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(3/18/2008) Many companies spend a small fortune and deploy a small army to secure themselves from the many security threats lurking these days. But all those efforts can come to naught when making any of these common mistakes. | (3/11/2008) More than 600 predictions were released by analysts this week in ICT industry research reports that identify a long list of trends, forecasts and estimates ranging from the top technologies for the year 2010 to growing tensions in the telecommunications industry as a result of convergence. | (3/7/2008) Social networking channels such as MySpace and Facebook have spawned virtual communities of users sharing personal information and bound by their common interests. It's impossible to ignore the information-sharing potential of these tools and new government policies will have to take them into account - but how? | (3/3/2008) A complaint has been lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on behalf of Internode and nine other ISPs against Telstra's refusal to wholesale parts of its newly established ADSL services. | (2/29/2008) In its federal budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year announced this week, the Canadian government is offering more tax credits to companies doing research and development, but two major IT industry groups say the changes don't go far enough. | (2/26/2008) A new satellite-based communication device from Globalstar could be of great use to the federal government's search and rescue efforts, according to no less of an authority than Les Stroud, aka TV's Survivorman. | (1/21/2008) In 2009, every municipality in Canada will be required to record and report the value of all its assets. Local government and commercial software vendors with expertise in inventory asset management and public sector business processes are working hand-in-hand to develop effective solutions to prepare for the introduction of the new legislation. | (1/15/2008) CIOs seek professionals who can contribute immediately to their companies' success. The choice often comes down to skills that are hard to quantify but essential to any successful IT career. Here are five nontechnical abilities that will help separate you from the crowd. | (1/8/2008) The Ontario Public Service is ramping up its recruitment strategy in preparation for the expected retirement of many of its workers over the next ten years, according to Ontario CIO Ron McKerlie. | (12/7/2007) Public Works and Government Services Canada recently launched a multimedia recruitment campaign to attract young workers and recent graduates into the folds of public service. Senior writer Lisa Williams spoke with PWGSC's assistant deputy minister of human resources, Diane Lorenzato, about the challenges of attracting and retaining IT talents. | (12/3/2007) Virtual reality sites, such as the popular Second Life, are getting a lot of attention from public leaders and have increasingly become a venue for propagating political platforms and creating a virtual existence. CIO Government Review columnist, Jeffrey Roy, explores the democratic landscape, or lack thereof, in the virtual reality world of the Linden-spending Avatars. |
  | |  | | 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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