Dispatch - #IODC15 - Opening Local Governments in Helsinki

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. Today, Tariq Khokhar, an Open Data Evangelist from the World Bank, provides us with an International perspective on this conference and movement.

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events.

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. Today, we present you Hanna Niemi-Huegaerts who is the Development Manager for the Forum Virium Helsinki

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. They will also be doing interviews with a few guests!

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. They will also be doing interviews with a few guests!

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and International Open Data Conference sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. Today, we present you Martin Szyszlican and how he is gamifying the legislative process in Argentina.

Sameer Vasta and Richard Pietro are at the Canadian Open Data Summit and sharing their perspectives on the speakers, sessions, and events. They will also be doing interviews with a few guests!

We look back at Season 2 of the Open Government Podcast. Our expectations, favourite moments, and what to expect for Season 3 (which will be spectacular, I might add!). We also tried something new for this episode: We recorded live in front of an audience and had people come up to the mic and share their thoughts on the podcast. Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Blair Labelle, General Manager of Technology and Innovation at the City of Guelph, talks about the Open Data positive trends he’s seeing in Open Data. Blair Labelle https://twitter.com/Blair_Labelle Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/

Chad Lubelsky, member of the Program Team at the McConnell Foundation, explains why it is important to integrate Open Data plays into post-secondary education. Chad Lubelsky https://twitter.com/clubelly Sameer Vasta www.twitter.com/vasta Richard Pietro www.twitter.com/richardpietro Music: Sheryl's Crush www.sherylscrush.com/