Check out Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2014-16.
Idea Dialogue Phase completed – Thank you very much for all your comments and suggestions. They have helped us develop a list of proposed activities for Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2.0, which has been posted in Phase 3 of this consultation – the Activities Discussion.
To get a summary of what was said, you can refer to the Consultation Summaries section.
Suggested Ideas
While the Government of Canada (GC) is moving ahead with the idea of open data, I think the GC is missing a significant related strategy.
Great ideas but surely there are more out there! This consultation needs to be more widely publicized both within the PS (to take on some of those great Blueprint 2020 ideas) and to the public.
Mon idée est de considérer les données comme des actifs au même titre qu'une nappe de pétrole. Il y a quelques centaines d'années, le pétrole était là sous nos pieds et sans valeur. Maintenant, on se bat pour y avoir accès.
Hon. Tony Clement
President of the Treasury Board
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Ottawa, Ontario
Re: Open Government Consultations
Dear Minister Clement,
When submitting an idea there should be the option for a user to add their email address to be able to get notifications of any changes to their request.
Créer des systèmes qui permettront d’accéder aux données existantes et de les analyser plus facilement, surtout en ce qui a trait aux données du recensement et à d’autres données de Statistique Canada.
Souvent, les intervenants (organisations, bailleurs de fonds, décideurs et clients) dans le secteur sans but lucratif n’ont pas accès aux renseignements dont ils ont besoin pour prendre de meilleures décisions et pour être plus efficaces.
Open data generates excitement from people with tech skills and expertise, while most citizens are left behind. Data literacy is essential to support the use of open data.
With rising healthcare costs and spending [1], there is an urgent need for the federal government to support innovative solutions to increase care efficiency, quality of health services, and government accountability.
The federal government has released high-value datasets on fiscal transparency as part of its G8 Open Data Charter commitments [1].