Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Ontario government’s first CIO Mark Vale passes away Vale, the Ontario government’s first chief information and privacy officer, passed away on Friday Aug. 12. Here's a brief look at his career in IT. WITH VIDEO
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Federal government to axe data centres, e-mail systems To stifle rising IT costs, the Conservative government has enacted a plan to streamline its services. The government said custom created solutions, overlapping networks and too many data centres could eventually lead to major service problems
Monday, July 11, 2011
Canadian Web filtering foreign policy ‘hypocritical’: Expert The question of whether Canada should take a stand on Canadian Web content filtering technologies sold to other countries that may use it to bar controversial political and religious material is a “a very narrow tightrope” to walk, said one analyst
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Court blows away challenge to Wind Mobile The Federal Court of Appeal upholds the Harper government's decision to give the wireless startup its licence. However, competitor Public Mobile wants to go to the Supreme Court
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
World IPv6 Day starts without Bell As dozens of Canadian organizations offer Web sites for testing their IPv6 readiness, one of the country's biggest service providers isn't with them
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Canada's antispam enforcer ready to fight CANADIAN TELECOM SUMMIT 2011: The woman who will wield the whip behind Canada's antispam law is warning malware creators. Also, why an expert worries about business security 
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Paradis mum on telecom timetable New Industry Minister won't say when digital strategy and telecom ownership rules will be released. Meanwhile, a Rogers executive sent him a warning
Thursday, May 19, 2011
CWC THIS WEEK SPECIAL: Lac Carling VIDEO PLAYLIST A roundup of the sights and sounds of our Lac Carling conference for government IT leaders
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Paradis named new Industry Minister by PM Appointing a new minister may mean delays in government's digital economy strategy, says a telecommunications consultant
Friday, May 13, 2011
Canada’s first social media election missed the mark OPINION: No, this hasn’t been the epoch-making social media election we’d anticipated for Canada. While Barack Obama used social media for engagement in the U.S., it was more about alienation in Canada’s recent election
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Canadian National IT Day contest crowns an IT hero Hailing from New Brunswick, Eddie Oldfield’s submission of a tale of IT heroism has won him $10,000 in Dell and Intel products as part of an ongoing petition for a day of national recognition for IT professionals
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Federal pay system breach shows bad security plan: analyst The security glitch in the federal government’s employee payment system illustrates the lack of an overarching strategy for the public sector’s IT infrastructure, said one analyst
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Tales of IT heroism from the server room Dell and Intel’s ongoing online petition for a Canadian National IT Day now boasts 3,539 signatures. Meanwhile, the IT hero stories pour in. Here are just a few featuring fire and jealous servers
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Digital trade walls could impact IT services, CBOC says A new Conference Board of Canada report argues that the federal government needs to lift the restrictions on data flow, services, people movement and technology investment. Plus, why CATA Alliance is pushing for a Chief Marketing Officer for Canada
Friday, April 01, 2011
IT pros demand national day of recognition The online petition for a National IT Day has now grown to 2,573 signatures. Here are some IT hero stories that have been entered
Friday, March 25, 2011
Three telecom issues stranded by government defeat ELECTION 2011: With the dismissal of Parliament a trio of important matters has been abandoned. Here's a primer on why they may be raised during the campaign 
Friday, March 25, 2011
What IT wants to hear on the campaign trail ELECTION 2011: Forging a digital economic strategy, encouraging telecom foreign investment and improving ICT skills of students are among the issues leaders should talk about, say observers
Friday, March 18, 2011
Federal government launches pilot open data portal UPDATE While open data activists are pleased by the launch, they're also concerned about some licensing provisions. UPDATED to reflect the removal of one offending licensing clause
Thursday, March 10, 2011
March gets in the ring with online fraudsters March is Fraud Prevention Month. Experts warn how your seemingly benign postings on social networking sites could be giving away your passwords to online accounts. Traditional fraud scams re-packaged for the digital world
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
IT pros push for National IT Day Dell and Intel have created a petition to encourage the Canadian government to introduce a national day recognizing IT professionals. So far, the campaign has reaped 2,114 signatures
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Canadian IT security practices conflict: survey After malware, the top issue for Canadian government and enterprises is device theft and loss, unauthorized access to data by employees, and bots. Why insider threat is the biggest concern
Thursday, February 17, 2011
How Canada can thwart another foreign cyber attack A cyber attack originating from foreign soil could call into question the federal government’s IT security policies. Find out what two security experts think Ottawa should do
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Canadian government hit by foreign hackers Treasury Board confirms there have been attempts to access the network, leading to major Internet restrictions for public sector employees
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Merger unlikely right now, says Wind Mobile head Anthony Lacavera says it still isn't clear if teaming up with a competitor will resolve the company's trouble. Besides, he insists, Wind is a Canadian company
Thursday, February 03, 2011
CRTC bows to pressure on usage-based billing Says it will ‘review’ the controversial decision which forces independent Internet providers to eliminate unlimited data plans