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(11/9/2007) It's that time of the month again as Microsoft gets ready to issue November's monthly security update, which fixes known flaws in the company's Windows operating system. Don't be surprised, however, if the list of security updates is unusually short this time around. | (11/7/2007) Real value of governance: How government's commitment to provide shared services are raising governance challenges. | (11/7/2007) As the Canadian dollar hits record-highs and governments find themselves in a strong fiscal position, many public sector leaders are asking how Canada can take advantage of this opportunity. To compete on a global scale, governments need to create an open and collaborative environment to foster innovation in a booming economy. | (11/6/2007) Raising awareness around online security, not only among government and law enforcement agencies, but among Internet users can be as important as catching Internet criminals. Toronto-analyst Alicia Wanless offers her perspective on cyber crime and how to empower users through education. | (11/5/2007) According to a recent survey, more than half of all U.S. government executives have rolled out open-source software at their agencies, and 71 per cent believe their agency can benefit from open-source software. | (11/5/2007) Panelists at a U.S. Federal Trade Commission workshop on targeted online advertising said that online privacy policies need to be easier to understand and more conspicuous because few people now actually read them. | (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. | (10/26/2007) The Canadian government has often been criticized for not doing enough to battle cyber crime, and one of the reasons for this may be a lack of understanding of what cyber crime really is. A recent report from International Perspectives sheds some light on countering cyber crime, and why the government needs to act now, according to its executive director, Alicia Wanless. | (10/26/2007) More than half of U.S. residents want the government to regulate Internet video in some way, according to a poll released this week. Twenty-nine per cent of those surveyed said Internet video should be regulated just like television content, according to the poll, commissioned by 463 Communications, a Washington, D.C., public relations firm that specializes in high-tech issues. | (10/24/2007) IT officials from three California cities detailed their experiences earlier this week with trying to set up municipal wireless networks. Speaking during the MuniWireless conference in Santa Clara, Calif., they noted development plans for these networks, both for public services and to bridge the digital divide between those with Internet access and those without. |
  | |  | | 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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