[open-government] Montreal Gazette: Group calls on Montreal to join open-data movement

[Tracey P. Lauriault]

Group calls on Montreal to join open-data movement
Everything from crime stats to garbage-collection times should be available
to public, Montréal ouverte says
Read more:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Group+calls+Montreal+join+open+data+movement/3433096/story.html#ixzz0xX0pwx00

They hope to create a public campaign to mount what the founders call
> “gentle pressure” on the city to make more information public, and to make
> that information more accessible. The group says Montreal should join what’s
> called the open-data movement - a commitment by government bodies to allow
> free use of information collected using public funds, with the exception of
> any personal data.


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Tracey P. Lauriault
613-234-2805
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