A number of local bloggers posted their reactions to the Board of Control’s unanimous vote in favour of an Open Data Initiative here in London: Thomas Cermak – London, Ontario, Board of Control “Gives The Thumbs-up” to Open Data Scott Courtice – Progress: London Community Engagement Policy, and Open Data Titus Ferguson – Open Data [...]
For those who were unable to attend, here are a couple of links including a recording of the meeting: City of London Open Data Initiative – Report to the Board of Control (PDF) Online London’s recording of the Board of Control meeting (July 21, 2010) can be found here (includes Elaine Gamble’s slide deck): http://onlinelondon.ca/2010/07/24/open-data-pilot-bc-presentation/ [...]
From an article by Kate Dubinski in the London Free Press on July 21, 2010: “Board of Controllers unanimously voted in favour of opening parks and recreation data to the public Wednesday morning. The decision, which still has to be approved by full city council on Monday, will mean that machine-readable information about dog parks, [...]