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Data scientists perform last rites for 'dearly departed datasets' in 2nd Trump administration While some people last Friday dressed in Halloween costumes or handed out candy to trick-or-treaters, a group of U.S. data scientists published a list of “dearly departed” datasets that have been axed...

A group of U.S. data scientists published a list of “dearly departed” datasets that have been axed, altered or had topics scrubbed since President Donald Trump returned to the White House earlier this year
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Niagara Civic Tech Meetup | Guild Sep 15th 5:30PM: Civic tech, applying technologies to address local commmunity issues, is making a resurgence. Our local communities are bec

For anybody in the Niagara Region interested in tech and #opendata for solving problems in our community, check out the Niagara Civic Tech meet-up on Sep 15 in St. Catharines:
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As publishers of authoritative #OpenData, how can we encourage trust for #AI models using those datasets in their training? Or AI's using RAG? Manipulation and republishing of open datasets could be a risk for AI systems producing mis- or dis- informed outputs. There may be parallels w/domain certs.

GOOD25 workshop #2 Open North

#GOOD25 workshop #2 starting now! "Assessing Data Maturity in an Age of Rapidly Emerging Technologies" with Merlin Chatwin and Thomas Linder from Open North.

#GOOD25 workshops starting off with "Introducing the ODI's Open Data Maturity Model" hosted by Josh D'Addario from @odihq.bsky.social

GOOD25 May 14-15

Today's the day! #GOOD25 starts today with a full day of virtual workshops and conference tomorrow. It's still not too late to register for virtual access both days. This is going to be a GOOD one, so don't miss it!
www.go-opendata.ca/events-regis...

GOOD25 conference May 14-15

It's not too late! The #GOOD25 conference "Open Data in the Age of AI" is coming up May 14-15, but you can still attend virtually if you cannot make it in-person. This one is not to be missed!
Register here: www.go-opendata.ca/events-regis...

GOOD25 conference May 14-15

Only a few in-person spaces left for #GOOD25 !! Lots of virtual attendee spaces available, which is a great option if you can't be there in-person. Virtual attendees will have access to all workshops, presentations, and panels via Zoom. Register today: tinyurl.com/bdfk93y7

GOOD25 conference May 14-15

We are excited to welcome newly inducted @bespatialon.bsky.social 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 as a keynote speaker at the #GOOD25 conference May 14-15! You won't want to miss his presentation, titled "𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜'𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗜𝗦: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁". Register: tinyurl.com/m8v8acew

GOOD25 conference May 14-15

We are very excited to have 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘂𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 for the @ipcontario.bsky.social as keynote speaker at #GOOD25 conference. You won't want to miss this important presentation titled: "𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿". Register: tinyurl.com/m8v8acew

GO open data conference May 14-15

How can municipalities begin a fast-moving technological journey that will challenge everything we know?
Join Rob Emerson at #GOOD25 as he presents the City of Barrie's work to prepare for and embark on an #AI journey. #OpenData
Info: www.go-opendata.ca/agenda-25
Register: tinyurl.com/bdfk93y7

YouTube video by GOODtube - Go Open Data Association Videos Open Data in Age of AI Panel - GOOD25 Teaser

Meet 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮, the newest addition to the #GOOD25 speaker line up. Joining the discussion panel on "𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜", 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮 will bring a unique perspective on #AI and #OpenData. But don’t take it from us, hear it from 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗮 herself.
youtube.com/shorts/ToS6n...
Register: tinyurl.com/m8v8acew

Rel8ed Analytics

Thank you to our new Silver Sponsor, 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝟴𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀! A leading provider of commercial and unique specialty #data, leveraging the power of their global database and advanced proprietary tools to find, curate, and squeeze the best decisions out of your (+their) data. Visit them here: www.rel8ed.to

OpenGovGear

Thank you to our new Bronze Sponsor, OpenGovGear, providing end-to-end support for #OpenData portals, specializing in the deployment, customization, and hosting of #CKAN -based platforms. Thank you to OpenGovGear for supporting GO Open Data! Visit them here: opengovgear.com

GO Open Data Conference May 14-15

How mature is my #OpenData program? If you've ever asked this question, you won't want to miss the workshop "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗗𝗜'𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹" by the @odihq.bsky.social, part of the #GOOD25 conference "𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 #𝗔𝗜" May 14-15. Register today! tinyurl.com/m8v8acew

GO open data conference may 14 and 15

Calling all #OpenData professionals and enthusiasts! 3 days left to register at the members' early bird rate! The GO Open Data Conference "Open Data in the Age of AI" explores the intersection of open data and AI. We also have a very special mystery guest!
Register: tinyurl.com/bdfk93y7

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2 US Coast Guard helicopters have been hovering around #NiagaraFalls for the last 10 min. Wonder what's up?

Massive sinkhole discovered #Hwy400 just north of Line 5
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GO Open Data Conference May 14-15

The #GOOD25 conference "#OpenData in the Age of #AI" is fast-approaching! Check out the virtual workshops happening on May 14: www.go-opendata.ca/workshops-2025
Conference May 15 in-person Niagara Falls, Canada, or virtual attendee. Register: www.go-opendata.ca/events-regis...

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@weathernetwork.bsky.social ice accretion near Port Severn, ON.

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Join us May 14-15 in beautiful #NiagaraFalls, Canada at the Americana Conference Resort Spa & Waterpark for the GO Open Data Association’s annual conference! #GOOD25: Open Data in the Age of AI. Exploring the transformative role of Open Data in AI systems. Register here: tinyurl.com/3en7ap6u

‘The people who are affected are the ones that should be making decisions about how data gets used’ Ex-ODI chief Jeni Tennison tells PublicTechnology how and why she created Connected by Data to help citizens have a say in how their data is used by government and others “The question is how y...

The people who are affected are the ones that should be making decisions about how data gets used
www.publictechnology.net/2025/03/11/s...

Sounds great, really looking forward to this from Canada's own Rheostatics!

GO Open Data Partners with GoGeomatics to Drive Open Data and Geospatial Innovation Across Canada
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Open Data Day 2025 – Celebrate #opendata where you are Join the annual celebration of open data all over the world, when communities gather to reach out to new people and build new solutions using open data.

It's Open Data Day (week) March 1-7!! Check out
opendataday.org to see events near you, and to register your event celebrating #OpenData!

Winnipeggers crunch the numbers to mark International Open Data Day From March 1 to 7, people around the world are celebrating Open Data Day – which recognizes the ability to access and utilize public information to solve local issues.

From March 1 to 7, people around the world are celebrating Open Data Day – which recognizes the ability to access and utilize public information to solve local issues.
www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

Guelph prof works to save U.S. climate data before it's scrubbed from websites | CBC News A University of Guelph associate professor is working with other experts to preserve climate change data amid the U.S. government’s efforts to scrub them it from internet. While the preservation effor...

A University of Guelph professor is one of many experts working to preserve climate change data that the U.S. government is trying to scrub off the internet.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

GO Open Data Conference May 14-15

The GO Open Data Association conference, "Open Data in the Age of AI", is coming up on May 14-15. We are seeking presenters (virtual and in-person), panelists, and workshop hosts (virtual) to participate. If you're interested, please connect with us: www.go-opendata.ca/good25

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! Join us on Feb 28 from 12pm-1pm EST for a "lunch 'n learn" webinar:
"Digital Twinning Public Infrastructure: Using Linked Open Data, Federated Repositories and Machine Learning to Build Your First Digital Twin"
Registration and more info here: tinyurl.com/2h699kp6

GOOD25 Conference: Open Data in the Age of AI

DATE CHANGE! The GO Open Data annual conference will be May 14-15 in Niagara Falls, Canada. GOOD25: Open Data in the Age of AI. May 14 will be a full day of virtual workshops, and May 15 will be our annual in-person conference. For details and to register please go to: www.go-opendata.ca/good25