In this world of – open – data
Open Government / Open Data / Big Data
The Embassy of Canada in Rome is organizing a one day event on July 10 to bring together key Canadian and Italian Open Government and Open Data experts to share best practices and discuss success stories and next steps.
While the event is by invite only, we encourage others to follow and join the conversation at #opendata and #openCdaIt.
The event will open with an overview of the theme, as well as a keynote on the future of Open Government and Open Data. Sessions focusing on Canadian and Italian national digital agenda priorities will follow, as will a look at the G8 Open Charter commitments, Open Cities, Big Data, and success stories in science and energy.
Speakers will include:
- James A. Fox, Ambassador of Canada to Italy
- David Eaves, Open Data expert and advisor, Canada: “The today, tomorrow and future of open data & gov” (Presentation available in English only)
- Flavia Marzano, President, Stati Generali dell’Innovazione: “Do you speak open data? L’altra faccia del prisma della trasparenza” (Presentation available in Italian only)
- Mauro Draoli, Manager Innovation Programs, Agenzia per l’Italia digitale
- Domenico Donvito, Director, Information and Communication Technology, Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT): “Open Data in Official Statistics” (Presentation available in English only)
- Gianluca Vannuccini, Manager, IT Development, City of Florence: “Open Data at the City of Florence” (Presentation available in English only)
- Luca Corsato, Open Data Expert, City of Venice: “Dall' Opengov allo Sharegov: la comunità delle Relazioni” (Presentation available in Italian only)
- Francesco Loriga, Manager, Digital Agenda, Regione Lazio
- Trish Garner, Manager, Open Data Open Gov, City of Toronto: "Open by Design" (Presentation available in English only)
- Corinne Charette, Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: "Open Data Open Government in Canada" (Presentation available in English only)
- Ilaria Capua, Head, Virology Dept, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie
- Christopher Holly, Branch Head, R&T, Resource Development Policy, Alberta Dept of energy “Open Data in the Energy Sector” (Presentation available in English only)
- Fosca Giannotti, Director, Knowledge Discovery and Delivery Laboratory (KDD), National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Pisa “Big Data and Social Mining” (Presentation available in English only)
Join the conversation! #opendata and #openCdaIt.
Canada and Open Data – in brief
The Government of Canada first launched its Open Government strategy in March 2011, and further enhanced its commitment by announcing its intention to join the Open Government Partnership in September 2011.
Most recently, in June 2013, Canada's new Open Data Portal went live, with the aim of providing Canadians with increased access to government data and information. This followed on the heels of the G8 Summit, where Canada joined other G8 countries, including Italy, in adopting an Open Data Charter.
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