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Commentary
by David Zusman
A recent visit to England and Scotland reminded me of the many innovations in public sector management taking place around the world. There has been a steady stream of reports on the government’s performance on a number of key policy areas based on performance measures and other metrics used to hold agencies or departments to account.
In Scotland, much of the discussion (aside from speculation on an independence vote) has been directed to the government̵...
EVENTS
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July 28 2008
TRANSFORMING BUREAUCRATIC CULTURES The Public Manager and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Renaissance Harborplace Hotel Transforming Bureaucratic Cultures: a conference for practitioners, is being sponsored by Canadian Government Executive magazine. Network with colleagues from America in a collaborative, audience-driven conference offering expert give and take. Themes include Gov2.0, performance, accountability, and international cooperation. Baltimore, July 28 -29, 2008.
For more information click here For session description click here |
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August 24 2008
60th IPAC Annual Conference Theme: New World... New Society... New Public Administration Quebec City Mark Your Calendar so you can attend and enjoy the uniqueness of Quebec City in 2008. Quebec City's Old Town (Vieux-Québec) is the only North American fortified city north of Mexico whose walls still exist, and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Quebec". It is also one of the oldest cities in North America (founded in 1608).
Check the website shortly for details. http://www.ipac.ca/ |
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September 16 2008
UC Interactive Event: Info-Tech Live! Driving Efficiency with Unified Communications September 16 Royal York Hotel, Toronto If you think unified communications is only for large companies, think again. The latest research from Info-Tech Research Group shows that mid-sized organizations are planning implementations in record numbers. Find out why on September 16 when Info-Tech presents the results of its in-depth study on unified communications.
The event, sponsored by IBM Canada, Information Week Canada and Canadian Government Executive, will also feature a panel discussion by UC experts and present case studies of companies who have gone down the UC implementation road. CIO, IT managers and business leaders will gain a better understanding of the adoption drivers, benefits and challenges of implementing a UC solution. For more information please contact Sandra Service Sandras@networkedgovernment.ca or (905)727-4091 Ext.228 |
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September 22 2008
CARIS 2008 Hilton Bath City Hotel in Bath, United Kingdom. The 12th International User Group Conference and Educational Sessions will take place on September 22 - 26, 2008 at the Hilton Bath City Hotel in Bath, United Kingdom.
CARIS 2008 recognizes that it is only when people, data and systems simultaneously connect that we can achieve the interoperability upon which spatial data infrastructures will succeed. CARIS 2008 will be of specific interest to those working in the areas of Geospatial Standards, Land Information Management, Hydrographic Survey Operations, Electronic Charting, Ports and Waterways and Law of the Sea Come Make a Spatial Connection! To find out more please visit www.caris.com/caris2008 |