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.

Sam Burton (Senior Policy Advisor, CDS) shares insights from her research on how the government can work effectively with civic technology groups.

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

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

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 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 3rd 7:00PM: Topic: Empowering Climate Action in Every Language This presentation introduces a powerful Multilingual Climate Chatbot, de

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...

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 5th 7:00PM: Topic: BDO Canada + Civictech Toronto Can Turn Policy into Code using GenAI At BenCon 2024, BDO Canada and Civictech Toront

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