Government & Public Sector

The summer of the gun in Toronto in 2005 left a trail of dead and wounded youth and a posse of government agencies struggling to respond to the crisis.

It's okay, all you hard-working bureaucrats who think politicians don't recognize the effort that has gone into streamlining and integrating the provision of government services. n

You can't have collaboration without a collaborator. Before Lac Carling X, there was no national organization with a mandate to serve as a municipal voice in collaboration with other levels of government to advance the cause of citizen-centred service. n

Albertans are to have a new and improved electronic health record (EHR) system soon as the result of a partnership with IBM Canada Ltd.

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Since Teri Takai became CIO for the state of Michigan in 2003, the office has enjoyed significant results, including savings of $100 million (U.S.) Bringing to the table years of experience in senior roles at Ford Motor Co. and EDS Corp., Takai is a large part of why Michigan is highly ranked within the government technology field. She was saluted herself when Crain

Microsoft Corp. has acquired "health intelligence" software that pulls patient data from various sources into one location and allows instant access to health records.

The search for a new point person to head the national effort to foster the use of electronic health records is being stymied on several fronts, according to health care executives.