An important yet often unrecognized aspect of open data is the standardization process. It is easy to get excited about the many benefits of open data, the innovative technology involved, the new applications being developed, and the uncharted legal adventures that could follow; but the tedious processes of opening data aren’t as exciting.
We stand in the enormously fortunate and powerful position of determining exactly what smart cities will be. If they are to be equitable, accessible, sustainable, social, and safe places, it will be determined by the questions we ask and answer right now.
Open data for rural open government. Okay …
That’s an “everything is on the internet nowadays” concept, right? Simple enough, but like most simple ideas, as one turns that terrific little gem around in her hands, more and more facets appear.
The 4th International Open Data Conference, also known as IODC 16, was held in Madrid, Spain on the 6th and 7th of October 2016. Besides the two days of the official conference, 28 pre-events were held from the 3rd to the 5th, creating a weeklong open data celebration in Madrid. I was fortunate to be able to attend IODC 16: it turned out to be a great way to rapidly ...
In April of this year Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) announced the results of the second competition for grants from the Community and College Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF). It was a day I had long been waiting for and when I got a text message from my Dean saying that there was some good news I could feel my heartbeat accelerate. In collaboration with the Columbia ...