Business Intelligence (BI) services company specializing in implementation of the @SAPAnalytics suite of tools & connecting-the-dots. Proud member of @ASUG365
Learning about “Open Doors & Open Data: how data can help resolve the housing crisis” at #CODS23. One of the challenges was that while people often don’t want to share data, they really don’t want to share where it doesn’t look like they’re meeting the target. #OpenData
ALT Slide with screenshot of HousingTO dashboard, showing that some of the KPIs were red (targets not being met)
Welcome to the Canadian Open Data Summit #CODS23! Doors open at 8:00am (Pacific), if you’re here in Victoria come on by, have some breakfast, and check in. Sessions start at 9am (noon Eastern)!
And now our opening keynote, The Architecture of Trust: Open and Honest Data by Steven De Costa of @link_digital. Delivering the results of a recent literature review and presenting a broader future for #opendata as the foundation for honest public engagement #CODS23
ALT Image of slide with quote: “Trust is like the air we breathe – when it’s present, nobody really notices; when it’s absent, everybody notices.” Warren Buffett
Learning that BC digital wallet has privacy protecting proofs built in. So you can prove that you’re over 19 without having to tell the bartender your full birthdate. #CODS23
ALT Photo of presentation in front of a slide reading “Benefits of Digital Trust”
ALT 2016: Opening data that are very close to the open format.
2016-2022: Opening data driven by an internal desire (unofficial).
2020: Opening data most requested by our external stakeholders.
2022-2026: Opening data is now part of Hydro-Québec's five-year strategic plan.
2023: Open data strategic plan.
2024-2026: Actively contributing to our Action Plan 2035 (energy efficiency, peak shaving and decarbonization)
[Victoria, BC] At @DeloitteCanada offices for pre-conference afternoon before the “2023 Canadian #OpenData Summit” — including session on “Beyond The Hype: How Can Local Government Act To Advance Responsible #AIgovernance” by @opennorth.
Event - opendatasummit.ca/
Our CTO & pro-bono technical-lead on the @HousingNowTO project, @mjrichardson_to is speaking at '2023 Canadian #OpenData Summit' next week in Victoria, BC - on the panel : "Open Doors & Open Data: how data can help resolve the #HousingCrisis" with colleagues from @ubcHART... 💾📲
🗨️ Seven more Sleeps before the Summit!
🧳 It’s time to pack your suitcase or grab those last-minute tickets (virtual or in-person)!
✔️ opendatasummit.ca/
As the world gets older, Africa has the youngest, fastest growing population. A look at how the looming "youthquake" is bringing seismic change, reshaping the continent and its place in the world.
nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
Isochrones 😍 ! This map shows you how far a 5h train ride will take you, departing from any city in Europe.
chronotrains-eu.vercel.app/
Inspired by Direkt Bahn Guru by @juliustens.
"Foot traffic in downtown Toronto hits pandemic high as employees return to office" - @globeandmail chart, based on data from @AvisonYoung (*daily foot traffic in a select number of large office buildings in downtown cores across North America) #DataViztheglobeandmail.com/business…
[Birmingham, UK 🇬🇧] It has been 626 days since my last in-person Conference event. Grateful to @SAPUserGroup for their #COVID status-check policy at #UKISUGConnect 2021 & the opportunity to speak twice on @SAPAnalytics customer-stories. Part of the global @ASUG365 community 🌍.