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Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has yet to respond to some of the Secure Channel criticism reported in the media. PWGSC doesn't answer directly, but responds rather by action. InterGovWorld.com sat down with Steven Poole, chief executive officer of PWGSC, and Imran Mirza, senior director of Secure Channel, to get some answers.

The government of British Columbia has set in motion a province-wide $148-million health-care initiative that aims to reduce wait times for medical procedures, cut costs by reducing unnecessary re-tests, and provide medical practitioners with faster access to patient information

In Part 1 of InterGovWorld

Any technology can be said to improve a government's operations and inefficiencies, but it doesn't matter how sophisticated the programming or equipment is if left underutilized. Just because you build it, doesn't mean anyone will actually use it. Without appropriate consideration to adoption, a project can be destined to fail.

Marc Plamondon has no background in IT, but his leadership skills have been recognized with the 2007 Share Award for Excellence in Technology. In conversation with senior writer Lisa Williams, Plamondon talks about why an IT project can be so political and how he managed to win hearts and minds. He also reveals his "techie" side.

Any technology can be said to improve a government's operations and inefficiencies, but it doesn't matter how sophisticated the programming or equipment is if left underutilized. Just because you build it, doesn't mean anyone will actually use it. Without appropriate consideration to adoption, a project can be destined to fail.

Financial and personal information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards was stolen by hackers, according to The TJX Companies, the U.S. parent of Canadian retailers Winners and HomeSense

U.K. firms are set to face increasing demands from staff for flexible and remote working arrangements with new employment rights that come into force Friday.