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ChangeCamp Ottawa
Jun 17, 2010, 3:37:59 PM6/17/10
to ChangeCamp Ottawa
Would be interested in your thoughts around messages for ChangeCamp
Ottawa.
What was the ChangeCamp 2009 experience like for you? What do you
expect/want out of ChangeCamp 2010?
Some attributes to consider:
* crossing government boundaries - between levels of government and
between government and citizens
* reinventing government to use new ways of working and new
technologies
* enabling the local community of "change agents"
What do you think?
-- Richard Akerman
Ottawa.
What was the ChangeCamp 2009 experience like for you? What do you
expect/want out of ChangeCamp 2010?
Some attributes to consider:
* crossing government boundaries - between levels of government and
between government and citizens
* reinventing government to use new ways of working and new
technologies
* enabling the local community of "change agents"
What do you think?
-- Richard Akerman
Sergio Ontiveros
Jul 9, 2010, 10:40:27 AM7/9/10
to ChangeCamp Ottawa
About Change and Open Data:
For most people is easier to understand (and learn) something new by
example.
Having an example based approach is always a good idea and it may
facilitate entry of newcomers into a movement.
Looking at what other cities do, will spark creativity even further
(joining ideas or even efforts) and give reassurance something is good
or not.
At the same time there are unique aspects to be considered for Ottawa
and perhaps each one we find should be emphasized.
As a follower of the Open Data movement across cities, I came across
an article (below) as an example of the the benefits of Open Data for
a city, SF in this case.
One pattern that comes across movements is that cities and local
movements will start pulling 'low hanging fruit':
working with simple and small projects and with data that it exists
already or is relatively easy to access and therefore Open Data
endeavors sometimes might have a less dramatic impact (read Change).
The key is that subsequent iterations of these projects will have
greater impact by combining and evolving existing solutions (well
designed Open Source projects are key here) that will then have
further impact.
I suspect that by then a minimum Open Data 'literacy' will be required
to keep creating Change and innovating.
In the later, one part that might go unnoticed is that this it applies
to all of us: not just technical-enabled citizen but population in
general, business, other movements and of particular importance:
governments and politicians.
*Ideally* citizens / politicians will have an easier job as their
support / decision making process when is backed with data that is
available to anyone.
Perhaps at this point, change and open data are two sides of the same
coin... open data will create change and change occurs with open data.
Here is the article
http://www.csedev.com/the-benefits-of-open-data-by-local-government/
Sergio Ontiveros
On Jun 17, 3:37 pm, ChangeCamp Ottawa <changecampott...@gmail.com>
wrote:
For most people is easier to understand (and learn) something new by
example.
Having an example based approach is always a good idea and it may
facilitate entry of newcomers into a movement.
Looking at what other cities do, will spark creativity even further
(joining ideas or even efforts) and give reassurance something is good
or not.
At the same time there are unique aspects to be considered for Ottawa
and perhaps each one we find should be emphasized.
As a follower of the Open Data movement across cities, I came across
an article (below) as an example of the the benefits of Open Data for
a city, SF in this case.
One pattern that comes across movements is that cities and local
movements will start pulling 'low hanging fruit':
working with simple and small projects and with data that it exists
already or is relatively easy to access and therefore Open Data
endeavors sometimes might have a less dramatic impact (read Change).
The key is that subsequent iterations of these projects will have
greater impact by combining and evolving existing solutions (well
designed Open Source projects are key here) that will then have
further impact.
I suspect that by then a minimum Open Data 'literacy' will be required
to keep creating Change and innovating.
In the later, one part that might go unnoticed is that this it applies
to all of us: not just technical-enabled citizen but population in
general, business, other movements and of particular importance:
governments and politicians.
*Ideally* citizens / politicians will have an easier job as their
support / decision making process when is backed with data that is
available to anyone.
Perhaps at this point, change and open data are two sides of the same
coin... open data will create change and change occurs with open data.
Here is the article
http://www.csedev.com/the-benefits-of-open-data-by-local-government/
Sergio Ontiveros
On Jun 17, 3:37 pm, ChangeCamp Ottawa <changecampott...@gmail.com>
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