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Open Access
The Future of Open Data
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Edited by:
Pamela Robinson
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With contributions by:
Tenille Brown
, Haewon Chung , Sarah Greene , Peter Johnson , Elizabeth Judge , Tracey Lauriault , Ian Parfitt , Fernando Perini , Claus Rinner , Renee Sieber , Christine Varga and Lisa Ward Mather
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2022
About this book
Governments have committed to open data at a time when the digital economy is transforming the value of data. Technology also expands the nature and volume of data collected by governments, altering the significance of open government data and rendering its practice more complex. In this evolving context, this book explores the future of open data.
This book is addressed to a mixed audience that includes academics, public policymakers, and civil society actors. It could be used in courses related to Public Policy, Government Information, Open Data, and Law and Technology.
Author / Editor information
Pamela Robinson (Editor)
Pamela Robinson (MCIP RPP) is Professor and Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada). Throughout her career as a planner, her research and practice have focused on complex, emergent challenges that Canadian communities face. Her current research focuses on the question: who is planning the Canadian smart city? Pamela writes for Spacing.ca about sustainability, technology, and civic engagement in Canadian cities. Robinson was a member of Waterfront Toronto’s Digital Strategy Advisory Panel and an inaugural member of the Multi-Stakeholder Forum for the Government of Canada’s Open Government Partnership work. She is an Advisor on the Toronto Public Library’s Innovation Council.
Teresa Scassa (Editor)
Teresa Scassa is the Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. She is the author or co-author of several books, including Digital Commerce in Canada (LexisNexis, 2020), Canadian Trademark Law (2nd edition, LexisNexis, 2015), and Law Beyond Borders (Irwin Law, 2014). She is co-editor of Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada (LexisNexis, 2021) and Law and the Sharing Economy (University of Ottawa Press, 2018). She is a member of the Canadian Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence and of the Geothink research partnership. She has written widely in the areas of intellectual property law, law and technology, and privacy.
Pamela Robinson (MCIP RPP) is Professor and Director of the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada). Throughout her career as a planner, her research and practice have focused on complex, emergent challenges that Canadian communities face. Her current research focuses on the question: who is planning the Canadian smart city? Pamela writes for Spacing.ca about sustainability, technology, and civic engagement in Canadian cities. Robinson was a member of Waterfront Toronto’s Digital Strategy Advisory Panel and an inaugural member of the Multi-Stakeholder Forum for the Government of Canada’s Open Government Partnership work. She is an Advisor on the Toronto Public Library’s Innovation Council.
Teresa Scassa (Editor)
Teresa Scassa is the Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. She is the author or co-author of several books, including Digital Commerce in Canada (LexisNexis, 2020), Canadian Trademark Law (2nd edition, LexisNexis, 2015), and Law Beyond Borders (Irwin Law, 2014). She is co-editor of Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada (LexisNexis, 2021) and Law and the Sharing Economy (University of Ottawa Press, 2018). She is a member of the Canadian Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence and of the Geothink research partnership. She has written widely in the areas of intellectual property law, law and technology, and privacy.
Reviews
“[…] Robinson and Scassa say that this book critically unpacks the (all too-common) hype surrounding open data. Instead of viewing open data as an unproblematic panacea to address problems of corporate power, innovation gaps, and lagging government services, the book critically lays out the assumptions underlying open data, such as assumed data quality and accessibility, data security and equitable access.”
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Publishing information
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eBook published on:
May 24, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9780776629759
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260
eBook ISBN:
9780776629759
Keywords for this book
Data economy; Data governance; Data society; Données ouvertes; Économie de données; Geoweb; Géoweb; Gestion des données; Open data; Société de données
Audience(s) for this book
Professional and scholarly;
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BY-NC-ND 4.0