Open Data Impacts
Description: “Open Data is Changing the World in Four Ways” : Improving Government, Empowering Citizens, Creating Opportunity and Solving Public Problem. Source (URL): http://odimpact.org/ Date: 2019
Open Communities
Data Governance in the Digital Age
Description: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) essay series including authors Teresa Scassa, Bianca Wylie, Michael Geist, Brenda McPhail and Rohinton P. Medhora. Source: CIGI https://www.cigionline.org/data-governance-digital-age Date: 2019 (ongoing)
OpenNorth Reflections on the Open Government Partnership Summit: Let’s talk about literacy
Description: ” This is the first in a series of “What We Heard” posts from the Applied Research Lab with reflections from the Open Government Partnership Summit 2019. “ Source: OpenNorth, Hannah Ker https://www.opennorth.ca/2019/06/07/reflections-on-the-open-government-partnership-summit-let-s-talk-about-literacy Date: June 7, 2019.
Yukon – New open data portal launches
Description: ” Today, citizens have easier access to valuable government information through the launch of the Yukon government’s first open data portal. “ Source: Yukon Government news release Date: June 25, 2019.
Represent Civic Information API
Description: ” Represent matches a supporter’s postal code or geocoded address to the correct elected officials. It makes it easy for you to build “email your representative” advocacy campaigns. During elections, we can connect your activists to political candidates. “ Source (URL): OpenNorth https://represent.opennorth.ca/ Date: 2019 (intermittent updates)
Open Data Standards Pilot Project – Final Report
Description: A pilot project sponsored by the Municipal Information Systems Association (MISA) Ontario wherein OpenNorth assessed municipal open data sites for data standardization, found significant inconsistencies and recommended standard data definitions for top 10 datasets. Source (URL): MISA Ontario https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.misa-asim.ca/resource/collection/DB45CAF9-4640-4381-9B67-B1A4DF288874/MISA_Ontario_Open_Data_Standards_Pilot_Project_Report.pdf Date: June 2018
Do-it-Yourself Open Data Toolkit
Description: ” The Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Open Data Toolkit is an instructional manual that provides a step-by-step guide on how to develop your open data initiative. “ Source (URL): https://open.canada.ca/en/toolkit/diy Date: 2017
Environment and Climate Change Canada Open Data
Description: Government of Canada, Open Government Portal search results for environmental data. Source (URL): https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset?organization=ec Date: 2019
Wellbeing Toronto
Description: ” Wellbeing Toronto is a mapping application. This app allows you to select a number of datasets at the neighbourhood level and have the results appear instantly as a map, tables and graphs, all downloadable.” Source (URL): Home Page Mapping App Date: 2019
Open Data Impact Map – Education
Description: ” Open data is being used to make educational opportunities accessible in many ways, including by helping parents and students make more informed educational choices and provide technical training. “ Source (URL): https://opendataimpactmap.org/education Date: 2019