Open Government Podcast

Geoff Zakaib tells us about the semantic coding known as XBRL, which is an extension of XML. This is an Open Data Standard that has many implications, for example the SEC in the U.S. has mandated that companies submit their financial reports in XBRL format. Geoff Zakaib https://twitter.com/DataForGoodYYC XBRL https://twitter.com/xbrlint Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Veronique Dryden works with the Region of Peel Open Data Portal team, and that comes with it a very unique perspective on Open Government & Open Data. Veronique Dryden https://www.linkedin.com/pub/veronique-dryden/3/899/536 Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Dan Scott, Laurentian University Systems Librarian, explains how we can provide context to data. Dan Scott https://twitter.com/denials Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Mark Diner is Alberta's Chief Advisor for Open Government and explains how overcoming public servant's fears is the answer to a more collaborative government. Mark Diner https://twitter.com/govkid Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Moncton City Councillor, Daniel Bourgeois, tells us the difference between municipal and professional politics, and how that dynamic affects Open Government. Daniel Bourgeois http://www.moncton.ca/Government/City_Council/Councillor_Daniel_Bourgeois.htm Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Mark Gayler of Microsoft Canada explains the opportunities for value-added services to raw data and how large corporations can fit into the social perspective of Open Government & Open Data. Mark Gayler https://twitter.com/magayler Microsoft Openness Team http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/openness/default.aspx Make Web Not War http://www.webnotwar.ca/ Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Keith McDonald is Toronto's Open Data lead and explains how government can become an enabler of communities. Keith McDonald https://twitter.com/keithmcdonald Open Toronto https://twitter.com/Open_TO Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Josh McDougall tells us how Bitcoin is an example of how sensitive private information can be protected the principles of "privacy by design." Josh McDougall https://twitter.com/Abstr_ct History of Bitcoin http://historyofbitcoin.org/ Schemaverse https://schemaverse.com/ Privacy by Design http://www.privacybydesign.ca/index.php/about-pbd/7-foundational-principles/ Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

This is special dispatch of the OGTpod where we are interviewing the Sherpa of the Community Knowledge Exchange Summit. How did the summit come about and what should participants should expect? Plus, Lee shares with us a few surprises he has in mind of the Summit! Lee Rose https://twitter.com/thisLeeRose CKX Summit http://live.ckx.org/ Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Manjit Basi tells us that it that people don’t care or apathetic, it is that they want to create change but feel disconnected from those they feel have the power to make change. Her work with Ottawa’s Citizen Academy is all about creating that connection. Manjit Basi https://twitter.com/manjitbasi Citizens Academy https://twitter.com/CA_Ottawa GottaGo Campaign http://ottawapublictoilets.ca/author/gottagocampaign/ Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Jacques Mailloux is CIO for Elections Canada and he shares his perspective on the importance on creating a more open and collaborative bureaucratic culture that works with the community and connects dots. Jacques Mailloux https://twitter.com/6t6qt GTEC Open Data Speed Dating http://bit.ly/110Wh9H Sameer Vasta twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush sherylscrush.com/

Bruce Chau of Make Web Not War, an Open Source project of Microsoft, tells us how important it is to bring about better marketing to Open Government and Open Data. Bruce Chau https://twitter.com/WebNotWar Make Web Not War http://www.webnotwar.ca/ Sameer Vasta https://twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro https://twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush http://sherylscrush.com/

Louisa Taylor, journalist & communications consultants, tells us about the collaborative power of hackathons and how Open Data can help drive a story, solve challenges, and bring the unusual suspects to the table. Louisa Taylor https://twitter.com/louisaINK Sameer Vasta https://twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro https://twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush http://sherylscrush.com/

Harvey Low from the City of Toronto’s Social Research & Information Management Unit talks about balancing the spirit of “Open by Default” while still protecting citizen's privacy. Toronto Social Policy Analysis & Research http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=baab186e20ee0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD Sameer Vasta https://twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro https://twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush http://sherylscrush.com/

Paul Fairie, Founder of CityBlocs.ca and Political Science instructor at the University of Calgary tells us how people care about what's in Data, but don't necessarily look at the Data itself. He suggests that visualization can be an answer to that problem. Paul Fairie https://twitter.com/paulisci CityBlocs.ca http://cityblocs.ca/ Sameer Vasta https://twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro https://twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush http://sherylscrush.com/

Bianca Wylie from the Canadian Open Data Institute explains one of the fundamental problems with Open Data: It is intimidating. Bianca tells us how we can make it less intimidating by making Open Data relevant in terms that just about anyone can understand. Bianca Wylie https://twitter.com/biancawylie Canadian Open Data Institute http://opendatainstitute.ca/ Bike Share Toronto Hackathon summary http://blog.abhinav.ca/blog/2014/08/19/hackathon-bike-share-toronto/ Sameer Vasta https://twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro https://twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush http://sherylscrush.com/

Sameer Vasta is a former public servant with the Ontario Cabinet office and employee with the World Bank. Now, he’s a communications & policy manager with the MaRS Data Catalyst and in today’s episode, Sameer describes how Open Government & Open Data can create new economies and foster social entrepreneurship. Sameer Vasta https://twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro https://twitter.com/richardpietro MaRS Data Catalyst http://www.marsdd.com/systems-change/data-catalyst/ Green Button http://greenbuttondata.ca/ Music: Sheryl's Crush http://sherylscrush.com/

"The implications of transparency" Josh McDougall - Crypto Currency Certification Consortium Director Veronique Dryden - Region of Peel Open Data Portal Harvey Low - City of Toronto Social Research & Analysis Unit For a complete listing of interviews for Season One, please check out: myeinsteinjob.blogspot.ca/2014/10/ogt-…de-list.html Music: Sheryl's Crush sherylscrush.com/

This is our inaugural episode! We plan on posting many podcasts, so think of this as our "Simpsons Season One"...there will be a few kinks here and there but the show will grow and improve as we move forward :-) Today's episode will see Richard Pietro, co-host for the OGTpod and self-proclaimed fanboy of Open Gov & Data, be interviewed by Sameer Vasta...the other co-host of the OGTpod! We will explain what the Open Government Tour was all about and the reasoning for the creation of the Open Government Podcast. Richard Pietro https://twitter.com/richardpietro Sameer Vasta https://twitter.com/vasta Open Government Tour www.opengovtour.org Open Government is the Daft Punk of Government https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9DtEUJwevo We Are Open People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8uUVBVzFo Music: Sheryl's Crush http://sherylscrush.com/

"The value of other people" Bianca Wylie - Canadian Open Data Institute Paul Fairie - Cityblocs.ca and Political Science Instructor at the University of Calgary Keith McDonald - City of Toronto Open Data Lead For a complete listing of interviews for Season One, please check out: myeinsteinjob.blogspot.ca/2014/10/ogt-…de-list.html Music: Sheryl's Crush sherylscrush.com/