(5/22/2008) New technology ideas will make Britain "the innovation nation" of the future, according to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. "I want to break down every barrier to innovation, whether it is our policy or our attitudes to regulation," he said. | (5/21/2008) Because of a risk of eavesdropping the government of the Netherlands has banned electronic voting machines from future elections, and will return to paper voting. "Research indicates that a secure voting machine that is immune to the risks of eavesdropping can't be guaranteed," the Ministry of Internal Affairs said last week.
| (5/21/2008) The Canadian government has come a long way in the areas of information management and service delivery, according to Jim McIntyre, vice president of public services with SAP Canada. "Governments are getting it," he said. "But I'd like to see the federal government have a cabinet position that addresses information management and IT needs." | (5/20/2008) Back in 2006, government announcements were made about the introduction of a new 511 telephone information service by the end of 2007. But progress on this initiative has been slow. | (5/16/2008) If they innovate and achieve efficiency on tightened budgets, CIOs will gain the strategic influence they desire, says Bryan MacDonald, director of the CIO practice at recruitment specialists Harvey Nash. | (5/15/2008) Technology is a factor in enabling the Ontario government to meet their green targets, but behaviour and mindset also plays a role, according to associate deputy minister Hugh MacLeod. "This is a transformational change for which new conversations and new partners are required," said MacLeod yesterday at a Green Technologies town hall meeting hosted by the Office of the Corporate Chief Technology Officer. | (5/14/2008) An online tax centre was launched yesterday by the City of Mississauga, which will allow residents to access self-serve tax services. It will also allow online users to access a variety of tax services on the City's Web site. | (5/14/2008) According to a leaked U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation presentation, the FBI is very concerned about the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment. The presentation underscores problems in the Cisco supply chain. | (5/13/2008) Information is fast becoming more ubiquitous and tightly interconnected within the vast networks of cables and hosts distributed worldwide. This translates into an urgent requirement for more secure transactions and exchanges between international government bodies, in order to foster stronger B2B and B2C commerce. | (5/13/2008) Africa requires 1.3 million networking professionals by 2012 for technology in the region to operate effectively, according to a Cisco official. South Africa-based Cisco Systems area academic manager Elfie Hamid said in Lusaka, Zambia, recently that Africa is facing a massive shortage of ICT, both in industry and training institutions. |
  | |  | | 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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