- Richard Akerman
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toronto.ca | Open - http://www.toronto.ca/open/
Give Government Web Sites Open APIs | Newsweek World | Newsweek.com - http://www.newsweek.com/id...
"Government should make data openly available and then let outside talent reimagine how it can be used online."
- Richard Akerman
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Fwd: national #opengov & #opendata : US http://data.gov/ , UK http://www.jenitennison.com/blog... , AU @gov2taskforce , NZ http://open.org.nz/ssc-tak... But no Canada :( (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
Fwd: gnat: interesting Aussie white paper, starting their gov2 conversation: http://gov2.net.au/consult... - http://twitter.com/gnat... (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
Fwd: RT @lespetitescases <France and "l'open gouvernment data"> (in french) http://www.precisement.org/blog... (via http://friendfeed.com/yokofak...)
Fwd: vizgov: Cdn. senate recommends community indicator data be freed across the country - http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/release... #opendata - http://twitter.com/vizgov... (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
Personal democracy: For everyone? - http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs... (via http://friendfeed.com/hossi...)
What’s in data.gov, Jim Hendler - http://tw.rpi.edu/weblog... (via http://friendfeed.com/dullhun...)
And Data for All: Why Obama's Geeky New CIO Wants to Put All Gov't Info Online http://www.wired.com/politic... (via http://friendfeed.com/gmcmaho...)
RT @statlab: Data.gov releases more data and new access tools: raw data, tools, geodata. See http://www.data.gov/catalog/ for more info. (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
via @daviddclay RT @orgNewsUpdates: Tim Berners-Lee gives first insight into UK government data plan http://www.openrightsgroup.org/newsblo... (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
RT @david_a_eaves: Does anyone know of some open API initiatives for city/municipal data? (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
Speaking to York Region Data Sharing Symposium tomorrow - sharing data to address poverty and transform communities. Should be interesting. (via http://friendfeed.com/remarkk...)
News: The Genius of the Crowd ... Source: Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website - The Austin Chronicle - http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobas... (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
Open government data - http://efoundations.typepad.com/efounda... (via http://friendfeed.com/andypow...)
Open Government Brainstorm - by IdeaScale - http://opengov.ideascale.com/ (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
WhiteHouse Open Government initiative using @ideascale - and on twitter as @ogovbrainstorm - using tag #ogov rather than #opengov (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
RT @ideascale: Obama open dialogue launched: http://www.collaborationproject.org/display... (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
Whitehouse.gov - Open Government Blog - http://www.whitehouse.gov/open... (via http://friendfeed.com/scilib...)
Democracies Online - http://groups.dowire.org/
"DoWire Groups promotes international online information and knowledge exchange on e-democracy, online news, e-government, and democracy practices. It is the online place for those building information-age democracy, governance, media, and active citizenship in the 21st Century. Join us."
- Richard Akerman
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Open Government & Innovations Conference | July 21-22nd 2009 | Washington, DC - http://www.opengovinnovations.com/about...
"On July 21 & 22, 2009, thought leaders from government and industry will convene at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington to share ideas and case studies about how federal, state and local government can use emerging technologies to create a more efficient and effective government—Government 2.0"
- Richard Akerman
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Open Government on the Internet: A New Era In Transparency - Eventbrite - http://www.eventbrite.com/event...
"Open Government on the Internet: A New Era In Transparency Friday, May 15, 2009 from 8:45 AM - 4:30 PM (CT) Austin, TX" Vivek Kundra is one of the speakers.
- Richard Akerman
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What’s your open data idea? | DavidCrow.ca - http://davidcrow.ca/toronto... (via http://friendfeed.com/science...)
Official Google Blog: Adding search power to public data - http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009...
Everybody's getting into the open data game. pullquote: "We just launched a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data. So for example, when comparing Santa Clara county data to the national unemployment rate, it becomes clear not only that Santa Clara's peak during 2002-2003 was really dramatic, but also that the recent increase is a bit more drastic than the national rate"
- Richard Akerman
Democracy 2.0 - Next Generation Democracy: Governmental transformation through data feeds and data visualization - http://next-generation-democra...
pullquote: "widespread, automated releases of government data combined with new Web 2.0-based tools to turn that data into informative, illustrative visualizations. I've just finished a white paper on the subject for Don Tapscott's Gov. 2.0 project<http://tinyurl.com/54buw6> , which was the basis for my presentation at Personal Democracy Forum 2008, which you can download at SlideShare<http://tinyurl.com/4pgfnp>."
- Richard Akerman
Personal Democracy Forum Conference 2009 - http://personaldemocracy.com/pdf-con...
June 29-30, 2009. New York. pullquote: "The Personal Democracy Forum is the world's largest and best known conference on the intersection of technology and politics. For the sixth year, more than 1,000 top opinion makers, political practitioners, technologists and journalists will come together to network, exchange ideas, and explore how technology and the Internet are changing politics, democracy, and society.
- Richard Akerman
[US] National Dialogue - http://www.thenationaldialogue.org/
April 27 - May 3, 2009. Recovery Dialogue: Information Technology Solutions. Question: "What ideas, tools, and approaches can make Recovery.gov a place where the public can monitor the expenditure and use of recovery funds?" pullquote: "Making Recovery.gov a useful portal for citizens requires finding innovative ways to integrate, track, and display data from thousands of federal, state, and local entities. With this online dialogue, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board is reaching out to the public, state and local partners, potential recipients and solution providers to help fulfill the commitment to a transparent and accountable recovery."
- Richard Akerman
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