January 30, 2015 – Halifax
Today, Treasury Board President Tony Clement visited the vibrant open data community of Halifax to showcase the social and economic benefits of CODE 2015. Coinciding with International Open Data Day, Canada is inviting its entrepreneurial communities to come together from February 20 to 22 for the second Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) appathon, which last year saw over 900 participants.
The CODE appathon will challenge teams to mash up federal data, readily available on the Government of Canada’s Open Government Portal (open.canada.ca), as well as data from other levels of government. The goal is to creatively repurpose government data and put it back into the hands of Canadians in a more user-friendly “app” form. The top 15 teams from all regions of Canada will be invited to Toronto to pitch their apps before a live judging panel on March 6. The winners will be announced at the CODE 2015 Grand Finale on March 26.
Alongside Minister Clement, private sector open data experts, academics, and representatives of the province and of the municipality were present at the event. Students and entrepreneurs were invited to learn how CODE 2015 will inspire Canadians to use open data to build a better world. Dalhousie University hosted many esteemed speakers for the Halifax road show stop, including several inspiring students who shared stories about their open data research.
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