Open data in Canada is gaining momentum, and ODI Toronto certainly reflects this energy and excitement. Since joining the Toronto Node in Summer 2015, I’ve been privileged to meet many engaged members of the open data community and to work on a number interesting projects, including a two-part Data Jam at the Ontario Nonprofit […]
The day has come and I’m working my way through our City’s data portal. Starting point of the project has been to assess exactly what we’ve got on the City of Toronto data portal – how to summarize it and how to create a new data set of its metadata. More on that project here […]
The Open Data Society of BC, Open Data Institute Toronto and Open North have teamed up to raise awareness about open data with federal political parties and candidates during the elections. Here is a link to our letter campaign and its signatories thus far. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-VWzsWwt1uTBLkFEeSsogeBEXqeRAN5rjBPArnsKLgE/edit If you would like to add your organization to this […]
A couple weeks back I wrote about how the civic tech and open data community could tie our timing and work to public consultation processes, and why this is a good idea. In discussing this with some colleagues last week (particular thank you to Kevin in Bristol – check out their great data portal), I realized the post […]
Data is the raw material that will help us meet 21st century challenges: to reduce friction in our economy, increase our sustainability and create opportunities to innovate. Our data infrastructure is as important as our physical infrastructure. A strong data infrastructure will increase interoperability and collaboration, efficiency and productivity in public and private sectors, nationally […]
Hi everybody! Ready for some data fun? Source Good Ok, here’s what we’re going to do: Intro activity on computer – (in pairs) 5 minutes Introduction to Data (5 minutes) Computer Activity (in pairs) (15 minutes) Group Discussion: What did you learn? (7 minutes) Then we repeat. At the end, you’ll have five minutes to tell […]
In your life and work, you probably know the kind of people that get stuff done. The closers. The owners. The people who send gentle reminders and nudges. They exist everywhere – in all sectors of work, in life, in family. They follow up on things until they get done. They schedule. They are human […]
The open data community is always looking for ways to show the value of open data. We talk a lot about telling open data stories and mapping case studies and so on, and as time ticks on the number of stories is growing. And to this end, there is an opportunity for our community to […]
Through a really cool program I’m doing with my son called Roots of EmpathyI have met an amazing teacher, Miss Thomas. She teaches sixth grade at our local school Holy Family and through our discussions she asked me about ways to get her class to learn about data. She is already teaching her class about many […]
The ODI Nodes are an important part of our global network. The last year has seen significant growth: we have welcomed Rio, Devon, Queensland and Athens to the community; our first group of nodes have become ODI registered trainers; our community of nodes have collaborated with us to deliver global projects; and the network is […]