For those who haven’t caught it, there is a great piece/interview by Jeffrey Simpson of Mark Podlasly in the Globe and Mail about urban aboriginals, identity politics and economic opportunity. I encourage you to take a look – it’s a quick read. If, however, you find all of this deeply interesting… I strongly encourage you [...]
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Urban Aboriginal Interview and survey
Canadian Open Cities Update
For those who have not been following the news there have been a couple of exciting developments on the open data front at the municipal level in Canada. First off, the City of Edmonton has launched its Apps competition, details can be found at the Apps4Edmonton website. Second, it looks like the City of London, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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