City of Brampton wins two awards for advances in Information Technology

BRAMPTON, ON – The City of Brampton continues to build a future ready city. It has recently received
two awards for its advances in information technology: Excellence in Municipal Systems Award and
Open Data Rising Star Award.
The award for Excellence in Municipal Systems from Municipal Information Systems Association
(MISA) Ontario presented in Windsor, on June 5, 2017 was for the City’s Hybrid Identity Management
system – an online solution for creating a personalized user experience for Brampton residents using
the online services available on www.brampton.ca. The new system allows citizens to utilize their
existing social media identities, as well as to create a single Brampton Digital Identity to access the
multiple online services provided by the City.
The Open Data Rising Star award was presented at the Canadian Open Data Summit in Edmonton on
June 13, 2017 for the City of Brampton’s GeoHub Platform, a new comprehensive open data portal.
The GeoHub allows users to explore, visualize, analyze, filter and use different open datasets before
they use/download them. Data in the GeoHub is tightly integrated with other City systems, ensuring that
the accuracy, quality and currency are kept to a very high standard. Visit http://geohub.ca to explore the
site. Apart from providing datasets, the GeoHub features interactive stories, web applications and
maps.
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“In building a future ready city, we are committed to excellence in government services. With the
GeoHub, we are not only providing transparency in service, it is also our aim to foster innovation and
transformation in how we interact with our citizens. Through the GeoHub stories and mapping features,
our residents can get a better understanding of their community and its surroundings.”
– Joseph Pittari, Acting Chief Information Officer and Commissioner of Corporate Services