Open Gov Tour 2014
On 2 July, Richard Pietro will start an epic journey of 20,000 kms, riding a motorcycle across Canada to start a series of city conversations …
Posts tagged Canada
GTEC 2013 and the landscape of GovTech in Canada
Government Technology Exhibition and Conference (GTEC) is widely regarded as Canada’s pre-eminent Gov-Tech Conference. Thom Kearney and Richard Pietro talk to us about their experiences with the 2013 conference in October and, against that backdrop, discuss how the govtech landscape is shifting in Canada.
Creating Gov 2.0 cut-through with leadership, trust and catalyst events
When the Government of British Columbia in Canada released their Government 2.0 Strategy, it built on their social communication experience during two key ‘catalyst events’: the H1N1 virus pandemic and the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Public engagement and co-design for wicked problems
Dr Don Lenihan – Vice-President, Engagement, at Canada’s Public Policy Forum – explores the breadth of issues and some of the common misconceptions around engagement and co-design, including “who” needs to be engaged and “how”.
Open Data Day and How to Do a Hackathon
Join us for a conversation with David Eaves about International Open Data Day, and his best advice on how to organize a hackathon – including …