Inequality will define the future of work — unless citizens get to co-design policy
In my previous post about Nesta’s Digital Frontrunners, I introduced four challenges governments need to prioritise so that all citizens can...
Executive Talent Risks in the Government of Canada
While most of my focus here is on IT and digitization efforts, many of the issues also apply to non-IT...
Inter- and Intrastate Politics and Governance in Canada
In federal systems like Canada’s – where power, authority, and responsibility are divided and/or shared between multiple orders of government...
Superclusters: Unlocking business investment in research
We have been hearing quite a lot about superclusters. The Government of Canada is a big advocate of superclusters and...
Dashboard: Improving Services for Canadians
A look back to the start of 2018 to see some examples of how the Government of Canada is taking...
Unnecessary Risks by the Government of Canada
My observation is people often take the view, “no one else can do a project better than we can do...
Improving Services to Canadians through Federal, Provincial, Territorial, and Municipal Partnerships
Have you ever had a family member or friend lament the frustrations associated with their attempts at obtaining a government...
Voting in elections: A pertinent issue
Canadian Government Executive is pleased to announce its latest podcast – The Last Word with Lori Turnbull. In this inaugural...
A constitution for the digital era: why it’s time to reboot democracy
It is time to reboot democracy. This year, the French constitution, the set of fundamental principles and rights upon which...
Be Realistic About Innovation
One of the benefits of living in a federation is that all orders of governments can take turns being innovators...