Human Resources

The Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) is making improvements to its Information Systems Professional (ISP) designation program by creating a body of knowledge all IT practitioners should attain. The Mississauga, Ont.-based society is also updating its code of ethics to reflect changes in the compliance and privacy landscape in Canada, and extending the ISP designation to groups that have not been eligible in the past.

Human Services Minister Joe Hockey has vigorously defended the virtues of the federal government's planned smartcard, saying the project's cost will be controlled and people's privacy will not be compromised.

Failing to initiate

While organizations remain focussed on building formidable fortresses to keep the bad guys out, there

The continuing development by Canadian government's at all levels in creating and implementing governmental human resources initiatives is the focus of InterGovWorld's current news coverage of all types of government human resources initiatives and policies.

As businesses across the country get ready to apply a one per cent reduction on the goods and services tax (GST)

The Queensland government signaled its intentions to put an end to a deepening skills shortage with its hosting last week of the National ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Skills Summit in Brisbane.n