Friday, 12 August 2011

The pyschology of classification #opengov #taxonomy #EIM

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A few years after hearing him speak in Toronto, I finally got around to reading David Weinberger’s Everything is Miscellaneous . The boo...
Thursday, 23 June 2011

Can governments innovate? #govcamp grows up #opengov #opendata

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Earlier this month I attended GovCamp , a conference for open government and open data enthusiasts and practitioners. A good breadth of spe...
Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Stinky keywords at 311 Toronto

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This Toronto Star article on the spring stench of Toronto came one database away from referencing some of my work here at the City of Toron...
Monday, 16 May 2011

why classification matters in government #opengov #eim

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David Brooks explores the complexity of translating government policy into action in this thoughtful NYT article, What government does .  As...
Monday, 18 April 2011

Openness, service classification and Rob Ford's service review #opendata #opengov #TOcouncil #TOpoli

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Anyone following municipal politics in Toronto knows that there are huge pressures on next year’s municipal budget. Combined with Rob Ford’s...
Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Defining Open Government #opendata #opengov #TOpoli

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Awareness of Open Data within governments has gained considerable traction in the last few years. Arguably, Open Data has been successful pa...
Wednesday, 9 March 2011

The father of taxonomies, part 1

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Classifications and taxonomies help you anticipate where to find a particular kind of information. Imagine yourself browsing a website or lo...