Tag Archives: Mesh

Catching up with Government 2.0 at Mesh

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

21 May 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Cities are taking the lead with open data, but the feds are catching up in the social media space. A panel discussion at Mesh provided the latest updates on Gov 2.0 efforts in Canada. Plus, David Eaves’ two dreams for open government.

— reprinted by ITBusiness.ca, Government 2.0 round-up at Mesh

Don’t like Facebook? Walk away, Cavoukian says

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

20 May 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Ontario’s privacy commissioner talks about Facebook and privacy at Mesh. What Cavoukian wants from Facebook, what users can do and why she doesn’t have a Facebook account.

 

Toronto starts thinking like the Web

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

23 Nov 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Toronto makes its municipal data open to the public. Mozilla’s Mark Surman provided the inspiration, says Mayor David Miller; CIO Dave Wallace highlights the initial data sets; and Peter Corbett suggests three ways to combine tech developers with government.