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(7/27/2007) The U.S. Treasury Department is not managing its technology dollars as well as it could be, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office. In particular, the GAO cited a need for Treasury officials to improve the coordination between the agency's IT and business managers on proposed technology investments. | (7/26/2007) Based in Berlin, Michael Tschichholz is director of Germany's Competence Center for Electronic Government and Applications. During his visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., for the 2007 Lac Carling Congress, he sat down with senior writer Lisa Williams to discuss Germany's ambitious e-Government 2.0 program and the headway they're making on their national ID strategy. | (7/25/2007) Based in Berlin, Michael Tschichholz is director of Germany's Competence Center for Electronic Government and Applications. During his visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., for the 2007 Lac Carling Congress, he sat down with senior writer Lisa Williams to discuss Germany's ambitious e-Government 2.0 program and the headway they're making on their national ID strategy. | (7/25/2007) Many organizations assume that success is determined primarily by their product and service offerings, how well they meet customer needs, and on the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. But in today's rapidly changing and complex environment, the business model is becoming equally important and arguably inseparable from the product and operational strategies in achieving success. | (7/24/2007) Even though Australia is currently experiencing an ICT skills shortage, many IT veterans are "driving taxis", according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA). Despite an aging population which is having a negative impact on Australia's talent pool, AIIA CEO, Sheryle Moon, said 50 year-olds are still perceived as being past their use-by-date in the workforce. | (7/24/2007) It is an interesting indicator of the changing state of our political culture that even the most secretive and centralizing of governments now feel obliged to insist they consult closely with the public on key issues. At the same time, stakeholders regularly complain about the lack of consultation. They say decision-making is too closed, top-down and unresponsive. | (7/24/2007) Many organizations assume that success is determined primarily by their product and service offerings, how well they meet customer needs, and on the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. But in today's rapidly changing and complex environment, the business model is becoming equally important and arguably inseparable from the product and operational strategies in achieving success. | (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. | (7/23/2007) After Prime Minister Gordon Brown introduced new data sharing powers into his proposed program of legislation, U.K. opposition Members of Parliament have cautioned that the changes are not receiving adequate scrutiny. Fears about increasing levels of data sharing and surveillance have also been stoked by the news that the Home Office plans to hand data on millions of people's car journeys to police to use in anti-terrorism work - and possibly for wider crime fighting purposes. | (7/20/2007) As the result of new data sharing proposals by ministers, Liberal Democrats are seeking a debate on government use of its databases. Nick Clegg ,U.K. Member of Parliament, made the call after uncovering details of disagreements within the government about moves to pass automated number plate recognition (ANPR) data from congestion charging and future road pricing cameras to police. |
  | |  | | 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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