Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. Today, Tariq Khokhar, an Open Data Evangelist from the World Bank, provides us with an International perspective on this conference and movement.

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events.

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. Today, we present you Hanna Niemi-Huegaerts who is the Development Manager for the Forum Virium Helsinki

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. They will also be doing interviews with a few guests!

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. They will also be doing interviews with a few guests!

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. Today, we present you Martin Szyszlican and how he is gamifying the legislative process in Argentina.

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. They will also be doing interviews with a few guests!

We look back at Season 2 of the Open Government Podcast. Our expectations, favourite moments, and what to expect for Season 3 (which will be spectacular, I might add!). We also tried something new for this episode: We recorded live in front of an audience and had people come up to the mic and share their thoughts on the podcast. Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Blair Labelle, General Manager of Technology and Innovation at the City of Guelph, talks about the Open Data positive trends he’s seeing in Open Data. Blair Labelle https://twitter.com/Blair_Labelle Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Dan Swislow, Senior Partnership Officer at the National Democratic Institute and Lead for the Open Government Partnership’s Legislative Openness Working Group, explains how Legislatures are often forgotten in the Open Government & Open Data conversation. Dan Swislow https://twitter.com/DanSwislow Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Chad Lubelsky, member of the Program Team at the McConnell Foundation, explains why it is important to integrate Open Data plays into post-secondary education. Chad Lubelsky https://twitter.com/clubelly Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Jennifer Hollett is a former journalist who holds a Master in Public Administration and developed the critically acclaimed Super PAC App at the MIT Media Lab. She is now running for office as a tech-savvy candidate and plans on using new tools to engage citizens in the political process. Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Jean-Francois Gauthier, Founder of the Institute on Digital Governance, talks about why governments at all level need a sound digital plan in order to better service their citizens. Jean-Francois Gauthier https://twitter.com/ignumerique Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Ric Marrero, Director of Marketing, Communications, and Membership for the Association of Canadian Pension Management, tells us how individuals citizens have very little input in the creation of regulations. Association of Canadian Pension Management http://www.acpm.com/ Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Lori Stewart, Founder of Awesome Calgary and member of Mayor Nenshi’s 2010 campaign team, gets us to dream big and think about the potential of Open Data. Lori Stewart https://twitter.com/lori19stewart Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Tim Bousquet, Investigative reporter, editor and publisher of the Halifax Examiner tells us why Open Data does not yet satisfy his needs to keep government accountable. Tim Bousquet https://twitter.com/Tim_Bousquet Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Howard Tam, Principal and Founder of the ThinkFresh Group, takes part in a roundtable discussion about the City of Toronto’s Web Revitalization consultation session that took place on January 29, 2015 Howard Tam https://twitter.com/htamTO Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Howard Tam, Principal and Founder of the ThinkFresh Group, takes part in a roundtable discussion about the City of Toronto’s Web Revitalization consultation session that took place on January 29, 2015 Howard Tam https://twitter.com/htamTO Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Jonathan Reichental (Part 2), CIO for the City of Palo Alto, tells us how his work as a public servant and in Open Government & Open Data has been a labour of love. Jonathan Reichental https://twitter.com/Reichental Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Jonathan Reichental (Part 1), CIO for the City of Palo Alto, tells us how an evolving culture of government innovation and “lean” methods helped them launch an Open Data Portal in only six weeks. Jonathan Reichental https://twitter.com/Reichental Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Peggy Taillon, President and CEO of the Canadian Council on Social Development and Founder of the Hera Mission, talks about obstacles to civic engagement at home and abroad. Peggy Taillon https://twitter.com/HeraMission Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Steve Scheepmaker, Information Technology Manager for the Township of Langley, talks about how their Open Data Portal has helped make their city more efficient. Steve Scheepmaker https://twitter.com/stevescheepmakr Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Gillian Vrooman, Director with the Open Data BC society, explains the reasons why Open Government & Open Data is spreading outside of the British Columbia urban bases. Gillian Vrooman https://twitter.com/gndv Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Mary Agnes Welch, Journalist with the Winnipeg Free Press, talks about how the Access to Information Act is failing Canadians. Mary Agnes Welch https://twitter.com/mawwelch Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/