Failure to app-reciate the data
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A study done by the Social Science Research Network looked at the success of cities promoting the citizen use of...
Experiencing a contract dispute with a supplier?
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As difficult as they may be to accept, we all know that disagreements and disputes are unavoidable in life. The...
BizPaL and Gov 2.0: From information to participation
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A significant challenge for Canada in the digital government era is federalism. Difficult as it is to achieve service integration...
When Westminster meets digital
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Most public sector conversations around the impact of digital refer to big data, open data and the capacity of IT...
ADM MAT adapts to new procurement strategy
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When the government introduced the Defence Procurement Strategy in February, it laid out three priorities: delivering the right equipment in...
Progress Isn’t Finite
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My biggest beef about most people is how they keep telling me that we can’t have it any better. That...
Stewards of innovation: Leaders in the middle
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Stewardship of public service renewal and reform is critical in times of austerity and uncertainty. Middle managers, acting as stewards...
The case for a carbon tax
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Canada 2020 has released a policy paper by Nic Rivers that makes the case for a carbon tax in Canada.
Battling the complexity of a kludgeocracy
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Stephen Teles from Johns Hopkins University has coined the term “kludgeocracy” to describe the policy (and resulting program) complexity that...
Lest We Forget
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Wreaths are placed at the naming ceremony for the new Canadian Special Operations Force Command Patrol Base, Cirillo during Operation...