(2/20/2008) The launch of Facebook's Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users' activities online. | (2/20/2008) The launch of Facebook's Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users' activities online. | (1/11/2008) The technology that allows visitors to the U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) to take a virtual tour of historic documents and map out what exhibits they want to see will be provided by Microsoft the two organizations announced recently. | (12/7/2007) This year, technology in government was all about refinement more than anything else. But this was the first year in which the industry saw the amount of digital content created surpass its ability to store it. Hereb s a review of the role technology played in government this past year. | (11/2/2007) Despite a recent report highlighting the need for government to strengthen efforts to fight the growing problem of cyber crime, the Ministry of Public Safety says it's on track with its commitment to counter online criminals. Public Safety spokesperson Philip McLinton details what these initiatives are. | (9/21/2007) The Ontario government's IT infrastructure has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Slated for implementation in April 2008, a new five-year strategy plan aims to pin down performance management with a set of solid metrics. Expect more standardized operating environments and more consolidation. | (9/21/2007) The Ontario government's IT infrastructure has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Slated for implementation in April 2008, a new five-year strategy plan aims to pin down performance management with a set of solid metrics. Expect more standardized operating environments and more consolidation. | (9/21/2007) The Ontario government's IT infrastructure has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Slated for implementation in April 2008, a new five-year strategy plan aims to pin down performance management with a set of solid metrics. Expect more standardized operating environments and more consolidation. | (8/9/2007) Even as investigators continue to work to recover victims and pinpoint the cause of Wednesday's catastrophic collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, one topic getting more attention immediately is the availability of systems that can help highway officials better judge the health of the nation's bridges. | (8/1/2007) With her latest book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling managed to protect the story line and ending of her book. Public sector organizations should likewise guard their critical intellectual property, including personal information, contracts, and other sensitive digital assets. | (7/12/2007) The past 10 years have seen many changes in the world of e-commerce: Wi-Fi connectivity, the BlackBerry and even iTunes and YouTube have all dramatically impacted business, government and personal computing. To mark these developments, a top 10 list has been compiled by industry experts. |
  | |  | | 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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