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(7/23/2007) The month-long assault in April against Estonia's government Web sites, banks, media outlets and ISPs was neither unusual nor unexpected, and the origin of the attacks may never be known. The attacks also punched big holes in the idea that the Internet is so universal and has so much inherent redundancy that it can heal itself, patching around damaged nodes and getting the data safely to its destination, despite any and all obstacles. | (7/19/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (7/18/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (7/17/2007) Public-private shared service deals have helped to unlock US$3.3 trillion dollars in government cash globally, according to a recent report from global consultant firm A.T. Kearney Inc. Nine countries are included in the findings, including Canada, which is recognized for its best practices. | (7/16/2007) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pushing for increased data sharing powers in three of the bills announced in his draft legislative program - with one measure that would hand HM Revenue and Customs data to private firms. | (7/16/2007) The FBI is using data mining programs to track everyone from potential terrorists to individuals who file fraudulent automobile insurance claims, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report filed with Congress. | (7/15/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (7/13/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (7/12/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (7/11/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back |
  | |  | | 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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