[CivicAccess-discuss] The Canadian Gov. is talking data.gov.gc.ca

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

***data.gov.gc.ca*!

Yup the Interim Commissioner for the Government of Canada, Suzanne Legault (
http://www.infocom.gc.ca/about/default-e.asp) discussed open data for
Canada!  I was given the paper version of the ppt deck today, and lo and
behold!

*datalibre.ca and civicaccess.ca are in there as grass roots initiatives in
Canada.*

Below is the blurb about the Discussion hosted by the Canada School for
Public Service (http://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/eve/air/arc/index-eng.asp).
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January 21, 2010 | 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. (ET) (
http://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/eve/air/arc/arc10-eng.asp#a20100121),
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Managing Access to Information as a National Resource for Greater Innovation

*Language:* Bilingual

Information management's main drive is to make information accessible and
reusable. Paradoxically, after 25 years of access regulations and
proliferation of enabling technologies, government information is less
readily accessible than anticipated. Today, our knowledge economy requires
that institutions harness technologies and manage information with a view to
routinely disclosing and disseminating as much data as legitimate security
and privacy considerations will allow. This will ensure timely access to a
strategic national resource that can most effectively contribute to
stimulate Canadian entrepreneurship and innovation.

*Speaker :*

*Suzanne Legault * was appointed as Interim Information Commissioner of
Canada effective June 30, 2009.

Ms. Legault was Assistant Commissioner for the Office of the Information
Commissioner of Canada since June 18, 2007, responsible for the Policy,
Communications and Operations Branch.
I will see if I can get the dvd on interlibrary loan and also try to find
out how this got onto her agenda and where it is going.

Also, it means that we might want to make our web presence a bit more non
hacked in look and content!

-- 
Tracey P. Lauriault
613-234-2805
https://gcrc.carleton.ca/confluence/display/GCRCWEB/Lauriault
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