Saint John is playing host this week to the Canadian Open Data Summit at the Delta. David Eaves from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government telling his story with open data working with the City of Vancouver on creating legislation for an open data portal. He says people often want to change everything but he contends changing one thing has a huge impact because it shows people what is possible. He remembers on the day it launched a slew people who called asking how they did it and it became an example of how to do it.
David Eaves from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard is the keynote speaker. #CODS16 pic.twitter.com/Xs0ERrWCE2
— CHSJ News (@chsjnews) April 28, 2016
Both Premier Gallant and Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long were on hand for a breakfast event singing the praises of open data and it’s importance for government.
A casual Premier Gallant speaks at the Canadian Open Data Summit in Saint John. pic.twitter.com/BHQxzDohwR
— CHSJ News (@chsjnews) April 28, 2016
