Topic: Crowdsorsa Katja Boutou introduces Crowdsorsa – an innovative platform that uses gamification and crowdsourcing to tackle environmental and infrastructure challenges. Through paid microtasks, citizens collect data or take action—such as mapping invasive species, assessing road conditions, or removing harmful plants—helping municipalities and organizations address pressing issues efficiently and affordably. Speaker: Katja Boutou is a […]

Attend in-person: Sandford Fleming, Room 3201 Attend online: https://link.civictech.ca/zoom 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, […]

Topic: Would data help you depute at City Council meetings? At this talk, Veronica Yeung (an employee on the City of Toronto's Open Data team) will talk about the reports that City staff write to support City Council's decision making – what are they? How do they fit into the democratic process? Where can you […]