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Vancouver Open Data Version 2: New Apps to create

Wow, wow, wow.
The City of Vancouver has just launched version 2 of its open data portal. A number of new data sets have been added to the site which is very exciting. Better still previously released data sets have been released in new formats.
Given that at 5pm tomorrow (Tuesday. Jan 26th) there will be the [...]

Posted 25 January 2010 | David Eaves § open data § open source § public policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Vancouver’s Open Data Portal: Use it, or Lose it.

As some of you saw yesterday via Twitter, Vancouver has launched a beta version of its open data portal. This is a major milestone for Vancouver on several levels. It is a testament to our politicians, who had the vision and foresight to embrace this idea. It is a tribute to the city’s staff who [...]

Posted 16 September 2009 | David Eaves § open source § technology § vancouver ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

How to Engage Citizens on a Municipal Website…

Sometimes, it’s nice to be small, the City of Nanaimo has been pushing the envelop on open data and open government for a number of years now.
Recently, I was directed to their new Council Agendas and Minutes webpage. I recommend you check it out.
Here’s why.
At first blush the site seems normal. There is the standard [...]

Posted 28 August 2009 | David Eaves § open source § public policy § technology ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Opendata & Opencities: Proposed panel for SXSWi

Over the past year I’ve been inspired by the fact that an increasing number of cities are thinking about how to more effectively share the data they generate with their citizens.
As most readers of this blog are probably aware, I’ve been engrossed advising the Mayor’s Office here in Vancouver on the subject and am excited [...]

Posted 19 August 2009 | David Eaves § cool links § interesting people § open source § public policy § technology § vancouver ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Open Cities – the Counter Reaction

The Washington Monthly has an interesting piece about how some bureaucracies are having a reactionary (but albeit unsurprising) reaction to open data initiatives. The article focuses on how the data used by one application, Stumble Safely “helps you find the best bars and a safe path to stumble home on” by mashing together DC Crime [...]

Posted 23 July 2009 | David Eaves § open source § public policy § public service sector renewal § technology ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

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