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(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. | (7/19/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (7/18/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (7/17/2007) Australia's federal election this year will be the first to engage electronic voting that will allow blind or visually impaired people to vote at 29 locations. Special Minister of State, Gary Nairn, said the trial will be a first for electronically assisted voting at the federal level. | (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 | (7/13/2007) Nortel president and CEO Mike Zafirovski is set to receive a nomination to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee from President George W. Bush. The committee serves in an advisory capacity to the U.S. president and provides recommendations and analysis on a variety of technical and policy issues on areas including telecommunications, infrastructure protection and national security. |
  | |  | | 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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