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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. This forward-looking text examines future directions for open government data This book grounds its discussion of the future of open data in the evolution of the phenomenon. Open data is problematized based upon the changing nature of government data and the shifting role of the private sector. Meaningful reflections on the open data ecosystem in Canada and beyond by leading Canadian open data researchers across disciplines. The future of open data is approached from diverse disciplinary perspectives.
Pamela Robinson (Editor)

Pamela Robinson (MCIP RPP) est professeure et directrice de l'École de planification urbaine et régionale de l'Université Ryerson (Toronto). Durant sa carrière de planificatrice, elle a mené des recherches et des travaux sur les défis complexes et émergents auxquelles sont confrontées les communautés canadiennes. Ses travaux actuels sont centrés sur la question : « qui planifie la ville intelligente canadienne ? » Pamela écrit pour Spacing.ca à propos de la durabilité, de la technologie et de l'engagement civique dans les villes canadiennes. Elle a été membre du comité consultatif de stratégie numérique du front d'eau à Toronto et un membre fondateur du forum multi-intervenants pour le Partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert (PGO) du Gouvernement du Canada. Elle est consultante au conseil d'innovation de la Bibliothèque publique de Toronto.

Teresa Scassa (Editor)

Teresa Scassa est détentrice de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en politiques et droit de l'information à la Faculté de droit de l'Université d'Ottawa. Elle est auteure et co-auteure de plusieurs ouvrages, dont Digital Commerce in Canada (LexisNexis, 2020), Canadian Trademark Law (2e édition, LexisNexis, 2015) et Law Beyond Borders (Irwin Law, 2014). Elle est co-éditrice d'Artificial Intelligence and the Law in Canada (LexisNexis, 2021) et de Law and the Sharing Economy (Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, 2018). Elle est membre du Conseil consultatif en matière d'intelligence artificielle du Canada et du partenariat de recherche Geothink.

Elle a de nombreuses publications à son actif dans les domaines du droit de la propriété intellectuelle, du droit et de la technologie, et de la protection de la vie privée.

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,

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