Five Good Ideas about how to use, share and contribute to Open Data

Nonprofit organizations understand that having access to good, relevant and clear data is important for their work. No wonder then that these days there’s growing interest in engaging with the Open Data movement – a movement that has been driven by governments around the world looking to develop open data policies to become more accountable, effective, efficient and transparent.

In this Five Good Ideas session, Harvey Low provided ideas on how the nonprofit sector can communicate its priorities to government, in particular local municipalities, around what types of data it needs. At the same time he suggested ways that the sector can position itself as a source of open data to support public policy. Harvey calls it the new frontier of open data: The ways in which local municipalities and nonprofit organizations can work together towards innovation and mutual social policy goals.

Five Good Ideas

1. Data is not just for geeks
2. You don’t realize what you have
3. Bridge the data policy divide
4. Technology can be a friend
5. Walk the talk (make open data real)

Five Good Resources

1. Wellbeing Toronto
2. Open Data Portal
3. Current Open Data across Canada
4. Open Government Partnership
5. Make Web Not War