Open Cities

Toronto-based initiative

URL = http://opencities.ca/

Description

"Inspired by open source software, people around the world are embracing open business, culture and education. Open Cities are places that accelerate this process, encouraging investment, implementing policies, creating spaces and holding events that encourage all that is ‘open’. These cities thrive economically while at the same time producing a new generation of artists, teachers and inventors who understand the power of openness and collaboration. They are hubs in the global growth of open societies and economies" (http://www.readingt.readingcities.com/index.php/toronto/comments/open_cities_toronto_2007/)