Enhance online infrastructure to enable departments to release their data and information (actions underway) Having reliable infrastructure in place to ensure the maximum release of government data and information ultimately results in: • a platform for Canadians that enables access to open government data and information • the opportunity to meaningfully engage on related issues The long-term goals of these activities are to deliver value to Canadians through open information and data that: • fosters greater citizen participation in government • promotes innovation • creates economic opportunities Canada’s Open Data Exchange (ODX) is an organization that helps Canadian companies make use of open data. TBS will work with the ODX to deepen insight into the commercial open data landscape and to understand what challenges need to be overcome in order to make Canadian open data companies more competitive.