Seeking the translators of IT, data and analysis
The big issue on the table now is big data and analytics, with questions that should concern governments: do they...
Partnership between western provinces supports post-secondary education
The government of Alberta has banded together with British Columbia and Saskatchewan to bring open resources to its post-secondary institutions....
Crowdsourcing takes flight
The government of Canada’s 2013 budget pledged to reduce public service travel costs via digital infrastructure, notably telepresence capabilities for...
The fallout of favouritism
and was patently unfair; they were obviously hired because of who they knew. But after working with the person for...
Increase in reports of federal data breaches led by CRA
According to a report by the Ottawa Citizen today, the federal government saw a surge in security breaches over a...
Stuck in the stagnate middle
The recent sparring between Justin Trudeau and Jason Kenney about the plight of the middle class in Canada is a...
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...