Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> 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/
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> 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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Sorry Roy. I posted the same story below before I checked to see if it had
already been noticed. Nice to see Vancouver moving in this direction. I
wish I could say the same for Victoria (BC).
Cheers,
Attila
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