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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>Hello folks,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>Thought the gang might be interested in the
Open Data portion of this consultation.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>If you are looking for open government data this might
be a good way to let your requirements be know.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>Perhaps someone on this list could inform the larger
OSGEO family as many OSGEO members are often requiring free and open government
data especialy of the geospatial nature.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>If anyone knows of some coordinated efforts to spread
the word I would be interested in details.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>NOTE: Deadline January 16.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>P.S I am no longer working directly with GeoConnections
but thought I would share the message. If you have questions about
GeoConnections please contact them here: <A
href="http://www.geoconnections.org/">http://www.geoconnections.org/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466515919-06012012>Cheers</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> info-geoconnections <BR><B>Sent:</B>
January 6, 2012 14:57<BR><B>To:</B> info-geoconnections<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Government of Canada: Open Government Consultation / Gouvernement du Canada:
Consultation sur le gouvernement ouvert<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN class=475141615-06012012><FONT
face=Calibri>GeoConnections would like to advise you of the following
opportunity to participate in the Government of Canada's public consultation on
Open Government.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN class=475141615-06012012><FONT size=3
face=Calibri><FONT size=3>
<P><FONT face=Calibri>GéoConnexions vous invite à participer à la consultation
publique sur le gouvernement ouvert organisée par le gouvernement du
Canada.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></P></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">
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<P class=MsoNormal><BR><BR><IMG id=_x0000_i1026 src="0C724382.gif" width=576
height=141><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><I><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(le français
suit)</SPAN></FONT></I><BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Government of Canada has
launched an on-line consultation on Open Government and is inviting all
Canadians to participate. The consultation will continue until January 16, 2012
and can be accessed from the Open Government web site at: <A
href="http://www.open.gc.ca/index-eng.asp">http://www.open.gc.ca/index-eng.asp</A>.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Launched in March
2011, the Government of Canada is pursuing Open Government through three main
streams: </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">· <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Open Data: </SPAN></B> offering Government data
in a more useful format to enable citizens, the private sector and
non-government organizations to leverage it in innovative and value-added ways.
</SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">· <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Open Information:</SPAN></B> proactively
releasing information, including information on government activities, to
Canadians on an ongoing basis. </SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">· <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Open Dialogue: </SPAN></B> giving Canadians a
stronger say in Government policies and priorities, and expanding engagement
through Web 2.0 technologies.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thank you in
advance for your interest in Open Government. Your insights will help guide the
Government of Canada’s future actions in this area. </SPAN></FONT><BR><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Note: if you are unable to access
the Open Government Consultation website, please cut and paste the link into
your browser. Also, given the high level of interest in this activity, you
may receive multiple copies of this email. </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN
class=838234619-06012012>W</SPAN>e invite you to further distribute this email
within your own network.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">***************************</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT color=#2f2f2f size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #2f2f2f; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Le gouvernement du
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> a lancé une consultation en
ligne sur le gouvernement ouvert et invite tous les Canadiens à participer. La
consultation se poursuivra jusqu'au 16 janvier 2012 et peut être consulté sur le
site web « gouvernement ouvert » à l’adresse suivante : <A
href="http://www.ouvert.gc.ca/index-fra.asp">http://www.ouvert.gc.ca/index-fra.asp</A>. <BR><BR>Lancé
en mars 2011, le gouvernement du <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> s’engage dans « gouvernement
ouvert » à travers trois courants principaux:</SPAN></FONT> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT><BR><A
href="http://www.ouvert.gc.ca/open-ouvert/data-donnees-fra.asp"><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">· <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Les données
ouvertes</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> consistent à présenter les
données gouvernementales disponibles dans un format plus utile afin que les
citoyens, les organisations du secteur privé et les organismes non
gouvernementaux puissent les utiliser de façon novatrice et
améliorée.</SPAN></FONT> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.ouvert.gc.ca/open-ouvert/information-fra.asp"><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">· <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">L'information
ouverte</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> qui consiste à divulguer de
manière proactive de l'information aux Canadiens de façon continue, notamment de
l'information sur les activités du gouvernement. Il s'agit de rendre, de manière
proactive, l'information gouvernementale plus facile à trouver et plus
accessible aux Canadiens ; et</SPAN></FONT> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.ouvert.gc.ca/open-ouvert/dialogue-fra.asp"><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">· <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Le dialogue
ouvert</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> consiste à donner aux
Canadiens plus de voix au chapitre des politiques et des priorités du
gouvernement et d'accroître leur engagement en tirant parti des technologies Web
2.0.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<P class=MsoNormal><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#2f2f2f><SPAN
style="COLOR: #2f2f2f">Merci d'avance de votre intérêt envers un « gouvernement
ouvert ». Vos idées aideront à guider le gouvernement du <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
les actions futures dans ce domaine.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Remarque: si vous
êtes incapable d'accéder au site Web, veuillez s'il vous plaît « copier et
coller » le lien dans votre navigateur. En outre, étant donné le niveau élevé
d'intérêt pour cette activité, il est possible que vous receviez plusieurs
exemplaires de ce courriel. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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