CKAN Association Steering Group

The Steering Group is a key part of the CKAN Association. It is made up of key stakeholders who have committed to oversee and steer the CKAN Association going forward.

Current Members

The Steering Group is Chaired by Ashley Casovan and consists of five members:

Ashley Casovan

Canadian Government

Government of Canada Open Government Portal Lead. An engaged, passionate, and innovative public servant. Curious about how new technology has…

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Steven De Costa

Link Digital

Co-Secretary and Treasurer of Open Knowledge Australia, member of the Steering Group and Community Team Lead for the CKAN Association, a former organizer of GovHack.org and founder of DataShades.com.

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Paul Walsh

Open Knowledge

Paul is Head of Technical Product at Open Knowledge International. We are a non-profit dedicated to openness and transparency, and…

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Sebastian Moleski

Viderum

Sebastian is the CEO of Viderum, an open-data solutions provider spun out from Open Knowledge. The internationally recognized non-profit working…

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Joel Natividad

OpenGov

Director of Open Data at OpenGov Inc. Building towards #NextgenOpendata - Open Data with Open Source using Open Standards. Putting your…

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Contact

You can contact the Steering Group via email at steering-group@ckan.org.

The Steering Group members are also on the general discussion group.

Responsibilities

The Steering Group will have responsibility for:

• Overseeing finances and membership
• Overseeing activity of other groups such as the technical group
• Overseeing any administrative and legal aspects of the Association’s activities

Meetings and Communication

The Steering Group meet weekly via video conference. They use a dedicated mailing list for discussion between meetings.