Wednesday, May 02, 2012
NAO asks UK government for open reporting Some departments have "engaged poorly" with the major projects assurance system, says the National Audit Office
Friday, March 02, 2012
RSA debuts GRC consultancy program EMC’s security division unveiled its new GRC program to help businesses size up their security and compliance issues
Friday, February 24, 2012
Cops: 'Bad guys' have edge in Canada cyber war Police face tough choices about which cyber-criminals to chase
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Canadian Government Web 2.0 guidelines criticized The Treasury Board’s formal guidelines governing social media use have only been out for about a week, and they’ve already been scrutinized as impenetrable
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Mystery 'virus' disrupts New Zealand ambulance service Malware sends operators back to manual communication
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Italian bloggers plan demonstration over fines Right of reply legislation, which would have bloggers require allowing response to any and all critiques, dubbed 'fascist'
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Salesforce.com CEO slams UK gov's lack of cloud progress The UK government is lagging far behind the US in public cloud adoption, opting instead to stick to a more private-cloud based strategy for now
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Kenya's mass market yet to access affordable Internet Poor spectrum policies and lack of infrastructure are hindering adoption in Kenya
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Fears rise in IT circles over new economic downturn This month's U.S. Labor Department report said only 18,000 jobs were added in June to the economy, which could be signaling another quarter of weak GDP growth
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Former Fed CIO sees progress on 'digital economy' journey LAC CARLING KPMG's Ken Cochrane weighs in on how well Canada has moved towards its goals of creating a true e-government strategy, while CA Technologies and Rogers offer their takeaways from our public sector congress
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Lac Carling: Businesses' expectations of gov't get higher The Institute for Citizen-Centred Service presents Taking Care of Business 3, a national survey that looks at how companies grade the public sector. Plus: How Industry Canada is improving one of its most important portals. WITH VIDEO
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Dealing with the “tyranny” of consumerization LAC CARLING 2011: CIOs at the Regional Municipality of York and TD Bank discuss the Bring-Your-Own-Technology trend at Lac Carling 2011. The conference, which brings Canadian IT leaders from across all levels of government together with key public and private sector stakeholders, kicked off Sunday
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Lac Carling: Belgian IT ministry shows off electronic IDs The country is using identity cards to manage all kinds of public services, from birth registration to getting beer out of a vending machine. Plus: How Belgium uses the Internet to create trust with its citizens. WITH VIDEO
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Government IT supplier crushing small tech firms Large suppliers have guaranteed work, SME tells MPs committee
Thursday, March 03, 2011
IT graduates 'not well trained, ready to go' Employers agree that colleges and universities need to provide their students with the essential skills required to run IT departments, yet only 8% of hiring managers would say they have them
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
U.S. government's cloud plans are a $20B shift U.S. government's chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, has plans to implement a government cloud strategy
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Government workers lack mobility, collaboration Government workers lack mobile technologies necessary to be efficient in the office, according to Forrester Research 
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Facebook blackout in Algeria There are mixed reports as to whether the Internet has been shut down in Algeria or not 
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Hong Kong government to deliver cloud strategy The government of Hong Kong will soon release cloud-based applications for internal use
Monday, February 07, 2011
Vancouver budget becomes open data Vancouver's budget will be made public and easily viewable on their open data site, according to public policy entrepreneur David Eaves
Monday, January 31, 2011
With protests growing, Egypt cuts links to Internet 88 percent of network routes in Egypt suddenly vanish; government is blamed
Monday, January 31, 2011
Microsoft shifts some work out of Egypt The software giant is among some 120 companies located in Cairos Smart Village IT office park
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Canada’s IT sector needs common regulations: CBoC The Conference Board of Canada issues a new report highlighting the need for common regulations across jurisdictions and international trading partners. Report author Kathleen Macmillan explains we cannot afford to have “completely-made-in-Canada” regulations
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Obama talks innovation, IT investments in speech The U.S. president also calls for more efforts to improve the country's education system
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
China, Taiwan agree to annual tech conventions Possible agenda items are joint research, high-tech parks, laxer rules