Lisa Williams

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An online tax centre was launched yesterday by the City of Mississauga, which will allow residents to access self-serve tax services. It will also allow online users to access a variety of tax services on the City's Web site.

Canada's National Department of Defence (DND) has implemented an integrated equipment and engineering maintenance approach to their services and equipment acquisitions, according to Kevin Radford of the DND. Radford, director of materiel for policy and procedures at the DND, spoke to delegates at SAP's Sapphire Conference in Orlando, Florida, about why it was so urgent for the department to take an integrated approach.

New Brunswick Power has improved their customer service centre through streamlining data and focusing on change management, according to NB Power's Jill Feero. "We're introducing a whole new line of products and we can't afford to jeopardize our reputation and the need to meet our customer's needs," said Feero in a presentation at SAP's Sapphire 2008 conference in Orlando, Florida

Manitoba's Attorney General Dave Chomiak has announced proposed legislative amendments which would allow Manitoba to develop a voluntary enhanced driver's licence, as well as an ID card that would meet border travel requirements in the United States.

The Government of Alberta is committing $79 million in funding towards students who opt for career and technology studies (CTS) as well as an expansion of programs under their refocused curriculum, according to Premier Ed Stelmach.

The government of Alberta is set to launch a variety of initiatives aimed at improving the public health system. The action plan that the government has outlined includes the introduction of new technologies to help Albertans access and understand the health system, which will be announced over the next nine months.

Over the past decade, Canada has transitioned from an industrial economy to a networked economy said Keith Parsonage, Director General of the Information and Communications Technologies branch with Industry Canada