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History Toronto Open Data website was launched at the Toronto Innovation Showcase forum on November 2, 2009.[3] To meet the demand and expectations, and to increase the accessibility,[4] the new Open Data Portal was launched in May 2018.[5] During the migration process, the former portal was still recommended until all datasets were ready on the new portal.[4] On February 25, 2019, Open Data Toronto announced the movement had been completed.[6] Key features of the new Open Data Portal include enhanced accessibility, dataset previews, developer APIs for all open datasets, visualizations, and more.[4]

Datasets As of March 2016, data provided in the City of Toronto's open data catalogue, includes over 200 data sets such as Festivals and Events, Licensed Child Care Centers, Priority Investment Neighbourhoods, Wellbeing Neighbourhood index and transportation data.[7] The former Open Data Portal stopped being updated on January 15, 2018, with 292 datasets.[8] As of March 2019, 295 datasets are available on the new Open Data Portal, and the portal is being updated continuously.[9]

Issues In addition, open government advocate Bianca Wylie urged the City of Toronto to take open data as a priority and build a professional team as well as IT strategies. [11] Other challenges in Toronto Open Data including a lack of staff's support, and stakeholders' opposition.[12] '''This paragraph is a bit problematic because it sounds more opinion based rather than factual. I would remove the first sentence and keep the second sentence.'''

Open data master program Toronto's City Council approved Toronto's Open Data Master Plan on January 2018.(provide a citation!) The plan provides a direction for Toronto's Open Data activities until 2022 and helps the city to take a lead on open data. "Co-develop with the public; release datasets that help solve civic issues; explore opportunities to improve City efficiency, and embrace inclusivity" were consistent throughout the plan design.[13] The International Open Data Charter (ODC) guides the Open Data Master Program in four aspects: Foundation (data's accessibility, and quality); Integration (government, resource, team and public); Connection (market, talent, and other communities); and Activation (data use and open data awareness).[14]

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