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Life in the era of ubiquitous computing
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Computing is now no longer done primarily on computers.Technology now floats around us, elusive and almost magical.
How to avoid losing steam when the public face of an organization goes, part two
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Passing on shared knowledge and letting new leaders emerge are ways to turn a loss into a gain
Five ways HR can innovate
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HR has a poor reputation for innovation. After all, risk might be exciting for technology experts or rising managers, but...
Knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing
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Budget cuts to safety services undermine value for cost in the public service. This is a shame, because nothing can...
From memes to social media, the technology that matters most to the public
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Memes exemplify how internet silliness leads to doubt about its advantages for use to the public sector.
How to innovate in a bureaucracy
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What do you do if you're a leader in a large department of the public service with an entrenched bureaucracy,...
Rethinking the humble telephone: part deux
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Smart phones now account for 40% of all internet usage, and this is changing the world we live in.
The (almost) first government of Canada Google+ hangout
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Open data and Canada's technological future were the topics of Minister Clement's discussion.
Information is changing and government must adapt
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In Smarter Information, Smarter Consumers, www.hbr.org, Richard H. Thaler and Will Tucker claim that the availability of information is changing...
Synchrotron helping shed light on Scotty
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A Saskatchewan team of geologists, physicists and palaeontologists is hunting for dinosaur DNA using a cutting-edge piece of equipment located...