News releases from Internal Services (June 2014 - May 2019) (Page 1)

More new datasets are available today, May 14, on the provincial government’s open data portal.

Twenty-eight teams spent the weekend using data from the Nova Scotia Open Data Portal to develop innovative solutions as part of the third annual open data contest, held at Dalhousie University.

The province and Dalhousie University are inviting students and entrepreneurs to participate in the third annual open data contest.

Nova Scotia’s open data portal marks its third anniversary today, Feb. 5, with the release of new datasets and a new function called Perspectives.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Internal Services Minister Patricia Arab and Deputy Minister Jeff Conrad will be available to speak with media at about 2 p.m. or, if later, immediately following the Auditor General and Privacy Review Officer’s news conference today, Jan. 15, in the Media Room, 1700 Granville St., Halifax.

New datasets are being made available through the provincial government’s open data portal today, Nov. 5.

Des mesures sont en place pour distribuer la correspondance et les chèques du gouvernement provincial en cas d'interruption de service chez Postes Canada.

Plans are in place to distribute provincial government correspondence and cheques if there is a Canada Post postal service disruption.

The annual report from Information and Access to Privacy Services for the 2017-18 fiscal year was released today, Sept. 27.

A list of documents available for public disclosure from Information Access and Privacy Services is now available online.

Due to a power outage, the GeoNova public office at 160 Willow St., Amherst, is closed today, July 11.

New information or datasets has been added to government’s open data portal. The portal provides free, easy access to a variety of government data.

Work is progressing on addressing the privacy breach of government’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) website.

The Nova Scotia Auditor General has agreed to help the province ensure that Nova Scotians personal information is protected. On April 20, the province requested audit assistance from Auditor General Michael Pickup.

Government is working with Halifax Regional Police to investigate a breach of information on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) website.

A new place for the public sector to test ideas and develop solutions opened today, March 26, in Halifax. The Public Sector Innovation Garage, a government and IBM collaborative initiative, is the first of its kind in Canada.

Seventeen teams spent the weekend building apps, models and other innovations as part of the province's second annual open data contest at Dalhousie University in Halifax.

The province and Dalhousie University are inviting youth and entrepreneurs to participate in the second annual open data contest.

Nova Scotians are continuing to use and find value in government's open data portal with downloads more than doubling over the past year.

Government recently launched procurement e-bidding, which will save time and money for suppliers interested in doing business with the Government of Nova Scotia.