Group calls on Montreal to join open-data movement

Group calls on Montreal to join open-data movement

Everything from crime stats to garbage-collection times should be available to public, Montréal ouverte says

By Jason Magder, The Gazette August 23, 2010 MONTREAL

- A group of citizens is pushing Montreal to join a worldwide movement to make its information accessible to all citizens.

The group, Montréal ouvert, was started by Michael Lenczner, co-founder of Île sans fil, a free wireless service, and three other Montreal entrepreneurs: Jean-Noé Landry, Sébastien Pierre and Jonathan Brun.

They hope to create a public campaign to mount what the founders call “gentle pressure” on the city to make more information public, and to make that information more accessible. The group says Montreal should join what’s called the open-data movement - a commitment by government bodies to allow free use of information collected using public funds, with the exception of any personal data.

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