Last night I attended the Town Hall Discussion on The Future of the Internet: Access, Openness and Inclusion. There was a hint from the moderator Marita Moll that Industry Canada as part of its Broadband Program might be releasing a map of Canadian broadband. There has been some interesting discussion in the US about access to broadband data at Off the Map and a podcast at All Points Blog. An E-Scan report has been done in Ontario on possibilities for the development of a Broadband Atlas for Ontarians. In all cases access to infrastructure data are highlighted as barriers, particularly as infrastructure has increasingly become privatized and splintered.
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Health-care professionals protest cuts to long form census
September 2, 2010 in Census, federal government, government, openmovement, policy, politics
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Special Cmtee Meeting on the Census available on CPAC
August 31, 2010 in Census, canada, federal government, policy, politics
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Comparison of Census Questions 1871-2011
August 30, 2010 in Census, federal government, policy, politics
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August 13, 2010 at 7:26 am
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Where will the map of the Canadian broadband be released and will it cover the entire Canada?