How to scale up social impact — the challenge of the 21st century
7 min read
“Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what...
Evaluating Innovation in Practice: A GP for Me
7 min read
Throughout Canada, healthcare systems are challenged by population growth, aging, and physician retirement and relocation. These, among other factors, have...
The right skills: How to fight inequality with middle-income jobs
6 min read
Headlines about the world of work are often dominated by the two ends of the spectrum: one day, it’s tech...
Autonomous cars need good road data
3 min read
Almost every day, I read about a new driverless car or truck, a new driverless test, a city’s efforts to...
Dial 1-800-digital: Modernizing a legacy service for today’s business
4 min read
Making a successful digital transformation is tough. It can be costly, confusing, and downright frustrating. However, digital transformations come in...
Apolitical Part Deux
1 min read
In this episode, J. Richard Jones continues his discussion with the Apolitical co-founders, Robyn Scott and Lisa Witter. They discuss...
Half a billion children are left behind by UN development goals, study finds
3 min read
Over half a billion children live in countries that are falling significantly short of globally agreed goals on health, education...
Better service to Canadians, the mindset of government
4 min read
Transforming the way services are provided by governments to match the extent people are interacting with technology is a top...
Federal government should consider spend management as it moves further into the cloud
3 min read
Earlier this year the Canadian government took a crucial step by announcing that Shared Services Canada will be offering public...
An Apolitical perspective
1 min read
In this episode, J. Richard Jones, publisher of Canadian Government Executive announces a new partnership that will provide readers and...