Tag Archives: open

Federal government launches pilot open data portal

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jennifer Kavur

10 March 2011, ComputerWorld Canada

While open data activists are pleased by the launch, they’re also concerned about some licensing provisions. UPDATED to reflect the removal of one offending licensing clause. 

How Hack-a-Thon winners used Toronto open data

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

22 Sep 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Urban Hero and Toronto Votes 2010 are two smart phone apps that use open data sets from the City of Toronto to try to engage citizens, and winners of the Hack-a-Thon contest at Mobile Innovation Week.

Canada’s info, privacy bodies want open government

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

02 Sep 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Canada’s information and privacy commissioners have become advocates for open government, issuing a joint resolution and a call for all levels of government across the country to follow their lead.

How to get into the Canadian open data scene, part 3 of 3

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

GovCamp Canada events are an excellent way to get involved in the Canadian Government 2.0 scene. Notes from the recent event in Toronto.

25 sites and apps for open government, part 2 of 3

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Cities in Canada are opening their data, but what are developers doing with it? Web sites and apps that are taking advantage of open data sets, and a few that are trying to promote open government.

Open data or social networking? part 1 of 3

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

11 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Government can’t do it all. Should open data or social networking take priority? A round table discusses at GovCamp in Toronto.

Lac Carling 2010: Q&A with David Eaves

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

17 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

David Eaves discusses open data in Canadian government. Where the three levels of government stand, how Canada compares to other nations and whether top-down support is necessary. Plus, open vs. default vs. common standards.

Vancouver grads build game with government data

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

08 Jun 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Open data can change the gaming industry, says one grad student who co-developed TaxiCity. The Web-based driving game uses Silverlight, Bing Maps and the City of Vancouver’s Open Data Catalogue.

 

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

Open government talk buzzes across Canada

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

11 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Experts in open government and social media discussed everything from government-as-a-platform to app stores to the creation of a MuniForge during a panel discussion at the Open City Workshop in Edmonton. Plus, CIO Chris Moore’s take on the risks of open government.

— reprinted by ITBusiness.ca, Municipalities abuzz with talk of open government

Edmonton takes five steps towards open govt

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

08 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Edmonton is the fourth municipality in Canada moving ahead with open government initiatives. The challenge is helping people understand ‘we are like the new city,’ says CIO Chris Moore, who made five major announcements at the Open City Workshop.

— reprinted by ITBusiness.ca, Five steps by Edmonton toward open government

Eucalyptus, Terracotta partner for private clouds

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

09 Feb 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

The new partnership will combine Terracotta’s scalable infrastructure software with Eucalyptus Systems’ open source private cloud platform to solve issues related to scalable data management and elastic provisioning.

 

Like Firefox? Try Thunderbird 3

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

10 Dec 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Thunderbird 3 literally borrows the best ideas from Firefox and applies them to e-mail, says Mozilla Messaging CEO in a one-on-one with ComputerWorld Canada. What gives Mozilla’s free, open source and cross-platform e-mail application an edge over Outlook.

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.

XenServer: Free and (almost) open source

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

16 Nov 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Citrix CTO Simon Crosby talks about the free virtualization platform XenServer, which is the basis for the new Xen Cloud Platform. Why charging per server and not CPU cuts costs for enterprises.

Eucalyptus CTO discusses open source clouds

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

10 Sep 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Rich Wolski, UCSB professor and CTO of recently-established Eucalyptus Systems, discusses the company’s first commercial product for the enterprise – an open source private cloud platform that supports Amazon AWS APIs and leverages VMware.

— reprinted by ComputerworldUK.com, Eucalyptus CTO discusses open source private clouds

EPUB: The next PDF?

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

21 Jul 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

The open standard format for reflowable text is driving e-book sales. Why the standard could become as important as the portable document file.

Vancouver becomes role model for open source in government

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

07 Jun 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Open source activists are praising the Open Data, Open Standards and Open Source motion passed by the City of Vancouver last month. City Councillor Andrea Reimer provides an update on what to expect next.

Google in Canada: The biggest Chrome challenges

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jennifer Kavur

29 Oct 2008, ComputerWorld Canada

IT departments aren’t providing feedback. Users are leery about sharing statistics. Developers need to get on board. Google’s mobile engineering manager addresses CASCON 2008.