(9/12/2007) The Internet is carrying the campaign strategies of all three major political parties in the run-up to next monthb s Ontario election, albeit in different ways and to varying degrees. In Part 3 of our Ontario Politics 2.0 analysis, Toronto-based writer Lydia Perovic examines the usefulness of Web 2.0 features and, if any, for whom exactly are they most beneficial. | (9/11/2007) The Internet is carrying the campaign strategies of all three major political parties in the run-up to next month's Ontario election, albeit in different ways and to varying degrees. In Part 2 of our Ontario Politics 2.0 series, Toronto-based writer Lydia Perovic looks at the availability and diversity of Web 2.0 features in the context of e-communication and online campaigning. | (9/11/2007) The Internet is carrying the campaign strategies of all three major political parties in the run-up to next month's Ontario election, albeit in different ways and to varying degrees. In Part 2 of our Ontario Politics 2.0 series, Toronto-based writer Lydia Perovic looks at the availability and diversity of Web 2.0 features in the context of e-communication and online campaigning. | (9/10/2007) The Internet is carrying the campaign strategies of all three major political parties in the run-up to next month's Ontario election, albeit in different ways and to varying degrees. In this multi-part series on e-campaigning, Toronto-based writer Lydia Perovic, a political science master from Dalhousie University, examines how Web 2.0 technologies, e-newsletters and campaign Web sites have spawned Politics 2.0. | (9/8/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (9/7/2007) China has denied allegations that its military hacked a Pentagon network in June, the second time in as many weeks that the country has responded to charges of sponsoring computer attacks. | (9/7/2007) Canada's deputy ministers for service delivery have targeted a pan-Canadian framework for identification and authentication among their top 12 priorities for collaboration. William Stallings, co-author of the new book, Computer Security: Principles and Practice, offers his take on how identity management has evolved to a more federated, enterprise-wide model, and what it takes to get there. | (9/6/2007) A taxi strike in New York City yesterday was having "limited impact, if any at all," according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, while strike organizers declared the protest over new GPS tracking and credit card technology in cabs a success. The strike, planned for yesterday and today, would not lead to talks with taxi drivers, Bloomberg added. "There's nothing to talk about," he said. | (8/27/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (8/24/2007) An international association will begin offering certification that recognizes the ability to bring governance principles to the way information and information technology are managed. The certification aims for deep knowledge in strategic alignment, performance measurement, value delivery, and risk and resource management. |
  | |  | | 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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