Looking beyond efficiency
The changes that the public sector is going through are well known, and to many long suffering public servants seem...
A Blueprint For Successful Cloud Deployment: Waterfront Toronto
What can the cloud do for you? IT in Canada is holding a free webinar series that will answer exactly...
Blueprint 2020: The canary in the coal mine
December was the six month check-in for Blueprint 2020, the current vision-setting exercise for the Canadian public service. The Blueprint...
When urgency becomes the norm
"This is urgent," the poobah said. "If you don’t put this contract in place right away the consultant is going...
How’s this for a deal?
Guess what? You don’t always need to ask for a bargain…because today I am offering you one. The second annual...
Sochi – A tale of two Russias
As all eyes turn toward Russia for the Winter Olympics, the security of athletes, visitors and residents alike is top...
Governments recognized for cutting red tape
The government of Langford, British Columbia, received last week the 2014 Golden Scissors Award for its initiative to make business...
Bold transformation
In early 2009, the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation (CSTMC) was facing a crisis: the Auditor General had identified...
Canadian Governments Lagging in Online Service Delivery
In November 2013, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada issued its report on Access to Online Services. Not...
Responsibility to create: Politicians and a professional public service
Prime ministers matter when it comes to public service reform. In the U.K., Prime Minister David Cameron has led an...