ComputerWorld Canada

This white paper highlights the considerations that local, state and federal Governmentninstitutions should be aware of when developing their handheld software strategy. Benefits ofnthe technology, as always, are accompanied by concerns. Actions can be taken to ensure thatnmobile projects result in a net positive experience and add value to both stakeholders and thenvalue chain.

One says yes to Wi-Fi, one says not yet, and the other sees connectivity between institutes for higher learning as paramount.

Mostly, you will know, the name of the game in e-government has been electronic service delivery

Government, you may have noticed, has been slowly getting its head around wireless.

With due respect to irony and such, the times may be a-changing after all, at least in the minds of some CIOs.

It seems to me there has been precious little public dialogue on patient wait times since the middle of last month when newly-minted Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated his government's plan to negotiate a Patient Wait Times Guarantee with the provinces, and in doing so commended the Quebec's plan to ensure patients receive timely access to vital services.

A surprising number of people dropped by InterGovWorld.com for a visit last week, and the length of their stays suggests we could really be on to something here. Content breadth was paramount to the editorial team for weeks leading up to the launch, and we think we endeavored to put together a site that has something for everyone. n

So maybe you're not all that worried about the gloomsters and doomsters who fret that hackers and malware and spyware and the whole shebang threaten the very foundations of e-government and e-commerce. That's fine. But you may wish to note in passing that the folks at Microsoft are taking it seriously.