How the Citizen Developer helps solve local community problems

Toronto has a legacy of citizens volunteering their time to
contribute technology solutions for local problems. In recent
years the City has actively embraced that trend and now maintains
a huge open data portal. Aside from transit data, you can find
data about waste collection, bicycle sharing, child care, water
quality at the beach, and events across the city. One group
that's latched on to the movement to take that data and turn it
into products and services for residents is Civic Tech Toronto.
It hosts hack nights weekly, dedicated to finding solutions to
civic challenges through technology and design. 


Joining me today on Tech Insights to discuss all this is Skaidra
Puodziunas. She's the senior engagement advisor, Ontario Digital
Service and she's also a co-organizer at Civic Tech Toronto.