Global Solution Networks: A revolution in governance
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I don’t think governments have changed fundamentally since Al Gore made that famous commitment 20 years ago. We’ve largely paved...
Architects, wordsmiths, parrots, duckers and naysayers
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I wrote about accountability more than a year ago. Recently, a colleague whispered to me that it is time to...
Coders find new apps in government data
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And then there were 15. Of 125 apps built from open government data for CODE 2015, fifteen are still in...
For what it’s worth
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There's something happening here. It might not warrant the protest cry of Stephen Stills' iconic lyrics, but it is revolutionary...
Blueprint 2020 an opportunity to tap Millennials’ technological prowess
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Blueprint 2020 continues to be the key driver in the federal government’s on-going pursuit of improving public services for Canadians...
Simulating contingencies: How the CSA prepared for Chris Hadfield’s mission
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The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest peacetime engineering project in history. It is the result of a partnership...
To collaborate or to control, that’s the hub of it
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Innovation (design or change) labs are the hottest thing in government. They offer opportunities to experiment with collaborative ways to...
Finding Franklin: National partnership leads to epic Arctic discovery
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One step at a time
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In April 2014 the Environics Institute and the Institute on Governance surveyed Canadian attitudes toward major Canadian institutions. Not being...
Digital Governance Forum keynote videos
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If you missed the Digital Governance Forum, hosted by the Institute on Governance and Canadian Government Executive, or wish to...