Free online event
How open data could transform the public service
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Thursday, Dec 1, 2022
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You’ll learn how to:
- Understand what ‘open data’ means in a public service context
- Identify ways that open data is already being used around the world
- Recognise opportunities to implement open data in your own work
Speakers
Speaker resources
- Data-Driven Entrepreneurship & Innovation presentation
- The Canadian Open Data Society
- The Canadian Open Data Society's Twitter
- The World Economic Forum's Open Data Benchmark Report
- Deloitte's Digital equity report
- Weapons of Math Destruction, book by Cathy O'Neil
Apolitical resources
- The beginnings of Open Data, article by Foundry4
- Open data, open source, open government... connecting the dots in openX, article by Aimee Whitcroft
- How open data can avoid disaster, article by Timothy Hill
- Is open data at odds with citizens' privacy? article by Shaida Badiee
‘Open data’ has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years in government.
But do you know what it actually is, and why it’s so important for public servants and policymakers?
Watch this free online workshop to learn about how open data could transform the public service. You’ll hear from experienced public servants and practitioners in the space, and find out how open data is already being used in governments around the world.
Who should join:
This workshop is for any public servant or policymaker who is interested in learning about open data — whether or not your role deals directly with data.
Interested in how Apolitical can support you and your organisation? Learn about collaborating with us.
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Speakers
Jaimie Boyd
National Digital Government Leader, Deloitte Canada
Canada
Paul Connor
Treasurer, Executive Director, and a Director on the Board of the Canadian Open Data Society
Canada
Jaimie Boyd, Deloitte Canada’s National Digital Government Leader. She works with clients to accelerate digital change in the public sector, helping governments to better serve citizens using modern technologies. She previously served as the chief digital officer for the Government of British Columbia and has held a variety of leadership roles in the Government of Canada. Recognized as one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government, Jaimie is a frequent speaker on service modernization, data-driven leadership, and the future of government.
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