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Montréal Ouvert in the media: OpenData Public Research, University of Toronto, Open Access Week, 25/11/2011. Apps · AppsPourOttawa. How Open Data Initiatives Can Improve City Life. Major city governments across North America are looking for ways to share civic data — which normally resides behind secure firewalls — with private developers who can leverage it to serve city residents via web and mobile apps. Cities can spend on average between $20,000 and $50,000 — even as much as $100,000 — to cover the costs of opening data, but that's a small price to pay when you consider how much is needed to develop a custom application that might not be nearly as useful.
Here are a few examples of initiatives that are striving to make city governments more efficient and transparent through open data. 1. Apps4Ottawa - Ottawa, Quebec Careful to adhere to security and privacy regulations for their open data program, the City of Ottawa started sharing data in several areas: geo-spatial (roadways, parks, runways, rivers, and ward boundaries); recreation facilities; event planning; civic elections data; and transit, including schedules. 2. 3. 4. 5. More Dev Resources from Mashable:
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