Open data project for Toronto City Hall seeks crowdfunding

A Montreal-based non-profit organization launched a crowdfunding campaign today to help make municipal politics as appealing and accessible as a Grey Cup bet between two mayors. When the Toronto Argonauts faced the Calgary

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 19th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Edmonton’s app competition took open data to the people

NEW YORK CITY -- Releasing the data is only the first step. Making it accessible to citizens is the key to making a government's open data initiative a successAt a recent event held

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 6th, 2012 Jeff Jedras

Sweeping study looks at open data and Canadian municipalities

A new study will soon put the open data practices of Canadian municipalities under the microscope.The study, to be officially launched on Oct. 21 at the i–Canada Summitin Montreal, will be the first

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 27th, 2012 Christine Wong

Ontario privacy complaints hit new record in 2011, commissioner reports

A record number of complaints and freedom of information requests were made to the office of Ontario's privacy commissioner last year, according to the commissioner's annual report released today.The 277 privacy complaints closed

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 4th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Ottawa, Surrey win IBM Smarter Cities grants for 2012

Ottawa and Surrey, B.C. are the two Canadian cities that will receive part of $50 million in grants from IBM Corp. this year.That money will be shared with 31 other cities around the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 16th, 2012 Brian Jackson

‘Smart City’ of Edmonton wins $400k gift from IBM

Edmonton is the first Canadian city to make IBM Corp.’s Smarter Cities Challenge list, winning recognition for its open data initiative and commitment to transportation infrastructure.The Albertan city is one of just 24

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 10th, 2011 Brian Jackson