(10/31/2007) Canadian organizations are showing high levels of confidence when it comes to the state of their IT security. That's not a good sign, according to IDC Canada's David Senf, because these organizations are failing to conduct proper risk evaluations. | (10/23/2007) Canada's public sector and ICT vendors are working together to address the challenges of doing business with government. Public Sector Research's Chris Bishop details some of these procurement issues and what's being done about them. | (10/18/2007) The Canadian government is now in competition with the private sector to recruit in an increasingly tightening labour market for IT professionals. A panel at this week's GTEC 2007 conference discusses what the feds are doing do to keep the talent coming. | (10/16/2007) Turning social networking into public service collaboration, the Government of Canada will set up an online tool through which federal agencies can share knowledge and best practices. CIO Ken Cochrane says it's but one of the many steps towards attaining Government 2.0 status. | (9/25/2007) Information technology is all about service, according to Ron McKerlie, corporate chief information and information technology officer, Ministry of Government Services. In addressing Showcase Ontario attendees at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre today, McKerlie's keynote stressed this year's service theme. | (9/20/2007) More than a year after the federal government first proposed legislation allowing law enforcement to monitor mobile phones, e-mail, SMS and voicemail messages without a warrant, the amendments have finally reached the Senate with fiery debate expected to follow its introduction into the Upper House of parliament. | (9/12/2007) The Internet is carrying the campaign strategies of all three major political parties in the run-up to next monthb s Ontario election, albeit in different ways and to varying degrees. In Part 3 of our Ontario Politics 2.0 analysis, Toronto-based writer Lydia Perovic examines the usefulness of Web 2.0 features and, if any, for whom exactly are they most beneficial. | (9/12/2007) The Internet is carrying the campaign strategies of all three major political parties in the run-up to next monthb s Ontario election, albeit in different ways and to varying degrees. In Part 3 of our Ontario Politics 2.0 analysis, Toronto-based writer Lydia Perovic examines the usefulness of Web 2.0 features and, if any, for whom exactly are they most beneficial. | (8/17/2007) Writing a blog can establish your company's credibility, demonstrate your expertise on a certain subject or help you organize yourself and your projects. It can also land you a job. | (7/16/2007) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pushing for increased data sharing powers in three of the bills announced in his draft legislative program - with one measure that would hand HM Revenue and Customs data to private firms. | (6/28/2007) The decision by Telus to call off its proposed merger with BCE earlier this week was met by surprise, but analysts are saying this decision may be a good thing for Canadian enterprise customers. Despite waging a high-profile public relations campaign last week with its chief executive arguing about the need for a truly national player, Telus issued a terse statement that it would not submit an offer as part of BCE's strategic review. The Western incumbent blamed "inadequacies of BCE's bid process" as the reason for the about-face. |
  | |  | | Blog Spotlight: Sandford Borins |  | As Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto, Sandford Borins brings InterGovWorld.com readers exclusive insights into how and why the public sector is changing. You'll find new perspectives and questions, observations and objectives, lessons and answers. Cover to Cover, the blog by Prof. Sandford Borins, appears every Thursday. Inside Cover to Cover | |
| | | Unified Communications |  | Unity is a word often heard in the public sector, with myriad agencies and departments looking to foster collective thinking around some of today's most pressing issues. The word, however, doesn't usually get mentioned in the same breath as technology. That's a situation, though, that might soon be changing, thanks to a new software platform known as unified communications.
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