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The (lost?) art of reading fiction
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Do we read books anymore? Travel on airplanes or trains these days and the evidence is mixed. While books are...
Continental security and Canadian secrecy
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In February, President Obama and Prime Minister Harper announced the formation of a bilateral working group to explore ways to...
The future of service delivery: Paper, place and politics
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More than a decade ago, some enterprising folks at Industry Canada produced a powerful PowerPoint depiction of online service and...
Gov 2.0 the U.K. way
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The Obama administration is appointing "Directors of New Media" for most agencies, to develop Web 2.0 strategies, and more open,...
Public Service 2.0: A new participative ethos
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Is there reason to hope? Once again, the federal government has pledged to empower staff and simplify rules in search...
Oversight and openness: Fixing the RCMP
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are one of Canada's most critical assets in a digital world, fighting cyber-crime and terrorism...
Fonction publique 2.0 : les nouvelles valeurs participatives
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Y a-t-il de l'espoir? Une fois de plus, le gouvernement fédéral s'est engagé à donner des moyens à son personnel...
Retail politics and downsized democracy
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Toronto's new mayor, Rob Ford, has pledged to cut city council in half. Although such downsizing is unlikely to be...
L’administrateur de l’avenir : ouvert sur le monde et visible
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Dans le numéro de janvier, Ruth Hubbard et David Zussman nous ont entretenus de l'importance de dire la vérité aux...
BlackBerries and bureaucracy
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As BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion negotiates with many governments around the world over data access and security, it is perhaps...