I think in my discussion I already mentioned the ready accessibility of data sets that are relevant, well structured, machine readable, and regularly updated. I think one of the key measurements, luckily for everyone, is the actual use of the data. The data portal itself has unlocked this information from cabinets and from offices and has freed it from bureaucratic restrictions. We can, today, go and see which data sets are actually downloaded and used.
The transition from making them available to making them useful will be harder to measure, because that will involve measuring both how often they're downloaded and how they're used from the portal, as well as trying to get an impression of how Canadian citizens are benefiting from that data. That in some ways is a hidden productivity gain and a hidden efficiency gain.
We already see examples elsewhere in the world that whether crowd-sourced or developed by a business for a specific commercial purpose, applications do create markets and do identify revenue streams and customer bases in very sizable numbers, with great relevance.
There's an opportunity here. The metrics will be developed alongside the opportunities.