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(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. | (1/10/2008) The Centers for Democracy and Technology (CDT) have warned that a proposed new RFID-enabled passport card intended for use by Americans frequently travelling to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Caribbean poses serious security and privacy risks for users. | (1/10/2008) 'Tis the season for being drowned in political commentary and ads. Along with the surfeit of political commentators and more-than-daily polls (each of which comes up with a different truth) there has been an undercurrent of mistrust when it comes to the voting mechanisms many people use. | (1/9/2008) According to a recent study, large enterprise companies in particular are willing to pay for top talent, with CIOs and IT executives gaining the biggest increase in compensation in the past year. | (1/8/2008) Business intelligence is a crucial tool for attracting and retaining customers, adequately measuring company performance, and delivering flexibility, challenges remain. One of the most important: data governance. To the rescue: five dirty data practices you may be guilty of, and five ways to clean them up. | (1/8/2008) Business intelligence is a crucial tool for attracting and retaining customers, adequately measuring company performance, and delivering flexibility, challenges remain. One of the most important: data governance. To the rescue: five dirty data practices you may be guilty of, and five ways to clean them up. | (1/4/2008) According to a recent Computerworld poll, it's going to be a tough year for IT project managers. Project management has always earned a high ranking on the annual list of IT managers' worries, but in the first-half of the 2008 Vital Signs survey, it took the No. 1 spot. | (1/4/2008) According to a recent Computerworld poll, it's going to be a tough year for IT project managers. Project management has always earned a high ranking on the annual list of IT managers' worries, but in the first-half of the 2008 Vital Signs survey, it took the No. 1 spot. | (1/4/2008) Tougher criminal penalties for data security breaches are being urged by a committee of MPs as incidents where the government or contractors have lost people's personal data continue to come to light. | (1/3/2008) As we welcome the New Year, it's also a time to reflect and look back on the news that resonated with our readers in 2007. The most-read stories run the gamut of topics, from free WiFi scams and hot public sector IT trends to the realities of Facebook for the government. Read on for the top 10 stories of 2007. |
  | |  | | 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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