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Matt Elliott: Yes, tech can be a force for good. Meet the people hacking Toronto for the better The volunteers who created the Civic Dashboard and BikeSpace apps this weekend mark their 10th anniversary of brainstorming and tech development with a two-day event called Civic Spark.

My @thestar.com column this week: Civic Tech in Toronto turns ten!

A look at some of the people getting together each week to hack away at our problems via @civictechto.bsky.social — and what City Hall could be doing to support their work.

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Civic Spark is built by us — the civic tech community.

Join us Aug 16–17 for a volunteer-led gathering shaping the future of public life.

Full story → civictech.ca/announcements/civic-spark
Tickets → civic-spark.com

I'm looking forward to this presentation on June 10th by @andreamills.bsky.social and @brewster.kahle.org on Democracy's Library Canada!

This Tuesday!

Sam Burton, Senior Policy Advisor at the Canadian Digital Service, talks about her recently released report into collaborations between Canadian governments and civic tech volunteers.

March 4, 7pm: in person and online

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#civictech #GCDigital #GCNumérique

New research report from the brilliant Sam Burton at CDS! 🎉 “How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?” digital.canada.ca/2025/01/23/h... #civictech

1RG Incubator The 1RG incubator is a 12-week mentorship program for individuals who are developing projects at the intersection of technology and community impact.

🚀 Announcing the 1RG Incubator: A 12-week program for community-minded technologists. No equity, no fees—just mentorship, community, and space to build.

Building a better Toronto through tech starts locally 🌱

Apply by Feb 15 ✨ incubator.1rg.space

#toronto #civictech

🚀 New year, new Youtube uploads of Canadian parliamentary proceedings!

Jan 7th 7pm, in person and online – Matt Malone introduces HansardTube, to automatically upload Canadian parliamentary videos to YouTube, so people can use its language and accessibility features.

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Civic Hacknight #475: Introducing HansardTube Topic: Introducing HansardTube Matt Malone will introduce the HansardTube project, aiming to automatically upload Canadian parliamentary videos to YouTube, so people can make use of its built-in language and accessibility features. Speaker: Matt Malone is Assistant Professor and Director of the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, uOttawa Faculty of Law. Agenda: 7:00-7:20 Welcome and Introductions 7:20-7:50 Presentation and Q\&A/discussion 7:50-9:00 Breakout groups Code of Conduct: https://civictech.ca/about-us Check in with us on the Civic Tech Toronto Slack: https://link.civictech.ca/chat About Us: Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it! For more info: https://civictech.ca

🚀 Jan 7th at 7PM: Civic Hacknight #475: Introducing HansardTube

Check it out 👉 https://guild.host/e/isml0l

Civic Hacknight #474: The evolution of retail business: Bloor Street between Spadina and Christie | Guild Dec 17th 7:00PM: Topic: The evolution of retail business: Bloor Street between Spadina and Christie For the past 30 years, Prof. Martin J.

Dec 17th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #474: The evolution of retail business: Bloor Street between Spadina and Christie with Martin J. Osborne. #civictech

Civic Hacknight #473: Noise Cameras: New Tech to Solve an Old Problem | Guild Dec 10th 7:00PM: Topic: Noise Cameras: New Tech to Solve an Old Problem Are you tired of the loud vehicles on our streets? Many are! Join u

Dec 10th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #473: Noise Cameras: New Tech to Solve an Old Problem with Reuben Peckham from SoundVue.com. #civictech

Civic Hacknight #472: Empowering Climate Action in Every Language | Guild Dec 3rd 7:00PM: Topic: Empowering Climate Action in Every Language This presentation introduces a powerful Multilingual Climate Chatbot, de

Dec 3rd, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #472: Empowering Climate Action in Every Language, with Helena Yu, Luis Ticas and Maryam Tavakoli. #civictech

Nov 26th, in-person and online. Civic Hacknight #471: Crowdsourcing care: Solving healthcare service gaps with open data and civic tech, with Sidra Mahmood. #civictech guild.host/events/civic...

Response to Bill 212: Why We Need to Rethink Bike Lanes and Embrace Multi-Modal Solutions In Ontario, we are facing an increasingly complex transportation challenge. 80-90% of personal trips in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) are made by single-occupant vehicles, and transport...

#ICYMI To say The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) is against Bill212 would be an understatement

Limiting bike lane installation and removing environmental assessment processes for major highway projects does nothing to reduce gridlock. ospe.on.ca/advocacy/res...

“OPPI does not support the removal of bike-lanes in the City of Toronto or in any other municipal jurisdiction within the province of Ontario.” ontarioplanners.ca/inspiring-kn...

Civic Hacknight #470: Canada's National Action Plan on Open Government | Guild Nov 19th 7:00PM: Topic: NAP Time! An opportunity to provide input into the commitments of Canada's 2025-29 National Action Plan (NAP) on Op

Nov 19th, in-person and online. Civic Hacknight #470: Canada's National Action Plan on Open Government, with Cara Scarfone. #civictech

Tomorrow, Nov 12th, in-person and online! A report-back from the Design and Tech hackathon: Addictive Technologies; with Hannah Rosen. #civictech guild.host/events/civic...

Civic Hacknight #468: BDO Canada + Civictech Toronto Can Turn Policy into Code using GenAI | Guild Nov 5th 7:00PM: Topic: BDO Canada + Civictech Toronto Can Turn Policy into Code using GenAI At BenCon 2024, BDO Canada and Civictech Toront

Nov 5th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #468: Turning Policy into Code using GenAI, with Alex Chen and (David) Yuan XU. #civictech

Civic Hacknight #466: Building VoteInformer | Guild Oct 22nd 7:00PM: Topic: Building VoteInformer: Empowering Civic Engagement & Shaping an Informed Electorate We will talk a little bit about

Oct 22nd, in-person and online! Civic hacknight #466: Building VoteInformer: Empowering Civic Engagement & Shaping an Informed Electorate, with Blair Ellis and Michael Traynor from Baye Labs. #civictech https://buff.ly/3Y9j4iy