CivicPress is a new open-source platform that helps towns and cities publish meetings, bylaws, budgets, and civic records in a transparent, inspectable way — without vendor lock-in. In this talk, Mathieu Hallé will share how the project began, what it aims to fix, and how open-source tools can help rebuild public trust from the ground up.
Speakers
Mathieu Hallé
Mathieu Hallé is a solution architect and full-stack developer with over 25 years of experience building web platforms, systems, and tools with a human-centred approach. He’s the founder of CivicPress — an open-source civic platform focused on transparency, local-first design, and practical trust in government technology. He lives with his family on a small sugarbush in Québec.