Event Name: Panel: Push or Pull: Liberating Government Information Event Start Time: 10:00am Event End Time: 12:00pm Organized By: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada Participant(s): Open to the public - Seating is limited - FREE Location: Canadian War Museum - Barney Danson Theatre, 1 Vimy Place (Ottawa, Ontario) Link: http://www.righttoknow.ca Details : Panel - Push or Pull: Liberating Government Information
Presented by the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, with the participation of the Canadian Access and Privacy Association (CAPA) and the Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators (CAPAPA)
Open government is directly linked to access to information and proactive disclosure. However, it extends beyond these concepts to an entirely new way of looking at how governments provide information and how citizens participate in its dissemination. Governments are examining means to develop initiatives that will make information available in electronic formats that the public can use, re-use and add value.
The purpose of this session is to respond to questions regarding how to determine what data users are seeking, how to address the concerns and risks associated with the free flow of government information and what policy frameworks must be implemented in support of open government.
This event will be webcast at www.righttoknow.ca, courtesy of Microsoft.
Facilitator: John Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada
Panelists:
Nathalie Des Rosiers, General Counsel, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Toby Mendel, Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Democracy
Kady O'Malley, Parliamentary blogger for CBC.ca's Inside Politics blog
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