Media Advisory - Open Data Delivers Significant Economic and Social Value

TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2013 /CNW/ - In the lead up to Right to Know Week, the Toronto Region Board of Trade welcomes Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, and other leading Open Data experts in the field, as they discuss how Access by Design can be operationalized to achieve substantial economic payoffs.

Panelists will address:

• The positive economic impact of open government data
• Creating engagement within communities, bringing together jurisdictions, and providing tangible value (both socially and economically)
• How easy access to comprehensive government data sets can provide businesses with valuable insights
• How open data is a catalyst for innovation that can guide decisions about the development of new products and services

Who:	Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
	Ron J. McKerlie, Deputy Minister, Open Government, Ministry of Government Services
	Nancy Isozaki, Director, Corporate Information Policy and Management Services, City of Toronto
	Rob Giggey, Strategic Support Coordinator & Open Data Lead, City of Ottawa
	Stéphane Guidoin, Transportation Director, Open North
	Joe Greenwood, Program Director, MaRS Discovery District
	Dennis Brink, Executive Director, Open Data Institute of Canada
Date:	Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Schedule:	9:00 a.m. - Panel discussion begins Media availability to follow
Location:	Toronto Region Board of Trade, Downtown Centre, 4^th floor
	1 First Canadian Place (use 77 Adelaide St. W. entrance)

SOURCE: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario

Matthew Kofsky
Toronto Region Board of Trade
416-862-4558
[email protected]

Trell Huether
Office of the Information & Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
416-326-3939
[email protected]