Understanding Spatial Media came out this year. It was fantastic to work with the Editors Rob Kitchin and Matthew Wilson as well as all of the authors of the 22 chapters. The book provides an excellent overview of the domain, and the first chapter in particular, primarily written by Rob, situates the what Spatial Media are and critically discusses the practices and the discourse. We are moving into a new era, and I think it will be a machine/sensor/smart/autonomous/data based spatial media. Lets see!
Tag: Open Government
CODS17: Open Data Technological Citizenship & Imagined Futures
The 2017 Canadian Open Data Summit was hosted by the city of Edmonton this year. These slides were part of the closing keynote. The talk was well received and it was great to work with public officials who are struggling with trying to administer, deliver programs, be innovative and consult with the public, but who were also receptive to the idea that we need to think at a higher moral and ethical level when deploying technologies. YOu can read the full program here.
Open data, open government, transparency, evidence-informed decision making & the 2015 Election
For “What’s ‘Open’ Anyway?” Thursday, October 22, 1:30-3:30 MacOdrum Library, room 482 International Open Access Week 2015
Also see the working paper: 2015 Canadian Election Platforms: Long-Form Census, Open Data, Open Government, Transparency and Evidence Based Policy and Science
Tracey P. Lauriault 