Yesterday marked a day in history for London’s Open Data Initiative. The City of London, Ontario, launched the first phase of their initiative their open data initiative to the public, making available the first set of data sets through their catalog. The City of London released a total of 22 datasets (from my count) which [...]
Yesterday was the start of Open Data London’s first hackathon. We kicked off at around 9:00 o’clock in the morning and worked until about 8:00 PM last night. Some left early, others stayed longer and some worked into the night. That being said, I would have to say that so far this hackathon has been [...]
On October 25, 2010, is the day to vote for your municipal candidates in Ontario. Some will say that voting is a joke and that they do not care. Others will tell you that it will not matter and their vote does not count. Perhaps some will say that my one vote will not make [...]
Throughout the past couple of years attending Fanshawe College as a student, there has been numerous times when the Fanshawe College has had guest speakers come and speak to the students and faculty, at least within my program. The talks and presentations have been primarily about technology, and I am assuming other topics depending on [...]
After the Mayor Candidate debate which was aired by Rogers TV on Friday, a discussion started brewing within the Blogosphere and the Twitterverse. It has become evident this year, not only to myself but others within the London community, that the Municipal Elections Act requires reform. Due to the high number of low quality, wing-nut [...]
