Access by Design

Access by Design advances the view that government-held information should be made readily available to the public. When information is easily accessible, citizens may then question the actions of their governments and participate meaningfully in policy decisions. The global movement towards Open Data is one of the truest embodiments of Access by Design. It makes machine-readable data freely and proactively available by way of portals, metadata, and search tools, for use in new and unanticipated ways.

In the lead up to International Right To Know Week, please join Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian and other leading experts in the field, to learn how Open Data:

• Makes vast amounts of data held by governments available to the public — while keeping personal information private;
• Increases transparency in governments and raises levels of accountability;
• Enables evidence-based research and supports innovation by academics, researchers, the public sector and industry; and
• Is already being used effectively by municipalities in Ontario to improve service delivery.

Panelists:
Brian Beamish, Assistant Commissioner, Access (Bio)	Jury Konga, Principal, eGovFutures Group (Bio)	Dave Wallace, Chief Information Officer, University of Waterloo (Bio)
Daphne Gaby Donaldson, Executive Director, Corporate Information Management Services, City of Toronto (Bio)	Samantha Liscio, Corporate Chief Strategist, MGS (Bio)

Event Location:
One King West
1 King Street West, Grand Banking Hall
Toronto, ON, M5H 1A1
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Register at: www.bot.com/events or call 416-862-4500

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