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Open Cities: Popularity lessons for municipal politicians
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| Prior to the posting the motion several of my friends wondered if the subject
| of open data, open cities and open source were niche issues, ones that
| wouldn't attract the attention or care of the media, not to mention citizens.
| I'm not sure that this is, as of yet, a mainstream issue, but there is clear,
| vocal, engaged and growing constituency - that is surprisingly broad -
| supporting it.
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http://eaves.ca/2009/05/19/open-cities-popularity-lessons-for-municipal-politicians/
Video: Open source government
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| Open source is answering the call at government agencies on all levels as
| they look for opportunities to carve out costs and improve security,
| transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Why? Open source is
| stable, trustworthy, and secure, and Red Hat solutions are being used across
| government agencies to create efficiencies, eliminate vendor lock-in, meet
| mission-critical IT demands, and improve service delivery.
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http://magazine.redhat.com/2009/05/19/video-open-source-government/
Recent:
Vancouver enters the age of the open city
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| BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Vancouver endorses the principles of:
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| * Open and Accessible Data - the City of Vancouver will freely share with
| citizens, businesses and other jurisdictions the greatest amount of data
| possible while respecting privacy and security concerns;
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| * Open Standards - the City of Vancouver will move as quickly as possible to
| adopt prevailing open standards for data, documents, maps, and other formats
| of media;
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| * Open Source Software - the City of Vancouver, when replacing existing
| software or considering new applications, will place open source software on
| an equal footing with commercial systems during procurement cycles; and
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http://eaves.ca/2009/05/14/vancouver-enters-the-age-of-the-open-city/
City of Vancouver set to back open source, open standards, open data
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| Mayor Gregor Robertson and Coun. Andrea Reimer want the City of Vancouver to
| support open-source software and open standards.
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http://www.straight.com/article-220944/city-vancouver-set-back-open-source-open-standards-open-data
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