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In Part 2 of InterGovWorld's Spotlight on Director General Paul Hession of PWGSC, senior writer Lisa Williams spoke with him about the challenges of his job, the future of online services for citizens, and the evolution of e-government.

The Canadian healthcare system is enthusiastically embracing e-health, but widespread implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) is still several years away, according to a study by an Ottawa-based health consultancy.

A six-week investigation by Computerworld Australia into IT support levels at the Australian Department of Defence has led to the department's chief information officer (CIO) to admit the problem exists, but is improving, during a recent Australian Senate committee hearing in Canberra.

Q. You've been the CIO of Brampton for just over five years. Could you talk about the work you did prior to this and how it prepared you for the work you're doing now?

Many nurses practise the way they have always practised, the way they learned to practise, and they continue to do necessary healthcare procedures to the best of their ability and to the best of their knowledge.

For IS pros, the message coming out of the discussion was clear: Sharpen your people and communication skills if you want to stay put and not start looking for work with a service provider.

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is arming traffic enforcers with BlackBerry handhelds that allow remote access to motorist and vehicle records. Using BlackBerry 7290 handhelds, the LTO

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