On 10 April
2014 Dr Jo Bates appeared
by video conference before the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on
Government Operations and Estimates as an invited international expert to
present and answer questions for their study on Open Data practices.
She was joined by three
other panellists: Richard Stirling, International Director of the UK's Open
Data Institute; Barbara Ubaldi, an expert from the OECD;
and Lyne Da Sylva, Associate
Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Université de Montréal.
Jo presented on how Canada's Open
Government Data initiative compares to other countries, and discussed the types
of value that could be generated from opening up government data.
During the questions session of
the conference issues which were discussed included the relationship between
open data, democracy and social inclusion; the economic value of Open
Government Data and some of the risks around some types of commercial re-use;
where the drivers for opening government data do and should come from; how open
government data might impact upon the behaviour of public bodies in their data
collection practices; privacy issues around the opening of public data; and,
the benefits of Open Government Data for developing economies.
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