Canada's information management priorities by department

Thanks to the CLA government information network for pulling out this list of Canadian government information management priorities for 2014-15 by department http://clagov.wordpress.com/2014/03/06/im-and-the-rpp-2/

Canada's opaque transparency

Interesting blogpost from Canadian open data advocate David Eaves:

Eaves, D. (2014). Canada's opaque transparency: an open data failure. eaves.ca. Retrieved March 4, 2014 from http://eaves.ca/2014/03/04/canadas-opaque-transparency-an-open-data-failure/

UK patient data

Interesting approach to opening up patient data from the UK's National Health Service (NHS).

Citizen science: the great backyard bird count

Wilkie, T. (2014). Having gone from 110 to 127 countries this year, the great backyard bird count is a growing example of self-propelled 'citizen science'. Edmonton Examiner. 
http://www.edmontonexaminer.com/2014/02/27/having-gone-from-110-to-127-countries-this-year-the-great-backyard-bird-count-is-a-growing-example-of-self-propelled-citizen-science

The phenomenon of openness

5-page magazine article by Gail Moore that introduces the open movements.

DiverCiné: film fest coming up

Possibly of interest - the DiverCiné film festival: World Cinema from La Francophonie, March 7 - 16 at the Bytown Cinema. Films from Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Haiti, Canada, Romania, Belgium, France, Cambodia and Switzerland.

CSEC gets huge funding increase; watchdogs are cut

Bronskill, J. (2014). National News Watch.  Retrieved Feb. 28, 2014 from
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/02/27/snooping-agency-gets-big-budget-increase/#.UxDPN15kIsP