In the news is a report that emergency wait times for Calgary and Edmonton hospitals will be online.
Link to wait times is:
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/5326.asp
I see some data huggers think this is a bad idea but I think it has value. What I would like to see is an open format with an open data license. Unfortunately this is not the case.
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It seems getting organizations to think "open and transparent" will take time.
... gerry tychon
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