Category Archives: Open Data

No one cares about open government

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Thom Kearney

Open government is one of those terms that has different meanings depending upon your perspective.You might feel it is mostly about open data, or making information freely available, or you might think it is about engaging with constituents. In 2014 … Continue reading →

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Government as a platform eh?

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Thom Kearney

I came across this draft post from when I attended the 2009 Gov2.0 Summit in Washington.  It was just after Obama became President and the excitement in the air was like that in Ottawa recently with our new Prime Minister.  Reading it … Continue reading →

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A visit from the open data bunny

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Thom Kearney

In 2014 I had the privilege of traveling across Canada in a jet plane, as well as on the internet, to listen to what some Canadians had to say about Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government. The purpose of this … Continue reading →

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