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open north building trust in data for the common good skip to content main navigation services resources courses about contact search for en fr building trust in data for the common good open north is a not for profit organization dedicated to advancing the common good working alongside governments and civic minded organizations of all sizes we provide data expertise to enhance decision making drive innovation improve public and civic services and address society s most pressing challenges our work focuses on building the capacity of organizations to make better decisions about managing their data so that it is useful actionable secure and trustworthy throughout its entire lifecycle services open north offers a wide range of services designed to support your organization no matter where you are in your data journey learn more about our services team at open north we combine deep expertise in data with a multidisciplinary approach our team includes urban planners software engineers community organizers data scientists cybersecurity and it audit specialists sociologists geographers and technology lawyers bringing diverse perspectives to every project meet our team values a core set of values motivates our work and defines our process pursuing the common good learning in the open valuing relationships over transactions advocating for systems change and caring for one another read more about our values learn about our recent work featured work see all right sized data capacity assessments developing a customized approach for small and medium sized municipalities no two data capacity assessments are alike in this blog we discuss our insights from developing and conducting customized data capacity assessments for smaller and medium sized municipalities we unpack the importance of customization right sizing the tensions between objective and subjective assessments and the importance of qualitative methods read more featured work see all tools guides 27 oct 2025 artificial intelligence serving municipalities a practical guide many cities and municipalities are already using ai to improve their services between promises of efficiency and risks related to transparency algorithmic bias or cybersecurity municipal administrations struggle to make informed decisions this guide draws on the expertise of researchers in ai urban planning and public policy and offers practical recommendations read more featured work see all blog news 10 sep 2024 cybersecurity for small and medium sized organizations small and medium sized organizations face mounting cybersecurity challenges yet many lack the resources and specialized expertise to build robust defenses against evolving threats developed as part of the montréal en commun program data governance workstream this resource reflects the real experiences and needs of civic minded organizations while managing sensitive information responsibly read more our networks multi stakeholder forum on open government civil society member learn more city of montréal partner in charge of data governance project for montreal in common learn more code for all global network member learn more migrant integration in the mid 21st century bridging divides partner learn more rogers cybersecure catalyst learn more ai for the rest of us collaborator on multi year project funded by sshrc learn more international open data charter implementation working group learn more design and implementation of new governance models in the digital health age collaborator learn more numana connected health advisory committee learn more let s explore what we can achieve together contact us about us open north is a not for profit organization dedicated to advancing the common good working alongside governments and civic minded organizations of all sizes we provide data expertise to enhance decision making drive innovation optimize public and civic services and address society s most pressing challenges our work focuses on building the capacity of organizations to make better decisions about managing their data so that it is useful actionable secure and trustworthy throughout its entire lifecycle quick links services resources courses careers privacy policies contact us 4388 rue saint denis suite 200 216 montréal qc canada h2j 2l1 1 888 750 4980 info opennorth ca privacy officer merlin chatwin executive director info opennorth ca web design by field states development by foundery