Opening up Government at the City of Toronto

This talk addressed the City of Toronto’s open government initiatives, with a specific focus on open data. IMFG Graduate Fellowship winner Andrew Do investigates the benefits open data can have for stakeholders including the Toronto Public Service, non-profit organizations, app developers, as well as activists. He presents findings on the state of the City of Toronto’s open government and open data efforts based upon a survey of the literature, best practices, and key informant interviews.

SPEAKER

Andrew Do is a Masters of Public Policy student at the University of Toronto. He has previously worked at the City of Toronto in the Social Policy, Analysis and Research Section at the City of Toronto. He co-founded a policy-focused high school mentorship program called the Policy Leadership Lab to introduce high school students to solving pressing policy challenges. Andrew is the 2013-14 Graduate Fellow at the Institute for Municipal Finance and Governance.