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(2/13/2007) A New York State senator hopes to introduce legislation that will make using an iPod on crosswalks illegal, according to news reports. | (12/15/2006) With the lines of government jurisdiction constantly blurring, and altering the nature of Canadian federalism, new mechanisms may be needed for the IT and policy management of service delivery initiatives. | (10/4/2006) What makes big-ticket public sector IT projects so uniquely predisposed to fail? | (8/24/2006) President Bush issued an executive order requiring the four agencies charged with overseeing fed programs to overhaul IT for the exchange of health data and measurement quality. | (7/26/2006) A recent study found only 20 per cent of Canadian general practitioners using IT in their clinical practice. But that number looks to be on the rise due to a Canadian Medical Association (CMA)-backed software system. | (7/26/2006) A recent study found only 20 per cent of Canadian general practitioners using IT in their clinical practice. But that number looks to be on the rise due to a Canadian Medical Association (CMA)-backed software system. | (6/13/2006) | (6/9/2006) While parts of the private sector have begun to adopt electronic medical record (EMR) software, many physician practices and regional health IT partnerships still are struggling with absorbing the costs of the software. | (4/24/2006) It's all about connectivity. Connecting citizens with new technologies provides opportunities that impact every aspect of the community, according to Carolyn Purcell, director, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group.
| (3/29/2006) Industry experts have welcomed as long overdue recommendations for aggressive deregulation and a shift to less government strong-arm policies in Canada's telecommunications sector. | (3/28/2006) The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it would present draft regulation by the middle of the year aimed at cutting mobile phone roaming charges in Europe by more than half. |
  | |  | | 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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