Tag Archives: Vancouver

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.

 

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

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.