Burlington ranked in Top 10 of North America’s Most Open Cities
April 12, 2021— The City of Burlington climbed five spots from 2019, to rank 9th on North America’s Most Open Cities Index for 2020, published by Public Sector Digest (PSD).
The Open Cities Index was launched by PSD in 2015 as Canada’s first study to benchmark municipal open data initiatives across the country and has since expanded to include organizations from across North America. The Index provides a way for local governments to measure the maturity and performance of their open data programs and offers insight on how they can improve.
A total of 41 organizations participated in the 2020 edition of the Open Cities Index, with 18 Canadian cities and municipalities represented in the Top 20.
The Open Cities Index measures the readiness, implementation, and impact of the participating cities’ open data initiatives. A new dataset category was added for 2020, specifically to gather data on how municipalities have adapted to share COVID-19-related data with their community and external organizations.
