Enlightened entrepreneurship: Government and business
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Government plays a central role in promoting business interests. Good government service supports sustainable business and economic development. Business also...
A nudge in the right direction
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as articulated in Thaler and Sunstein's book of the same name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_(book))
Public Wi-Fi: A Second Wave
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Public Wi-Fi First Wave: Big Plans, Few Successes In about 2004, the technology press was abuzz with stories of municipal...
There is no innovation without engagement
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or is this more or less a way to talk about those NMC members who have participated in workshops and...
Cracking the CODE: How a hackathon advanced open data
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Open data is gaining momentum. A recent hackathon, supported by federal data, opened the door to apps than can help...
New ways needed to lead through change
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The Centre for Creative Leadership has published a paper called Public Sector Leadership Challenges: Are they different and do they...
Adobe’s Digital Government Assembly: A way forward
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Adobe held its third annual Digital Government Assembly on Thursday at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. The key theme...
Mobility and government: From rhetoric to readiness
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The world is going mobile and governments must adapt. Underscoring the weight of this reality, Facebook recently announced it is...
Reports: Time to remove excessive controls and allow more risk tolerance
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A year ago, the 7th annual report of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee on the Public Service said it was...
When even change is caught up in red tape
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While the gist of the 7th annual report of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee on the Public Service focuses on...