Five things we can learn from CodeFest 2013
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It’s hard to believe it’s been just a few months since more than 400 coders, designers, collaborators and learners from...
Big data’s disruptive impact on future policy analysis
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As part of the Public Policy Forum’s university lecture series, Mel Cappe, the former Cabinet Secretary to Jean Chretien (1999...
A different resource sector dialogue with First Nations
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In the spirit of nation building, Treaty 7 Management Corporation and the Institute on Governance held a symposium in Calgary...
Taking an Inward Approach to HR Management
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It’s Time for Talent Management The public service landscape has changed dramatically since the launch of a recent series of...
Analytics and water supply management
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Water is essential to life, yet this resource is not being managed in a way that is sustainable. Cities are...
OAG off the mark?
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Chapter 2 of the Auditor General’s fall 2013 report looks at access to online services. Examining four federal government departments,...
New Public Management… the New Latin?
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For many, Latin was one of those subjects that you had to take in school. We were told that it...
Manitoba recognizes health care innovation
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Innovation is a big deal when it comes to service delivery. Public servants are increasingly being asked to do more......
The Inevitability of Change
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I’ve asked ‘Is Change a Good Thing?’ and what we can do about ‘Transition Stress and Innovation’. I’m starting to...
Managing IT
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In 2001, the government of British Columbia initiated a number of deals with private sector vendors with the goal of...