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(6/22/2006) Newfoundland and Labrador's recently launched Pharmacy Network hopes to decrease the sale of prescription drugs on the street and reduce adverse drug interactions, especially for those with complex drug therapies, like senior citizens. | (6/22/2006) The implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) is not a choice for physicians, but an inevitable step towards fully utilizing IT in Canadian health care, according to industry experts. | (6/21/2006) Paint and surface coatings company Wattyl Ltd.'s Chief Information Officer John Croker has labeled a federal government study into B2B e-business projects as "dumb." | (6/20/2006) A recent Decima Research survey reported that more than half of Canadians would spend more time with their family and friends if they had collaborative tools to reduce the amount of in-person meetings they needed to attend. | (6/13/2006) First responders to emergency situations need bullet-proof technology, as the consequences of a dropped cell phone call or lost Internet connection could be tragic and irreversible. | (6/8/2006) In light of last week's alleged terrorism plot and arrests in Toronto, national security is a hot topic that continues to garner much debate. And part of that debate is the growing demand from businesses, government agencies and individuals for background and security checks.
| (6/6/2006) A massive security breach at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this month may refocus Congress on stalled data breach legislation, some backers of the legislation said. | (6/5/2006) The Ontario health care system needs electronic health records (EHRs). That was the key message from a panel of industry experts at a Direct Engagement Inc. health care roundtable held at Rogers Communications Inc. head offices on Thursday in downtown Toronto. | (6/1/2006) Canada needs new guidelines to deal with emerging technologies capable of violating the privacy its citizens, according to a government report released on Tuesday.
Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart expressed concern with the unregulated use of microchip-sized tags called radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs) similar to those used in clothing and book stores to prevent theft.
| (5/31/2006) Singapore will dramatically expand its use of technology to build closer ties with citizens, part of a S$2 billion (CDN$1.4 billion) plan to take e-government to the next level, officials announced Tuesday. |
  | |  | | 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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