For immediate release
September 19, 2013
Ottawa – The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, was a key speaker today at Accelerate TO, an annual conference that brings together experts, investors, and innovators to support Canadian technology and entrepreneurship.
In his remarks, Minister Clement focused on Open Data, the Government of Canada's plans to renew its Web presence, and several new initiatives launched this year that demonstrate the Government's commitment to innovation and modernization. A few examples include:
- The Expenditure Database, a financial data portal that provides Canadians and parliamentarians with easy access to historical financial information regarding government spending;
- The new Open Data Portal, data.gc.ca, a one-stop shop for some 195,000 government datasets, ranging from border wait times and water quality indicators to information on natural health product ingredients that can be downloaded and reused free of charge;
- A new Open Government Licence that allows for unrestricted reuse of government information; and
- The ATIP Request and Buy Online pilot service, a new, convenient and cost-effective online method by which to request information.
In addition to these new tools, the Government of Canada has also established new standards that support the increasing use of social media and the development of mobile websites as a way to better communicate with and provide information to Canadians.
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