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(4/28/2008) As a result of the controversy that has erupted over Bell traffic shaping tactics, the NDP has called on the government to amend the Telecommunications Act and stop anti-competitive practices by the giant telecoms. | (1/30/2008) The federal government's desktop security mandate kicks in this week, requiring government agencies to support standard secure configurations for Windows XP and Vista operating systems. Known as the Federal Desktop Core Configuration standard, the FDCC will require agencies to apply and maintain standard security settings on all desktops and laptops. | (1/16/2008) Known for its lighthouses, iconic Blue Nose ship, scrumptious seafood and lively Celtic music, Nova Scotia may not be the first province that pops into your head when you think of technology leaders in Canada. But that may soon change. | (1/16/2008) Known for its lighthouses, iconic Blue Nose ship, scrumptious seafood and lively Celtic music, Nova Scotia may not be the first province that pops into your head when you think of technology leaders in Canada. But that may soon change. | (1/9/2008) The use of Web 2.0 tools in the federal government is expected to increase but most implementations will be internal in nature, according to Ken Cochrane, CIO of the Government of Canada. | (12/19/2007) The U.K. government has admitted that the records of more than three million U.K. learner drivers have gone missing from a firm in the U.S. The records contained on the hard disc included the names and addresses of the test applicants, their telephone numbers and in some cases an email address - but no financial data. | (11/29/2007) They're lean, they're mean, but they're not green when it comes to high-tech gadgets. York Region's finest has put technology in the front seat of police cruisers, enabling law enforcers to have more presence in the community. Representatives from the York Regional Police discuss how they're addressing the challenges of a tech sprawl. | (11/21/2007) According to a recent study, consumer and corporate use of the Internet could overload the current capacity and lead to brown-outs in two years unless backbone providers invest billions of dollars in new infrastructure. | (11/13/2007) At a time when many IT managers are still trying to get a handle on the concept of service-oriented architecture, the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Justice is already starting to reap the benefits of this collaborative framework. How the ministry succeeded in replacing a 20-year-old technology. | (10/25/2007) Rickety public transit systems are a prime target for multi-jurisdictional pooling of IT investments to develop gleaming new networks. In Ontario, the One Fare project was launched in June to develop a common contactless payment card system, dubbed Presto. | (10/11/2007) At the top of Gartner Inc.'s 10 strategic technologies for next year is "Green IT". The research firm says that if businesses don't improve data centre energy efficiency, the government may force them to do so. |
  | |  | | 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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