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Creating an innovative economy can only happen if four key pillars are adopted that will allow municipal growth to happen in new ways, the...

Ontario minister of digital government encourages municipal collaboration with province

Ontario’s Associate Minister of Digital Government says the province and municipalities must work together to “build back better” after the pandemic. “We can’t do it...

Cities are increasing citizen engagement by “Amazonifying” their services

From tax payments in bitcoin to bus schedules on Alexa, cities are taking their cues from Amazon to make their services more user-friendly. “The digital...

Public sector leaders look forward to rebuilding culture in the new workplace

Municipal leaders say they’re making plans to strengthen the culture in their organizations once the health rules allow employees to return to the office. “Our...

Making IT security invisible for public sector employees

Governments have reached a turning point in how they manage their IT security, according to a Google security expert. In the past two years, Zero...

Cybersecurity in the age of asymmetric warfare I An interview with Tim McCreight, chief security officer at The City of Calgary

In anticipation of the third chapter of Politik’s Interzone digital gathering in early December, we sat down with one of Canada’s most recognized names in cybersecurity.

Canadian municipalities are on an island fighting ransomware, and hackers are barely trying

While their interest in enterprises hasn’t waned, experts and public data suggest cyber criminals, some of whom have little technical skills, are targeting Canadian municipalities with surgical precision due to a disturbing lack of cybersecurity training and poor reporting protocols across schools, hospitals and municipal offices.

Three digital leaders examine the future of urban innovation

In the private sector, every successful company has matured into a technology-centric organization; and inevitably, every propitious city will be compelled to embark upon a similar evolutionary trajectory.

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