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(10/16/2007) A graduate of the Master of Public Administration program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Serena Cassidy is currently participating in the Nova Scotia Public Service Commission's CareerStarts program and is also a member of Governext, a network for young public servants. She sat down recently to talk with InterGovWorld.com senior writer Lisa Williams, about her interests in health, social and educational policy and her ambitions as a public service young achiever. | (9/21/2007) If we want more women to choose technology careers, it'd only be fair to ask why women should want to be in IT. Much of the work capitalizes on women's greatest strengths, but CIOs admit the industry suffers from an outdated image, inadequate promotion and misperceptions about what exactly the work is. | (9/21/2007) If we want more women to choose technology careers, it'd only be fair to ask why women should want to be in IT. Much of the work capitalizes on women's greatest strengths, but CIOs admit the industry suffers from an outdated image, inadequate promotion and misperceptions about what exactly the work is. | (8/29/2007) U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley has called for the U.S. government to cancel an ongoing purchasing contract with Sun Microsystems Inc., but the company says Grassley's request is based on bad information. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has repeatedly criticized Sun for allegedly overcharging government agencies while on a government-wide purchasing schedule at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). | (8/2/2007) New York is known for its yellow taxis that seem to be everywhere in the city that never sleeps. Yet if GPS technology is installed as planned, those taxis may be hard to find. New York taxi drivers have promised to strike sometime in September if GPS technology is implemented in 13,000 cabs. | (7/24/2007) Even though Australia is currently experiencing an ICT skills shortage, many IT veterans are "driving taxis", according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA). Despite an aging population which is having a negative impact on Australia's talent pool, AIIA CEO, Sheryle Moon, said 50 year-olds are still perceived as being past their use-by-date in the workforce. | (6/12/2007) The nature of IT demands clarity, and that's particularly important in requests for proposals. Unfortunately, in today's hurried world, few people take the time to make specifications clear. But fuzzy requirements create misunderstandings. They cost time, money, effort and sometimes political capital. But while RFPs are expensive to produce and review, clarity will save you money. | (5/29/2007) Those in search of eternal life need look no further than the computer industry. In fact, the harder you try to declare a technology dead, it seems, the more you turn up evidence of its continuing existence. Nevertheless, after speaking with several industry stalwarts, we've compiled a list of skills and technologies that, while not dead, can perhaps be said to be in the process of dying. | (5/26/2007) Those in search of eternal life need look no further than the computer industry. In fact, the harder you try to declare a technology dead, it seems, the more you turn up evidence of its continuing existence. Nevertheless, after speaking with several industry stalwarts, we've compiled a list of skills and technologies that, while not dead, can perhaps be said to be in the process of dying. | (5/15/2007) Just how does one go about conducting a proactive, precise, effective job search? Well, if you love a good analogy as much as the next CIO, then think of your next job search as something like bringing a quality product to market. In this scenario, you, of course, are the product. Follow these steps to prepare for a full-blown launch to market. | (5/14/2007) Just how does one go about conducting a proactive, precise, effective job search? Well, if you love a good analogy as much as the next CIO, then think of your next job search as something like bringing a quality product to market. In this scenario, you, of course, are the product. Follow these steps to prepare for a full-blown launch to market. |
  | |  | | 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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