Abstract:

Open data has become the important support of open government, an governments construction is also an important part of implementing the strategy of big data. The government of Canada’s open data is in the world leading level in the preparation, plans to deploy resources, action and impact. However, it also has some deficiencies., Drawing on rich experience deriving from the government of Canada’s open government advantages and disadvantages, the government of China who is at the start stage of open data should continue and upgrade the work of open data by toplevel designing through laws and policies, collaborating with domestic and foreign governments, social institutions and citizens, making use of ICT as effective tools, deploying and implementing detailed action plans, based on China's national conditions.

Key words: Open data, Open government, Big data, The government of Canada, The government of China, Enlightenment