G&M article - "How open data could bring the North closer to southern Canadians"
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Michael Lenczner-2 on
Jan 23, 2014; 9:45pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/G-M-article-How-open-data-could-bring-the-North-closer-to-southern-Canadians-tp6498.html
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But will the federal government provide a similar catalyst for apps that connect Canadians to the North? It could, for instance, focus the National Open Data Challenge and Appathon on using data to create apps for and about the North.
If there’s an app to track municipal buses, why not one that tracks when the next ship will arrive in Cambridge Bay? Or an app that compares food prices across Arctic communities?"
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