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Add commentsGuest blog by Josh Thompson, BC b-sides
In government we end up collecting a lot of data. These vast spreads of information give us a traceable history of the province and help us develop policies and informed business decisions – but why stop there? Since July 2011, the Province of B.C. has made over 3,000 of these datasets freely and easily accessible to citizens – a first in Canada. So how does this data get used?
Add commentsGuest post by Josh Thompson, BC b-sides
In government we end up collecting a lot of data. These vast spreads of information give us a traceable history of the province and help us develop policies and informed business decisions – but why stop there? Since July 2011, B.C. has made more than 3,000 of these datasets freely and easily accessible to citizens – a first in Canada. So how does this data get used?
Add commentsGuest post by Josh Thompson, BC b-sides
In government we end up collecting a lot of data. These vast spreads of information give us a traceable history of the province and help us develop policies and informed business decisions – but why stop there? Since July 2011, B.C. has made more than 3,000 of these datasets freely and easily accessible to citizens – a first in Canada. So how does this data get used?
Guest blog by Stephanie Hazlitt on behalf of the Environmental Reporting BC team
People often cite how the social web has transformed how we share information. The days when the printing presses were owned by a handful of organizations that shaped the stories of the day are over. The social web makes it easier for anyone to join the conversation and share their ideas.
