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Governments need to make digital services more relevant: Accenture
15 May 2012
Governments need to make digital services more relevant: Accenture
One-third of the respondents in seven-country survey said they didn't know how to interact with the government online
Open source for an open government
10 May 2012
Open source for an open government
MAILBAG A roundup of some of your recent comments on our coverage of the debate over open-source software in the Canadian government
FCC chair lays out plans for more U.S. spectrum
09 May 2012
FCC chair lays out plans for more U.S. spectrum
New rules to ease use of LTE in 800MHz band and shift satellite-dedicated spectrum for mobile use are part of strategy
Security of U.S. industrial control systems questioned
09 May 2012
Security of U.S. industrial control systems questioned
Energy and manufacturing facilities are being openly warned they are being targeted by attackers who will often try to infiltrate business networks
Dutch Senate passes net neutrality law
09 May 2012
Dutch Senate passes net neutrality law
Law will prevent Internet providers from throttling services except to prevent congestion, and only if all similar traffic is treated equally
NAO asks UK government for open reporting
02 May 2012
NAO asks UK government for open reporting
Some departments have "engaged poorly" with the major projects assurance system, says the National Audit Office
Congress to vote on cyberthreat bill
25 Apr 2012
Congress to vote on cyberthreat bill
House of Representatives to vote Friday on bill requiring U.S. Internet service providers to give information to government agencies
Industry Canada proposes spectrum auction change
25 Apr 2012
Industry Canada proposes spectrum auction change
If the department has its way, the next auction for wireless frequencies will use a combinatorial clock auction format. Read what it's all about
EU takes tough stance on data protection
25 Apr 2012
EU takes tough stance on data protection
Lawmakers drag Hungary before court over independence of the country's new data protection agency
Digital strategy coming later this year: Paradis
24 Apr 2012
Digital strategy coming later this year: Paradis
Also, lobbying to start Wednesday on setting details of how next year’s spectrum auction will run and the contentious issue of roaming
OpenText to supply federal records management
18 Apr 2012
OpenText to supply federal records management
The Waterloo, Ont., company, whose product is already used by most departments, will be the platform for all ministries and agencies
Anonymous targets more government Web sites
18 Apr 2012
Anonymous targets more government Web sites
Portals in the U.S. and Britain have come under denial of service attacks in the past few days. Governments insist the sites were successfully defended
EU wants tighter monitoring of Internet censorship
18 Apr 2012
EU wants tighter monitoring of Internet censorship
Parliament demands rules to improve the monitoring of exports of technology that can be used to censor or block Web sites and monitor mobile communications
Ontario to plunge deeper into outsourcing
17 Apr 2012
Ontario to plunge deeper into outsourcing
Province looking for one integrator to be sole supplier of certain IT services and one provider to build a unified communications system
Ottawa releases open government action plan
13 Apr 2012
Ottawa releases open government action plan
The Harper government will direct bureaucrats to think of disclosing information by default. To keep track of everything, it will create a hosted government-wide records database
China calls Australia's ban on Huawei "unjust"
11 Apr 2012
China calls Australia's ban on Huawei "unjust"
Protests decision to forbid Chinese telecom network equipment maker from supplying gear to national broadband project
More criticism for anti-piracy agreement in Europe
11 Apr 2012
More criticism for anti-piracy agreement in Europe
Objectors complain expanded copyright law won't automatically help creators and it pushes changes in Internet governance that are "ludicrous and dangerous"
Interview: Bill C-11 and CIPPIC
02 Apr 2012
Interview: Bill C-11 and CIPPIC
RADIO ITWC This week, David Fewer from CIPPIC joins us to talk about Bill C-11 and copyright law in Canada
Federal budget: IT consolidation, telepresence for savings
29 Mar 2012
Federal budget: IT consolidation, telepresence for savings
Videoconferencing, cutting back on software and hardware licencing fees are among the ways Ottawa will try to slay the deficit
Ontario looks to private sector for IT savings
27 Mar 2012
Ontario looks to private sector for IT savings
Hopes to save $100 million in partnership deals to deliver public services, plus $90 million in consolidation. But court services will shift online
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