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Open Government is Dead, or Long Live Open Government?
July 2, 2011, No Comments

To judge from recent U.S. news reports, open government is either thriving or in the midst of an unceremonious death. In ...

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A Conversation with The Code Factory
May 7, 2011, No Comments

Ian Graham is the founder of The Code Factory, an Ottawa based company that bills itself as a “collaborative co-workin ...

The Importance of Public Relations
April 15, 2011, No Comments

It’s been a little over two years since the first wave of open data sites began to appear in cities like Ottawa, Toron ...

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Can Open Data Replace Politicians?
November 8, 2010, No Comments

In pre-Open Data/Open Government days, information about one’s local community was often difficult to find. In some co ...

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The Top 5 Open Data Portals
November 1, 2010, 1 Comment

How do you spot an excellent open data portal in a field that is still largely in its beta phase? Although the technolog ...

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Show Me the Money: Financial Transparency
October 13, 2010, No Comments

Open data has spread to the Rockies. Colorado, infamous for its mountainous peaks and occasionally controversial politic ...

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Open Government in Austin, Texas
September 29, 2010, No Comments

The city of Austin, Texas’s official web site, “AustinGo” is currently seeking input from the public as to how to ...

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The Business of Managing Ideas: A Conversation with Brightidea
September 9, 2010, 2 Comments

Brightidea is one of the world’s leading innovation management software companies. Founded in 1999, the company’s cl ...

OpenPlans.org – engaging communities through journalism and open source software
June 14, 2010, No Comments

OpenPlans.org is a website that promotes the use of technology to effectively and rapidly communicate civic needs with c ...