Typewriters to tablets to tomorrow
At the May 2013 Canadian Institute for Procurement and Materiel Management (CIPMM) workshop, a presenter spoke of the different characteristics...
Considering a sole-source contract? Here are some sound management practices
You’re in a crunch to meet a looming deadline. A couple of your key staff are unexpectedly absent. It’s becoming...
The Results Are In: Your Thoughts on Blueprint 2020
Last month, we posted a poll on Canadian Government Executive that asked the question, “Do you think your input into...
The politics of budget consultations
Budgets are statements of political will and power. They are performance agreements that give expression to government’s priorities and expected...
The Push for a Mobile Workforce
The future of mobile was a huge topic of discussion at last week’s GTEC 2013. Scott Ball, country manager of...
Evolving and Collaborating to Survive
The giraffe is a funny-looking animal. It has a very long neck and huge eyes. To an observer who is...
UK reform five years in….
As government departments and the GoC Twitterverse continue to respond to the Clerk’s Blueprint 2020 challenge to help shape the...
Selling the Internet of Everything
In the past decade, technology has been pushing the boundaries in society, culture and business. In some ways, policy has...
Solution revolution in the public sector policy space
The solution revolution is a global trend and phenomenon which relates to the coming together of non-governmental players in trying...
Managing the affairs of state
The Harper government is now entering the second half of its mandate and is less than two years away from...