Data governance and digital strategy for the common good

Open North is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the common good. We work alongside governments, civic-focused organizations, and mission-aligned businesses to create and implement practical solutions through transformative digital strategies and data governance frameworks.

Our Areas of Expertise

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Data Governance

Organizations make decisions about data every day. Whether it’s collecting, managing, sharing, or using data, these decisions help organizations to realize value from data but also come with risks.

We work to create data governance frameworks that ensure all stakeholders benefit from the value created, risks are understood and mitigated wherever possible, and data is used intentionally for the common good.

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Digital Strategy

Data and digital technologies bring both opportunities and challenges that have significant societal implications.

We work to create and implement forward-thinking digital strategies that mitigate risk and advance the common good, focusing on fundamental topics like procurement and emerging issues like artificial intelligence ethics.

Team

Open North is a diverse group of analysts, researchers, operational planners, and more. Our wide-ranging expertise helps us define opportunities for data governance and digital strategy to advance the common good.

Values

From learning in the open to activating systems change, our team has established a clear set of values that motivate our work and define our process.

Learn about our recent work

Our Networks

  • Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government
    Civil Society Member
  • Comité directeur du Défi des villes intelligentes
    Ville de Montréal
    Partner in charge of data governance project for Montreal in Common
  • Code for All Global Network
    Member
  • Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides
    Partner
  • Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst
    2023-24 Fellowship Program
  • SSHRC logo
    AI for the Rest of Us
    Collaborator on multi-year project funded by SSHRC
  • Implementation Working Group
    International Open Data Charter
    Implementation Working Group
  • Design and implementation of new governance models in the digital health age
    Collaborator
  • Comité aviseur sur la Santé connectée et vieillissement
    Numana
    Connected Health Advisory Committee
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