Data, public safety, and the economy
It may not seem immediately obvious, but public safety is an important contributor to economic growth. When a crime is...
How to hire the best and brightest
One of the challenges facing the public service is recruiting and retaining younger, bright college students. It is often assumed...
“Decide once, check many”: data, analytics and border control
Border control is an important element of modern society. We live in a world where terrorist threats are all too...
As certain as death and taxes
Benjamin Franklin said that "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." I think...
A data-based approach to health care
Health care is one of the most important services that governments can deliver – yet it is also one of...
Stewards of innovation: Leaders in the middle
Middle managers are emerging as the true change makers and disciples of reform. These traditional targets of downsizing and restructuring...
Bring data, not ideology
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E-Voting: Is it time?
Given upcoming municipal elections in some provinces and the current debate around the new Federal Elections Act, it might be...
The business case for resilience
When it comes to catastrophic manmade or weather-related events, it might be time to retire the old expressions “once in...
Cultivating talent: How data can help governments build the economy
It may not always seem so, but government and business go hand in hand. This is especially true when it...