The government of Canada (GOC) produces more software (aka. applications, code, computer programs, scripts…) then you might think. All the data recently published on Data.gc.ca had to come from somewhere! In-house software is often needed to collect, sort & analyse this information.
If more of the software produced in the GOC was open source software (OSS) Canadians would have a larger say in the data produced, citizens and business would be able to use the software to be more efficient in their work and the GOC would get to improve its software by receiving feedback and contributions from the public.
OSS is by no means the universal best approach but there are already great success stories in the GOC, for example: Web Experience Toolkit and METRo (EC road forecast). Even better, OSS promotes openness and accountability while providing Canadians with more opportunities to participate in government.
Open source software should be central to Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government.
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Public money, public code…
Submitted by Tait Hoyem on December 20, 2022 - 2:05 AM
Public money, public code. It's as simple as that for me.
Hello, All Canadians can…
Submitted by open-ouvert on June 23, 2022 - 6:32 PM
Hello,
All Canadians can access Open Source Code, Open Source Software, Open Standards, and Open Designs that are developed and used by federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments in Canada at the Open Resource Exchange (canada.ca).
All the best,
Sam, from the Open Government team
Public funding, public…
Submitted by Shawn Nock on June 21, 2022 - 11:26 PM
Public funding, public source code.
Hi Shawn, You can access…
Submitted by open-ouvert on June 23, 2022 - 6:30 PM
Hi Shawn,
You can access Open Source Code, Open Source Software, Open Standards, and Open Designs that are developed and used by federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments in Canada at the Open Resource Exchange (canada.ca).
All the best,
Sam, from the Open Government team
Where and how do I find…
Submitted by Jonathan Francoeur on June 11, 2022 - 3:30 AM
Where and how do I find these open source programs? I'm looking for an open source database for small business accounting and payroll.
Hi Jonathan, You can access…
Submitted by open-ouvert on June 23, 2022 - 6:29 PM
Hi Jonathan,
You can access Open Source Code, Open Source Software, Open Standards, and Open Designs that are developed and used by federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments in Canada at the Open Resource Exchange (canada.ca).
I hope this helps!
All the best,
Sam, from the Open Government team
i would love to open my…
Submitted by Alma anne Lebreton on September 22, 2021 - 6:40 PM
i would love to open my computer and it would be canadian
The pillars of open source…
Submitted by Suzi Teixeira on June 11, 2021 - 9:25 PM
The pillars of open source are transparency and collaboration. A code of software created by a team can be of lower quality than that developed by thousands of people from all over the world with different experiences in different technologies, contexts, environments, and projects.
Government of Canada should…
Submitted by Asaf Maruf on December 06, 2020 - 6:16 PM
Government of Canada should adopt a federal policy for selecting FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) for projects and giving equal opportunity similar to what US and other countries have done already. Open source creates an environment of innovation and transparency. Government of Canada should also provide incentives to create centres of excellence and businesses adopting and working in open source area.
The government of Canada …
Submitted by TBS on January 24, 2020 - 6:57 PM
The government of Canada (GOC) produces more software (aka. applications, code, computer programs, scripts…) then you might think.
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I (strangely) couldn't find…
Submitted by Dan Gowans on January 14, 2020 - 3:15 PM
I (strangely) couldn't find a link to Canada's Open Resource Exchange project on Canada's Open Government website, but it appears to be trying to address this exact issue.
https://canada-ca.github.io/ore-ero/en/index.html
N'oublions pas de bâtir sur
Submitted by Michel Mellinger on July 22, 2014 - 4:02 PM
Une évidence, je me demande
Submitted by Le Français on July 22, 2014 - 1:12 PM
I think any and all of the
Submitted by Hendrik Boom on July 22, 2014 - 4:04 AM
Yes, please. Let our
Submitted by Renoir Boulanger on July 22, 2014 - 12:57 AM
There was a "No Charge
Submitted by Jean Bernatchez on July 15, 2014 - 4:53 PM
Matthew, I especially like
Submitted by Gray O'Byrne on July 04, 2014 - 6:33 PM
This is a great idea! I would
Submitted by John Daly on July 04, 2014 - 2:07 PM
I strongly support this
Submitted by Matthew Russell on July 03, 2014 - 8:19 PM
Some great examples from
Submitted by Gray O'Byrne on July 03, 2014 - 1:28 PM
I support the suggestion, but
Submitted by Russell McOrmond on July 02, 2014 - 5:59 PM
GC should encourage, support
Submitted by Marc-Andre Morin on July 02, 2014 - 11:24 AM
These are all good ideas.
Submitted by Mike Gifford on July 01, 2014 - 6:15 PM
See how others are faring :
Submitted by Yves Moisan on July 01, 2014 - 3:04 PM
1. On the legislative side of
Submitted by Mathieu Gauthi… on June 30, 2014 - 5:56 PM
There are several simple ways
Submitted by Gray O'Byrne on June 20, 2014 - 3:49 PM
All these suggestions are
Submitted by Guy Larocque on July 21, 2014 - 5:17 PM
I agree that this is the
Submitted by Gray O'Byrne on July 25, 2014 - 6:04 PM
I have a slight quibble with
Submitted by Peter Silva on July 21, 2014 - 3:59 PM
You’re right, the Government
Submitted by open-ouvert on July 08, 2014 - 5:35 PM
Thanks so much for the
Submitted by Gray O'Byrne on July 25, 2014 - 5:59 PM
Awesome :) Thanks a lot for
Submitted by Gabriel Cossette on July 22, 2014 - 7:47 PM