Wednesday, April 18, 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
Friday, April 13, 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
Friday, February 17, 2012
Social media pushes government, says Clement Tens of thousands of tweets and email were why the Harper government acted on usage-based billing last year, says minister. Read why he's interested in trying crowdsourcing
Friday, January 06, 2012
Year in review: November 2011 DragonWave roared as it bought a piece of NSN, Anonymous issused an empty threat and the CRTC issued a way ISPs can buy wholesale connectivity from big operators
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
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Feds announce changes to open data licensing In an attempt to make the data culled from the open data project more "open," restrictions on the licensing agreement have been adjusted
Monday, November 14, 2011
ISP conference to be dominated by CRTC decision The telecom regulator will release a ruling on wholesale pricing in the middle of the first Canadian Internet provider conference in years
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 06, 2011
Independent study needed for UBB: Telus After a cabinet minister and public groups say there’s no evidence carriers need usage-based billing to solve problems, the telco’s CEO says ‘empirical evidence’ is the solution
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Liberals would ‘look’ at functional separation ELECTION 2001: Separating the wholesale network operations from retail sales to allow independent ISPs better access to broadband is worth considering, says the party.
Monday, April 11, 2011
NDP digital platform leaves unanswered questions Government would forbid usage-based billing, end traffic throttling and ensure all Canadians have high speed Internet access
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Clement mum on Tory digital strategy details Although the Conservatives were weeks away from making a major announcement, the party won't say whether it will come out before election day
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Liberal platform highlights digital technologies ELECTION 2011: ICT industries will be one of three areas of focus if the Grits take power, according to the digital strategy. One of the quickest areas they’ll move on, says a spokesperson, is setting the rules for the next spectrum auction
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 
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tories tease with digital strategy in budget In the absense of a full digital economy strategy, government promises to spend $440 million over three years for education, business and media creators
Friday, March 11, 2011
CRTC sets July date for another UBB hearing Telecommunications carriers and Internet providers will slug out their differences over wholesale billing publicly this summer when the federal telecommunications regulator holds another public hearing
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Clement undercuts defence of usage-based billing Industry Minister increases pressure on Bell and the CRTC by maintaining there’s no evidence heavy Internet users are being subsidized by the majority of subscribers
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Keep incumbents out of next wireless auction: Wind Industry submissions for the 700 Mhz auction are in and they again pit incumbents against startups. Read what's at stake and the tough choices Ottawa has to make
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wind may have to go back to CRTC, Lacavera admits If his company and the government fail in upholding a cabinet decision giving the wireless startup its licence, the company head acknowledged he could be back before the regulator
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Government to 'vigorously' fight Globalive decision "From a legal basis we are within the law," Industry minister Tony Clement tells reporters. The saga continues 
Monday, February 07, 2011
Analysis: The future of usage-based billing Industry minister Tony Clement has finally said what angers Ottawa: It's not UBB, but forcing independent ISPs to adopt it. Read the solution suggested by an industry analyst
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
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Lobbying starts on 700 MHz spectrum auction Wireless carriers have until Feb. 28 to push Ottawa on the framework for the next wireless auction. One executive was quick to say new entrants don't need the protection they got in 2008
Monday, November 22, 2010
Clement delays decision on foreign telecom ownership Expected this fall, Industry Minister now pushes his decision on setting rules for the next wireless spectrum auction. But an industry consultant suspects the ruling will come sooner rather than later
Monday, November 08, 2010
More rural broadband projects OK’d by Ottawa Third round of conditional funding from Industry Canada is announced as a hearing wraps up into whether the telecom regulator should set rural broadband goals