Putting the weight in the right place
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A procurement is designed to deliver specified results to a client. If those results are poorly understood or defined, there...
Effective social media requires change in the communications paradigm
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It’s no secret that governments are trying to make social media work: check out the government of Canada’s guidelines. The...
Big data’s disruptive impact on future policy analysis
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As part of the Public Policy Forum’s university lecture series, Mel Cappe, the former Cabinet Secretary to Jean Chretien (1999...
A different resource sector dialogue with First Nations
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In the spirit of nation building, Treaty 7 Management Corporation and the Institute on Governance held a symposium in Calgary...
Analytics and water supply management
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Water is essential to life, yet this resource is not being managed in a way that is sustainable. Cities are...
OAG off the mark?
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Chapter 2 of the Auditor General’s fall 2013 report looks at access to online services. Examining four federal government departments,...
New Public Management… the New Latin?
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For many, Latin was one of those subjects that you had to take in school. We were told that it...
Manitoba recognizes health care innovation
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Innovation is a big deal when it comes to service delivery. Public servants are increasingly being asked to do more...
Managing IT
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In 2001, the government of British Columbia initiated a number of deals with private sector vendors with the goal of...
The Headache of Online Services
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A few weeks ago, Roy Wiseman blogged about how, despite the best efforts of many governments, and although an online...