Open source communities, collaborative platforms, and crowdsourcing are unlocking key quality of life benefits for society as a whole. - By Daniel Perez
Who benefits most when the geeks of the world build something cool? It’s easy to think that the key beneficiaries would be other geeks or a limited set of “in the know” developers. However, the reality is that what happens deep in the code has a way of trickling up and out to society as a whole.

In Canada, this impact is particularly powerful. As a country, there’s a rich culture of collaboration and sharing. Couple that culture with open source tools and platforms, and the world has a recipe for short-term and long-term ....