[CivicAccess-discuss] Federal Open Government Announcements

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

Teressa Scassa is pretty awesome and has been doing some great research in
this area.

I would have like to see some academics, some subject matter specialists
(scientists, geomaticians, librarians), and reps from other jurisdictions
such as the province or a city, but it is a start.  I also heard that they
will be more open with their next meetings, the first was yesterday and I
hope they will invite specialists and will create some working groups on
specific issues.  I also hope we will see some resources directed toward
funding research in this area and capacity building and support for the
grassroots and young entrepreneurs.

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:44 PM, James McKinney <james at opennorth.ca> wrote:

> My expectations were low for there being fewer corporate/legal people. All
> the same, people like Vivek Kundra and Colin McKay may currently be
> "corporate" (Salesforce, Google), but they have great past experience in
> non-corporate settings (US CIO, OPC). Similarly with others.
>
> On 2012-02-29, at 11:34 AM, Glen Newton wrote:
>
> > My thoughts were "I'm glad there _is_ a panel, but this one is a
> > little too corporate/legal, but with a couple of great non-corporate
> > people on it.
> >
> > -Glen
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:28 AM, James McKinney
> > <oxford.tuxedo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Wow, that's a great panel.
> >>
> >> On 2012-02-29, at 10:49 AM, Harvey Low wrote:
> >>
> >> FYI...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> http://news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?nid=659989
> >>
> >> Minister Clement announces Advisory Panel on Open Government
> >>
> >> For immediate release
> >>
> >> February 28, 2012
> >>
> >> Ottawa – The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board
> and
> >> Minister responsible for FedNor, chaired today the first meeting of an
> >> advisory panel of leading experts to provide the Government with advice
> and
> >> guidance on its Open Government activities.
> >>
> >> This follows the Government of Canada's recent online consultation that
> >> sought the views of Canadians on the priority activities that should be
> >> pursued as part of the Open Government Action Plan.
> >>
> >> "I want to thank the Canadians who have contributed to our government's
> >> discussions on improving Canada's Open Government. I look forward to the
> >> insight that members of this advisory panel will now provide to advance
> >> Canada's Open Government agenda," Minister Clement said.
> >>
> >> "Canada is a leader in Open Government and we will stay there by
> continually
> >> seeking to improve," said Minister Clement. "Bringing together this
> group of
> >> experts will provide us with another important channel of consultation
> on
> >> the path to the development and implementation of Canada's Open
> Government
> >> Action Plan."
> >>
> >> Chaired by the President of the Treasury Board, the panel comprises
> experts
> >> from civil society, business, academia and independent commentators from
> >> Canada and abroad. Members will consider how to best harness Open
> Government
> >> opportunities for innovation and knowledge sharing, and explore how
> federal
> >> organizations can do an even better job of consulting Canadians by
> making
> >> effective use of new tools like social media.
> >>
> >> A list of panel members is attached.
> >>
> >>
> >> For more information, contact:
> >>
> >> Sean Osmar
> >> Press Secretary
> >> Office of the President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible
> for
> >> FedNor
> >> 613-957-2666
> >>
> >> Media Relations
> >> Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
> >> 613-957-2640
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Tracey P. Lauriault
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