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(3/16/2007) A Quebec medical practitioner says Canada's biggest problem with e-health is the lack of leaders among physicians to motivate the use of IT in their practices. A physician's work is more art than science, he says, and governments should open their coffers, offer more assistance and toughen their stance with legal requirements. | (2/26/2007) The next time you're at an airport looking for a wireless hot spot, and you see one called "Free Wi-Fi" or a similar name, beware -- you may end up being victimized by the latest hot-spot scam hitting airports across the country. Here's how to protect yourself. | (2/26/2007) The next time you're at an airport looking for a wireless hot spot, and you see one called "Free Wi-Fi" or a similar name, beware -- you may end up being victimized by the latest hot-spot scam hitting airports across the country. Here's how to protect yourself. | (2/23/2007) Canada should be blacklisted as an evildoer of intellectual property rights because the Canadian government has failed to modernize its copyright laws and refuses to crack down on software pirates, says a group of U.S. lobbyists. | (2/20/2007) E-mail inboxes at the City of Richmond, B.C., are a lot less cluttered with unwanted spam since implementing a combined messaging and security system. The new system is based on MailChannels' Traffic Control and Cloudmark Authority's anti-spam, anti-phishing and anti-virus protection technology. | (12/15/2006) HO-002 is a spy story. Instead of 007's Casino Royale, the setting is the Ottawa Hospital and the plot involves the aftermath of a failed marriage rather than international espionage. But the lessons it holds for public sector security managers may be much more relevant. | (12/7/2006) Increased network visibility has been one of the chief benefits for the B.C. Government after they rolled out new AppCritical software. | (11/21/2006) The forecast for data centers isn't good for the short term: they're going to get hotter and a lot more cramped, according to Gartner Inc. analysts. | (11/20/2006) Robert Kolodner was named interim national coordinator for health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in September, replacing David Brailer, the first person to hold the post. Kolodner was previously chief health informatics officer at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). | (9/25/2006) The nearly year-long wait for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to appoint an assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications is over. | (9/19/2006) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally named a leader for its cybersecurity efforts on Monday, fulfilling a promise made last July by an agency that has drawn poor marks for digital security. |
  | |  | | 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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