[Advisors] FW: [CivicAccess-discuss] Canada's Action Plan on Open Government 2.0 and Open Government Portal released / Lancement du Plan d'action du Canada sur le gouvernement ouvert 2.0 et du Portail du gouvernement ouvert
michael gurstein
gurstein at gmail.com
Thu Nov 6 11:46:25 PST 2014
From: michael gurstein [mailto:gurstein at gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 11:40 AM
To: 'civicaccess discuss'
Subject: RE: [CivicAccess-discuss] Canada's Action Plan on Open Government
2.0 and Open Government Portal released / Lancement du Plan d'action du
Canada sur le gouvernement ouvert 2.0 et du Portail du gouvernement ouvert
Thanks for this James.
It is good that they have taken on board my comment/critique re: engaging
with populations particularly (at risk/with special needs) as per...
D. Open Dialogue - Consult, Engage, Empower
- New deliverable: "Conduct targeted consultations on open government themes
with key groups in Canada (e.g., youth, Aboriginal populations)."
This could provide an interesting set of opportunities to engage both with
the government and with these groups around making Open Data more useful as
a tool for social justice in the Canadian context. They unfortunately didn’t
mention the second part of my intervention which was the need for resources
to assist these groups in developing the capacity to make effective use of
Open Data for their purposes but what they have indicated is a useful start.
If anyone is interested in discussing this further please let me know.
Mike
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From: civicaccess-discuss-bounces at civicaccess.ca
[mailto:civicaccess-discuss-bounces at civicaccess.ca] On Behalf Of James
McKinney
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 10:52 AM
To: civicaccess discuss
Subject: Re: [CivicAccess-discuss] Canada's Action Plan on Open Government
2.0 and Open Government Portal released / Lancement du Plan d'action du
Canada sur le gouvernement ouvert 2.0 et du Portail du gouvernement ouvert
Here you can see what changed between the draft and the final version:
<http://bl.ocks.org/jpmckinney/raw/0a4fda35b8183fc8a73d/>
http://bl.ocks.org/jpmckinney/raw/0a4fda35b8183fc8a73d/
There are a few new deliverables especially in Open Information Core
Commitment (ATI), and a few deliverables were removed, significantly
weakening the commitments in Open Science and Mandatory Reporting on
Extractives.
Note that all the comments on the draft have gone missing!
<http://open.canada.ca/en/canadas-draft-action-plan-open-government-20>
http://open.canada.ca/en/canadas-draft-action-plan-open-government-20
Major changes in final version:
A. Open Government Foundation - Open By Default
- Added "Business value takes on a broad definition in this context,
including data and information that document the business of government,
decision making in support of programs, services and ongoing operations, as
well as departmental reporting”
- New deliverable: "Prioritizing the publication of data and information
based on public demand”
- New deliverable, in response to at least Open North's recommendation:
"Establish tools and guidance for the publication of departmental data
inventories, subject to privacy, security and confidentiality requirements.”
B. Open Data - Open Data Without Borders
1) Open Data Canada
- Clarified "Establish or identify common open data standards *that align
with existing international standards for adoption*”
- The federated open data search service is no longer a “pilot” and it now
includes municipalities.
2) Canadian Open Data Exchange (ODX)
- Now mentions civil society.
4) Open Data Core Commitment
- New deliverable: "Complete public consultations with Canadians and civil
society organizations in support of the prioritization of open data
releases.”
C. Open Information - Transparency And Accountability
1) Open Science
- Eliminated deliverable: "publish government funded scientific data"
- Eliminated deliverable: "establish a timeline for release of publication
and data"
- Eliminated deliverable: "Establish common Open Access requirements for
federally funded scientific research”
2) Mandatory Reporting on Extractives
- "Complete public consultations” becomes "Ensure stakeholder engagement”
- Eliminated wording that the data be "in formats that are easily accessible
and understandable by the public"
- Eliminated deliverable: "Provide a directory of extractives companies to
which the new legislation will apply on the federal open government portal."
3) Open Contracting
- Replace “pilot” wording with strong commitment to "Release data on all
contracts over $10,000”
- New deliverable: "Pilot the Open Contracting Data Standard – 0.3.3 on the
BuyandSell.gc.ca website for federal contracts awarded by Public Works and
Government Services Canada."
- Eliminated deliverable: "Complete interdepartmental consultations on the
harmonization of Government of Canada open contracting activities.”
4) Open Information on Budgets and Expenditures
- Added ability to “visualize” federal spending and added "Consultations
with Canadians will be completed to test and ensure the effectiveness of
this new online service.”
- Replaced "Release comprehensive open data on historical, current, and
planned government spending across departments and agencies.” with "Make all
data from charts and tables in Budget 2015 available in machine-readable
formats to facilitate analysis by citizens and parliamentarians.” (i.e. no
commitment regarding historical spending)
5) Digital Literacy
- Added "The Government of Canada will work with partners in the private
sector, civil society, and academia to ensure that federal digital skills
initiatives are aligned with non-governmental efforts being undertaken in
this domain.”
6) Open Information Core Commitment
- New deliverable: "Expansion of online ATI request-and-pay services to
additional federal departments and agencies across government”
- New deliverable: "Access to a searchable database of all completed ATI
requests, and the ability to request the released documents"
- New deliverable: "Publication of statistical information on extensions and
consultations related to access requests"
- Added: "and enable Canadians to track the status of their ATIP requests”
- Added to the “virtual library” three bullets:
- "Complete public consultations with citizens and civil society to
support development of the virtual library service."
- "Establish a government-wide system and web architecture for the release
of government information assets."
- "Standardize release procedures, formats, and metadata."
- New deliverable: "Develop and pilot a single online discovery and access
platform for federal science library services and collections."
- New deliverable: "Provide consolidated, searchable access to regulatory
information from federal departments and agencies involved in regulatory
activities.”
D. Open Dialogue - Consult, Engage, Empower
- New deliverable: "Conduct targeted consultations on open government themes
with key groups in Canada (e.g., youth, Aboriginal populations)."
--
James McKinney
Open North
+1.514.247.0223
<http://opennorth.ca/> http://opennorth.ca/
On Nov 6, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Michael Lenczner < <mailto:michael at ajah.ca>
michael at ajah.ca> wrote:
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> Date: 2014-11-06 10:30 GMT-05:00
> Subject: Canada's Action Plan on Open Government 2.0 and Open Government
Portal released / Lancement du Plan d'action du Canada sur le gouvernement
ouvert 2.0 et du Portail du gouvernement ouvert
> To: Open-Ouvert < <mailto:open-ouvert at tbs-sct.gc.ca>
open-ouvert at tbs-sct.gc.ca>
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> (Le texte français suit.)
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> Hello,
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> On behalf of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), we are
pleased to announce the release of Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government
2.0 and the Open Government Portal open.canada.ca.
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> Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2.0 confirms the Government of
Canada’s measures to enhance its commitments to transparency, accountability
and engagement with Canadians over the next two years. The Action Plan 2.0
was developed with input received from Canadians and includes commitments
such as:
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> · An Open Government Directive that will create a culture of Open
by Default in the Government of Canada;
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> · An Open Data Canada commitment to develop a federated open data
search service that provides a “no wrong door approach”;
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> · An enhanced set of tools and resources that will enable Canadians
to easily search and compare government spending across federal departments;
and
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> · Creating and launching a new government-wide consultation portal
to promote opportunities for public participation.
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> You can learn more about the Action Plan and all things Open Government at
the re-launched Open Government Portal open.canada.ca.
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> open.canada.ca is Canada’s new Open Government portal. It is more
comprehensive and inclusive of all Open Government activities, with expanded
datasets and new features including:
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> · Communities interactive spaces (organized by interest areas);
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> · Searching of all contracts >$10K awarded by the federal
government; and
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> · Open Government Across Canada, highlighting related programs and
events across geography and jurisdictions.
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> Please explore the Open Government Portal and let us know what you think.
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> Thank you for your continued interest in Open Government. We look forward
to your ongoing feedback.
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> The Open Government Secretariat, TBS
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> Bonjour,
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> Au nom du Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada (SCT), nous sommes
heureux de vous annoncer le lancement du Plan d’action du Canada pour un
gouvernement ouvert 2.0 et du Portail du gouvernement ouvert
ouvert.canada.ca.
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> Le Plan d’action du Canada pour un gouvernement ouvert 2.0 appuie les
mesures du gouvernement du Canada visant à renforcer ses engagements en
matière de transparence, de responsabilisation et de mobilisation envers les
Canadiens au cours des deux prochaines années. Le Plan d’action 2.0 a été
élaboré à l’aide des commentaires que les Canadiens ont envoyés. Il comprend
notamment les engagements suivants :
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> · une Directive sur le gouvernement ouvert qui permettra de créer
une culture d’ouverture par défaut au sein du gouvernement du Canada;
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> · un engagement envers les données ouvertes au Canada visant à
mettre au point un service de recherche de données ouvertes qui privilégiera
une approche « sans fausse route »;
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> · un ensemble d’outils et de ressources qui permettront aux
Canadiens de consulter et comparer facilement les dépenses gouvernementales
dans l’ensemble des ministères fédéraux;
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> · la création et le lancement d’un nouveau portail de consultation
pangouvernemental visant à offrir au public davantage d’occasions de
participer.
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> Pour en apprendre davantage sur le Plan d’action et sur tout ce qui se
rapporte au gouvernement ouvert, consultez le nouveau Portail du
gouvernement ouvert, à ouvert.canada.ca.
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> ouvert.canada.ca est le nouveau Portail du gouvernement ouvert du Canada.
Il est plus complet et présente toutes les activités du gouvernement ouvert,
ainsi que des jeux de données plus importants et de nouvelles
fonctionnalités, notamment :
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> · des espaces communautaires interactifs (classés par domaine
d’intérêt);
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> · un outil de recherche permettant de consulter tous les contrats
de plus de 10 000 $ que le gouvernement fédéral alloue;
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> · un gouvernement ouvert à l’échelle du pays, afin de mettre en
évidence les programmes et événements organisés dans toutes les régions
géographiques et dans l’ensemble des provinces et territoires.
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> Rendez-vous sur le Portail du gouvernement ouvert et dites-nous ce que
vous en pensez.
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> Nous vous remercions de votre intérêt continu pour le gouvernement ouvert.
Nous avons hâte de lire vos commentaires.
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