Civic Tech Toronto

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

Oct 29th, in-person and online: Civic Hacknight #467: Automatic TTC detour detection with Transit, with Emily Gates from Transit. #civictech guild.host/events/civic-h…

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 guild.host/events/civic-h…

"AI reduces people's motivation to share works openly." - What do you think? Join our Alignment Assembly on #AI & the Commons to vote on statements like this one and add your own. Register here 👉 openfuture.eu/blog/alignment… #DigitalCommons #genAI

Look at this beautiful hand-drawn poster made by the @codeforjapan team! We're thrilled to join Code for Japan🇯🇵 2023 w/ other g0vers, sharing our experience of how #vTaiwan bridges different stakeholders together & provides a democratic input for @OpenAI. youtu.be/xr3_FoU5oDY

Join us for Civic Hacknight # 421 tomorrow at 7 PM, both in person and online. Marco Palermo, Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the City of Toronto, will be joining us for a discussion about how technology shapes City Hall's operations. meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

Tonight! Civic Hacknight #420- Civic Tech Toronto's values and governance. This week we're turning the spotlight on ourselves! Come and learn all about this community. This is a great event for newcomers and alumni alike so RSVP now: meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

TONIGHT! Civic hacknight #419 - Mapping Toronto’s bicycle parking needs. BikeSpace is a crowdsourced web app where cyclists can anonymously report bicycle parking issues across Toronto. RSVP: meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

Don't miss our final #Housing Hacknight on Nov 7, 7pm. Hear from the City of Toronto's Service Design & Delivery team, collaborating with the Housing Secretariat on innovative digital and analog initiatives. Join us in person or virtually. RSVP: meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

If you're curious about the intersection of #technology and #housing in Canada's largest city, we hope you'll join us! All our hacknights are 100% free and hybrid, so you can join us in person or virtually. See you soon! meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

On Oct. 31, we'll be joined by @maywarren11 from the @TorontoStar. She'll share more about how she uses data to cover housing in the city. meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

🏠 Starting tomorrow (Oct. 10), we're kicking off a month of themed hacknights on #housing. 🏠 It's one of the most pressing issues in Toronto, and we're inviting technologists, advocates, journalists and public servants to share their perspectives. meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

🗺️ Data and maps are a big part of many #civictech projects. 🗺️ Come to our hacknight tomorrow (Oct. 3 at 7pm ET) to meet the team at @felt. They'll share examples of how community groups are using their online mapping tool. meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

Our September hacknights are full of real examples of #civictech, from small (but mighty) transit apps to one of the largest government websites in Canada. All our events are 100% free and fully hybrid, so you can participate virtually or IRL. RSVP ⬇️ meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

How good is @cityoftoronto open data? On Aug 29th @Open_TO will present on improvements to its Data Quality Scoring algorithm and interface. Join us in-person or online: meetup.com/civic-tech-tor…

TOMORROW at 7pm ET: Learn how a pair of citizen scientists are collecting and sharing data about water quality at beaches across Toronto -- and around the world! RSVP: meetup.com/civic-tech-tor… Learn more: openwaterdata.com