(1/15/2007) As innovation helps keep the Canadian economy competitive, and innovation thrives on research and development, IT decision-makers are often hard pressed for faster, larger computing resources that are capable of supporting massive simultaneous workloads. | (1/10/2007) Governments in Canada have identified at least 10 priorities for a 2007 information and technology to-do list that aims to push operational efficiency, consolidate infrastructure resources, and cut maintenance costs. | (1/10/2007) Voice over IP
The federal government is also showing increased interest in moving to IP voice systems, running on the departmental LAN (local-area network) and WAN structure. | (1/10/2007) Information management
Network storage systems are increasingly becoming "electronic landfill" in which the 10 per cent of useful information (at best) is buried in the 90 per cent that is pure junk, says Peel Region CIO Wiseman. | (1/10/2007) Information and technology (IT) governance
Recent auditor reports at both the provincial (Ontario) and federal levels have dealt with failures of project management for large IT projects. | (12/12/2006) In Ottawa, and in federal government offices across the country, staff and contractors are scrambling to sign off on a list of 144 security items to demonstrate compliance. Federal agencies and departments have until December 31 to comply with the Management of IT Security (MITS) standard. | (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. | (11/30/2006) A national study recently launched by the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) and the Canadian Police Research Centre (CPRC) is aiming to identify the technology, emergency preparedness and research needs of Canada's first responders. | (11/24/2006) Sexual predators victimizing minors online have counted on the Web's anonymity and lack of boundaries for years. But those protections may not be available to them anymore. | (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). | (11/14/2006) Electronic votes are set to be cast in the state of Victoria Monday, marking a first for Australia in any state election. |
  | |  | | 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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