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Nik_G

@SyntaxC4 how r u settling in? 7:28 PM Jun 2nd via Microsoft in reply to SyntaxC4
Love it! @fharper Montreal, we’ll help you build your app at the Windows 8 Codapalooza #webnotwar webnotwar.ca/montreal-well-… 10:55 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
@digiphile Ha! At least one :) j.mp/KDOdky But I guess not THE #OpenGov platform, just one of a few 7:20 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to digiphile
@jasonbirch That's crazy. So that's one way to piss off cities trying to use #FB as the #OpenGov Platform. Sigh. 7:15 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to jasonbirch
Facebook forces cities to rename their pages wp.me/p1nTI-p4 #opengov 6:29 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
at #DBTO #Drupal business summit - great venue, atmosphere, looks like a full house - excited! #webnotwar gold sponsor this year 10:49 AM May 29th via Twitter for Android
"Open APIs, bake #opendata into today's Govt Processes" @VivekKundra response to my question re opendata low on #govt priorities due to $ 10:02 AM May 29th via Twitter for Android
excited for #dbto #Drupal business summit #Toronto, cant wait to talk about DataPublic.org: #OpenData & #Drupal #OSS 9:59 AM May 29th via Twitter for Android
"#OpenData enables citizens to be co-creators of democracy" /via @VivekKundra #itac event 9:51 AM May 29th via Twitter for Android
reyram "We have a culture of faceless accountability" leading to billions of dollars in government spending waste - @VivekKundra 9:32 AM May 29th via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by Nik_G
One of barriers to innovation in #OpenGov space are 'NO' CIO's, whose power comes from saying NO to projects. /via @VivekKundra 9:43 AM May 29th via Microsoft
Govt: focus your IT systems on delivering customer experience /via @VivekKundra #OpenGov 9:38 AM May 29th via Microsoft
@VivekKundra #OpenGov one of 4 Top US Govt IT priorities, not only for transparency, but also key to understanding IT spending 9:33 AM May 29th via Microsoft
@VivekKundra discussing closing the gap between US Govt IT challenges & citizen req'ts #OpenGov sdrv.ms/JrSsv0 9:28 AM May 29th via Microsoft
Looking forward to @VivekKundra speaking on #OpenGov at the #ITAC luncheon 8:55 AM May 29th via Microsoft
@Open_TO @mpeers I'd love to, thanks for the invite, but unfortunately I will be away for a couple of weeks. 10:46 AM Apr 24th via TweetDeck
@JoeyColeman Could happen to anyone ;-) 7:05 AM Apr 20th via TweetDeck in reply to JoeyColeman
That's one way to make local news intersting. RT @EmmaatTheSpec: Anyone hear about the little mishap on @CHCHTV this morning?? 7:00 AM Apr 20th via TweetDeck
Hear Hear! RT @steveczajka: "@MississaugaData: We would like to welcome Peel Region into the Open Data Family. 6:59 AM Apr 20th via TweetDeck
50 Datasets, many GIS in #Peel #OpenData pilot, Very slick embed of #ESRI #ArcGIS maps - v.cool!: j.mp/PeelOD 9:34 AM Apr 19th via TweetDeck

Name Nik Garkusha
Location Ontario, Canada
Web http://webnotwar.ca
Bio Open Data & Open Source geek, technology evangelist & consultant | Founder OpenHalton.ca | Open Platforms Initiative Lead at Microsoft (webnotwar.ca)