Hybrid meeting. Location: Ackermann Room, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Register to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Hybrid meeting. Location: Ackermann Room, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Register to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Roll Call
1. Roll call and introductions
1. Roll call and introductions
Announcements
1. Meeting-platform transition First Open Data Review Board meeting using Microsoft Teams webinar and the City's OneMeeting agenda and meeting-management system.
1. Meeting-platform transition First Open Data Review Board meeting using Microsoft Teams webinar and the City's OneMeeting agenda and meeting-management system.
Meeting Minutes Review
Administrative Items
Public Hearings
General Business
1. Open Data public workshop update Review attendance and feedback from the July 21 "Vibe Coding Cambridge Open Data" public workshop, which had 60 attendees. Discuss lessons from the first offering and possible future workshops. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24bvJ5z2cg Workshop materials: https://cambridgeitd.github.io/opendata-workshops/2026/2026-07-21-Vibe-Coding-Workshop/
2. Strategic Plan metrics dashboard update and Board discussion Review the current internal dashboard and concerns that it emphasizes Strategic Plan Priority 1 more heavily than the other priorities. Discuss what a balanced public dashboard should communicate across the 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. Discuss departmental outreach and other preparation before a public release.
3. Privacy and municipal open data Discuss privacy risks relevant to publishing municipal data, including re-identification and the changing technical and policy landscape. Staff presentation on an initial scan of peer-city practices, with particular attention to Seattle's privacy program, privacy review of open datasets, open data policy, and public data portal. Board discussion of practices that may be realistic and appropriate for Cambridge and identification of questions and priorities for additional research. No final privacy-policy action is anticipated at this meeting. Seattle privacy and data program: https://www.seattle.gov/digital/privacy-data-and-security Seattle Open Data Program: https://www.seattle.gov/tech/reports-and-data/open-data/about-the-open-data-program
1. Open Data public workshop update Review attendance and feedback from the July 21 "Vibe Coding Cambridge Open Data" public workshop, which had 60 attendees. Discuss lessons from the first offering and possible future workshops. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24bvJ5z2cg Workshop materials: https://cambridgeitd.github.io/opendata-workshops/2026/2026-07-21-Vibe-Coding-Workshop/
2. Strategic Plan metrics dashboard update and Board discussion Review the current internal dashboard and concerns that it emphasizes Strategic Plan Priority 1 more heavily than the other priorities. Discuss what a balanced public dashboard should communicate across the 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. Discuss departmental outreach and other preparation before a public release.
3. Privacy and municipal open data Discuss privacy risks relevant to publishing municipal data, including re-identification and the changing technical and policy landscape. Staff presentation on an initial scan of peer-city practices, with particular attention to Seattle's privacy program, privacy review of open datasets, open data policy, and public data portal. Board discussion of practices that may be realistic and appropriate for Cambridge and identification of questions and priorities for additional research. No final privacy-policy action is anticipated at this meeting. Seattle privacy and data program: https://www.seattle.gov/digital/privacy-data-and-security Seattle Open Data Program: https://www.seattle.gov/tech/reports-and-data/open-data/about-the-open-data-program
New Business
1. Follow-up work and future meeting topics Identify follow-up research or future agenda topics concerning privacy, the public metrics dashboard, and Open Data Program priorities.
1. Follow-up work and future meeting topics Identify follow-up research or future agenda topics concerning privacy, the public metrics dashboard, and Open Data Program priorities.
Public Comment
1. Public comment
1. Public comment
Adjournment
1. Adjournment
1. Adjournment
Sep 22, 2026 Open Data Review Board Meeting Q3 2026
Hybrid meeting. Location: Ackermann Room, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Register to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Hybrid meeting. Location: Ackermann Room, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Register to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Roll Call
1. Roll call and introductions
1. Roll call and introductions
Announcements
1. Meeting-platform transition First Open Data Review Board meeting using Microsoft Teams webinar and the City's OneMeeting agenda and meeting-management system.
1. Meeting-platform transition First Open Data Review Board meeting using Microsoft Teams webinar and the City's OneMeeting agenda and meeting-management system.
Meeting Minutes Review
Administrative Items
Public Hearings
General Business
1. Open Data public workshop update Review attendance and feedback from the July 21 "Vibe Coding Cambridge Open Data" public workshop, which had 60 attendees. Discuss lessons from the first offering and possible future workshops. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24bvJ5z2cg Workshop materials: https://cambridgeitd.github.io/opendata-workshops/2026/2026-07-21-Vibe-Coding-Workshop/
2. Strategic Plan metrics dashboard update and Board discussion Review the current internal dashboard and concerns that it emphasizes Strategic Plan Priority 1 more heavily than the other priorities. Discuss what a balanced public dashboard should communicate across the 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. Discuss departmental outreach and other preparation before a public release.
3. Privacy and municipal open data Discuss privacy risks relevant to publishing municipal data, including re-identification and the changing technical and policy landscape. Staff presentation on an initial scan of peer-city practices, with particular attention to Seattle's privacy program, privacy review of open datasets, open data policy, and public data portal. Board discussion of practices that may be realistic and appropriate for Cambridge and identification of questions and priorities for additional research. No final privacy-policy action is anticipated at this meeting. Seattle privacy and data program: https://www.seattle.gov/digital/privacy-data-and-security Seattle Open Data Program: https://www.seattle.gov/tech/reports-and-data/open-data/about-the-open-data-program
1. Open Data public workshop update Review attendance and feedback from the July 21 "Vibe Coding Cambridge Open Data" public workshop, which had 60 attendees. Discuss lessons from the first offering and possible future workshops. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24bvJ5z2cg Workshop materials: https://cambridgeitd.github.io/opendata-workshops/2026/2026-07-21-Vibe-Coding-Workshop/
2. Strategic Plan metrics dashboard update and Board discussion Review the current internal dashboard and concerns that it emphasizes Strategic Plan Priority 1 more heavily than the other priorities. Discuss what a balanced public dashboard should communicate across the 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. Discuss departmental outreach and other preparation before a public release.
3. Privacy and municipal open data Discuss privacy risks relevant to publishing municipal data, including re-identification and the changing technical and policy landscape. Staff presentation on an initial scan of peer-city practices, with particular attention to Seattle's privacy program, privacy review of open datasets, open data policy, and public data portal. Board discussion of practices that may be realistic and appropriate for Cambridge and identification of questions and priorities for additional research. No final privacy-policy action is anticipated at this meeting. Seattle privacy and data program: https://www.seattle.gov/digital/privacy-data-and-security Seattle Open Data Program: https://www.seattle.gov/tech/reports-and-data/open-data/about-the-open-data-program
New Business
1. Follow-up work and future meeting topics Identify follow-up research or future agenda topics concerning privacy, the public metrics dashboard, and Open Data Program priorities.
1. Follow-up work and future meeting topics Identify follow-up research or future agenda topics concerning privacy, the public metrics dashboard, and Open Data Program priorities.