(5/5/2008) Population density and the cost of broadband are some of the factors that contribute to U.S. residents lagging behind several other nations in buying high-speed Internet service, but the government can take some steps to improve the numbers, according to a report released last week. | (5/2/2008) Over 600 staff at the U.K. HM Revenue and Customs agency have been disciplined or fired in a three year period after they accessed sensitive data without authorization. Jane Kennedy, financial secretary to the Treasury, said the staff were either given a warning or were sacked following "inappropriate access to personal or sensitive data". | (5/2/2008) Although Interpol is not the first law enforcement group most people associate with the fight against online crime, the 85-year-old data-sharing organization for police has been taking an increased interest in the phenomenon of late, helping train the next generation of cyber crime investigators on fighting botnets and forming regional working groups to focus on IT crime threats. | (5/1/2008) Partly because of a lack of markets for some electronic materials, many discarded electronic devices in the U.S. wind up being dismantled overseas using crude and unsafe methods, e-waste experts told a congressional committee on Wednesday. | (4/30/2008) The Government of Alberta is committing $79 million in funding towards students who opt for career and technology studies (CTS) as well as an expansion of programs under their refocused curriculum, according to Premier Ed Stelmach. | (4/29/2008) Londoners may be given access to free Wi-Fi connections in public areas around the capital. Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate running for Mayor of London, wants to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in the "10 main inner London boroughs." | (4/28/2008) As a result of the controversy that has erupted over Bell traffic shaping tactics, the NDP has called on the government to amend the Telecommunications Act and stop anti-competitive practices by the giant telecoms. | (4/25/2008) New privacy-enhancing video surveillance technology developed by the University of Toronto may bring some peace in the tug-of-war between public safety and privacy concerns in mass transit systems - but also raises a fresh set of concerns. | (4/25/2008) Real value of governance: How government's commitment to provide shared services are raising governance challenges. | (4/25/2008) A new CIO and Director of IT Programme and System delivery are being sought by the U.K. Department of Health (DoH) as a result of Richard Granger's departure in January. Both roles are advertised with salaries of UK$200,000. |
  | |  | | 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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