The policy analyst’s political world
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Last weekend I had the honour of being a judge for the third year of the IPAC Case Competition held...
Leading in unstable times
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Last October, Janice Charette was appointed federal Clerk of the Privy Council, the second woman to hold this post. She...
The leader’s checklist
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Every four years, on average, Canadians elect a government from among a number of competing political parties by choosing the...
Adobe encourages cloud solutions
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Adobe is encouraging public sector organizations to take a big leap into the cloud. At its Digital Government Assembly in...
Planning your organizations journey? Look ahead
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A recent online article suggests that foresight could be considered a leadership competency. The idea is from Robert Greenleaf who...
Reeling in the years
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History is temporal. What mattered yesterday may not matter today. Or as often happens, the debate of a few years...
Deep impact: Digital technology’s challenge to governance
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There are, of course, thousands of public servants who deliver services directly to citizens: at the federal level, border agents,...
Ten tough challenges for 2015
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It seems that everyone is down on the public sector nowadays: it's too slow, too expensive, and unable to respond...
Election 2015: Will Millennials find their voice?
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Barring an early federal election call fraught with risk, our next visit to the polls is legislatively bookmarked for October...
Digital Governance: What does it mean for public organizations?
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The mantra on technology and change is becoming tiresome, I’m sure, for many public servants: technology is forcing change, government...