3. Work in the open by default

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• Procuring goods and services in the open is an important part of an open environment (Open Markets - Open First Whitepaper (GC))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• When appropriate, share your development process and progress publicly (Digital Services Playbook (US))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• Document and show your work. (Plan - Digital Design Playbook (ISED))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• If you are redesigning a service document the changes and show how these changes will enhance the client experience when using the service. (Plan - Digital Design Playbook (ISED))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• document where you're getting the data for your metrics (Digital Service Standard (UK))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• set up your analytics package to collect user journey data (Digital Service Standard (UK))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• Publish metrics externally (Digital Services Playbook (US))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• make sure all stakeholders are actively involved in promoting or supporting digital delivery of the new service (Digital Service Standard (UK))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• track people moving from using the offline service to the online one (Digital Service Standard (UK))
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• Publish a Service Level Agreement for each service
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• Make an audit trail available for all transactions to ensure accountability and non repudiation
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• Establish business and IT metrics to enable business outcomes
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• Apply oversight and lifecycle management to digital investments through governance
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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• Publish information on the effectiveness and efficiency of Automated Decision Systems annually on a website or service designated by the Treasury Board of Canada.
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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  • Content source: Section 6.5.1, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)
• When requested, provide information on the achievement of the expected results of the Automated Decision System and compliance with the Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC) will be provided to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.1 Share evidence, research and decision making openly
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  • Content source: Section 6.5.2, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)

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• Work in the open and make data and source code open and reusable
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Host source code publicly in an open internet source code repository
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Use an Open Source Initiative approved licence
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Offer users a mechanism to report bugs and issues, and be responsive to these reports
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Keep track of changes to it using version control
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  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Make source code open and reusable under an appropriate open source software license
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  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Expose public data to implement Open Data and Open Information initiatives
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  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Share code publicly when appropriate, and when not, share within the Government of Canada
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  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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• Release the final results of Algorithmic Impact Assessments in an accessible format via Government of Canada websites and services designated by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat pursuant to the Directive on Open Government.
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  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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  • Content source: Section 6.1.4, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)
• Make available to the public all of the source code used for the Automated Decision Systems on the Open Resource Exchange.
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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  • Content source: Section 6.2.3, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)
• In cases where it is deemed that source code should not be disclosed, seek the approval of the Enterprise Architecture Review Board to exempt the disclosure. In these cases, the justification as to why code was not disclosed shall be published according to the process specified in the Directive on Open Government.
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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  • Content source: Section 6.2.4, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)
• Source code for systems that are classified SECRET or TOP SECRET are exempt from making it available to the public on the Open Resource Exchange.
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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  • Content source: Section 6.2.5, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)
• Ensure that all licenses required for the Automated Decision Systems are open licenses as listed in the Open Source Software Registry.
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  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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  • Content source: Section 6.2.6, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)
• Ensure that Canada maintains the right to have access to foreground intellectual property to respond to any legal challenges.
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  • Digital Standard: 3. Work in the open by default
  • Guideline: 3.2 Make all non-sensitive data, information, and new code developed in delivery of services open to the outside world for sharing and reuse under an open licence
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  • Content source: Section 6.2.7, Directive on Automated Decision-Making (draft) (GC)