Sorry for the lack of posts this week – just some calm before gathering storm. April and May are going to be intense.

For those interested in these things I’ve a number of upcoming talks I’ll be giving and and conferences I’ll be attending. Many of these are open to the public in case you are in the neighborhood.

Conference: OECD High Level Meeting on E-Government: New ICT Solutions for Public Sector Agility
Topic: I’ll be on a panel discussing how governments can leverage technology to advance public policy objectives
Location: Mexico City
Date: Monday, March 26th

Conference: Creative Commons Salon on Open Data (hosted by CIPPIC and the Creative Law Society)
Topic: Open Data in Canada
Location: Ottawa
Date: Friday, March 30th

Conference: Democracy on Demand – hosted by the UBC International Relations Student Association
Topic: The Geopolitics of Open
Location: Vancouver
Date: Saturday, March 31st

Conference: Fostering a Critical Development Perspective on Open Government Data
Topic: Seminars on the implications of Open Data, particularly in southern economies
Location: Brasilia
Date: April 16-17

Conference: Open Government Partnership
Topic: (TBD) Panel on Access to Information and Open Data
Location: Brasilia
Date: April 18

Conference: Impacto del Derecho de Acceso a la Información en la participación ciudadana
Topic: Open Data, Transparency and the Future of Government
Location: Santiago, Chile
Date: April 19

Conference: Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit
Topic: The Possibilities and Challenges of Technology in Government
Location: Regina
Date: April 24