Up in the currently not-so-frozen north, the City of Quebec has stood up an open data directory online. There are currently 26 datasets listed, spanning a variety of data formats, from .CSV to .XML to .XLS to to .KML to .SHP. (The latter two are GIS files, of interest to folks who like to make [...]
Earlier this year, I accepted an invitation from Canadian Minister of Parliament Tony Clement, the president of Canada’s Treasury Board, to be a member of Canada’s advisory panel on open government, joining others from Canada’s tech industry, the academy and civil society. The first — and only — meeting to date was held via telepresence [...]
It looks like the dog days of August 2011 may be the month when the meme of a citizen-centric government gets some traction in the business world. Over on the finance section of Yahoo Canada, Carmi Levy writes that the future of government is citizen-focused. Levy cites open government in British Columbia and initiatives in [...]
Earlier this spring, the United States released community health information to provision healthcare apps and drive better policy. [Photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang, U.S. Air Force, via Wikipedia] Now, scientists and policy makers will explore the potential for climate data services to inform citizens and government, enabling both to make better decisions for communities [...]
What’s going on with Gov 2.0 in Canada? I had the opportunity to interview David Eaves on Gov 2.0, open government and open data in Canada last week – and I took it. He shared even more perspective on the state of open government in Canada with my colleague Mac Slocum at Radar back in [...]
“If you read only one blog in the Gov 2.0 space, you should read eaves.ca” – Tim O’Reilly. My interview with David Eaves on open government and open data at today’s Gov 2.0 Summit is a reminder why my publisher would offer that ringing endorsement. We talked about the risks and rewards of open data, [...]
Alexander B. Howard is Radar's Government 2.0 Correspondent for O’Reilly Media, where he reports on technology, open government and online civics.
