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Today in the Globe: A Click Heard Across the Public Service

I had the following piece published in the Globe and Mail today. It’s actually better if you read it there since I could easily include the hyperlinks when blogging from my phone.
The piece can be found here:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/a-click-heard-across-the-public-service/article1493566/
A Click Heard Across the Public Service
Quietly, without fanfare, a small but powerful seismic shift took place in [...]

¶ Posted 08 March 2010 | David Eaves § canadian politics § public service sector renewal § technology ‡ Comments °

Open Gov West – Seattle March 26 & 27

For westcoasters interested in and thinking about open government and open data there will be a conference in the pacific northwest bringing together key actors in the area.
Called OpenGovWest will be taking place on March 26th and 27th. A number of interesting people will be in speaking and in attendance include Andrew Hoppin (New York [...]

¶ Posted 05 March 2010 | David Eaves § cool links § open data ‡ Comments ° Tagged: open data, open government, public policy, seattle

Gov 2.0 International: Global Innovation Meeting Local Challenges

Next week I’ll be speaking at Gov 2.0 International, an online conference being hosted by O’Reilly Media.
The conference will be running from noon-2:15 EST with an agenda I’ve copy and pasted from their website (might as well admit it!). The conference is free (hard to beat) but you’ll still need to register, which you can [...]

¶ Posted 03 March 2010 | David Eaves § cool links § open data ‡ Comments ° Tagged: cool links, government, open data, open government, public policy

The PM’s Advisory Committee on the Public Service: The Good, The Bad, The Hopeful

On February 25th Paul Tellier and David Emerson – two men whose understanding of Ottawa I have a tremendous amount of respect for – released The Fourth Report of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee on the Public Service. It is a document that is worth diving into as these reports will likely serve as reference [...]

¶ Posted 02 March 2010 | David Eaves § open data § public service sector renewal § reviews ‡ Comments ° Tagged: canada, David Emerson, government, open government, public policy, public service, public service sector renewal, reviews

Canada’s Three Tiered Healthcare System

Thanks to Premier Danny Williams’ comments, we are in another short bout of collective denial and misunderstanding of Canada’s healthcare system and the public perception thereof.
1. Denial.
For those not in the know, Premier Williams recently jaunted down to Miami for heart surgery. In his interview with NTV reporter Fred Hutton, he stated, “This is my [...]