There are many great examples of governments taking the initiative to share their public data openly. It’s not a simple matter of just put it online – in order to be useful to people, the data must be (1) appropriate types of data; (2) available in usable formats; (3) owned and maintained by someone – [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gov 2.0’
Open Data Initiatives
Posted: September 29, 2009 in Gov 2.0, Uncategorized, web 2.0Tags: collaboration, community, Gov 2.0, government 2.0, open data, opendata, sharing
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Augmented Reality
Posted: September 15, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: AR, augmented reality, Gov 2.0, government 2.0, iPhone, mobile, open data
Practical everyday Augmented Reality (AR) applications may be a few years away still, but the potential of AR for everyday applications is big. Especially if you factor in openly available government data. What is Augmented Reality? AR is a mashup of a real-world view and external data sources – think of a Heads up Display [...]
ChangeCamp Ottawa: Sat May 16
Posted: May 13, 2009 in Gov 2.0Tags: cco09, changecamp, City Hall, Gov 2.0, government, Ottawa
Re-imagining Government and Citizenship in the Age of Participation I’m thrilled to be part of the organizing group for the upcoming ChangeCamp event, taking place Saturday May 16 from 8:30-5pm at Ottawa City Hall. A lot of hard work has gone into the planning of the event from an excellent group of volunteers, and it’ll [...]
