So earlier today I saw this post by Kevin Gaudet, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and retweeted by Andrew Coyne (one of the country’s best commentators). It pretty much sums up why Governments (incorrectly) fear open data and open government: The link is to a story on The Sun’s website: Government agencies caught [...]
Entries tagged as “public servant”
Patch Culture, Government and why Small Government Advocates are expensive
Getting Government Right Behind the Firewall
The other week I stumbled on this fantastic piece by Susan Oh of Ragan.com about a 50 day effort by the BC government to relaunch its intranet set. Yes, 50 days. If you run a large organization’s intranet site I encourage to read the piece. (Alternatively, if you are forced (or begged) to use one, [...]
Lots of great reading
So with summer having now sped by I haven’t done a reading update in quite some time… here’s a quickie: 1. The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson For a subject that sounds like it should completely bore you – the history of finance – this book is brilliant and, frankly, fun. It’s also timely. [...]
The Most Dangerous Website in Ottawa
What is the more dangerous website in Ottawa? Here’s a secret. It isn’t a x-rated site, or loaded with tips and tricks on how to make weapons or break the law. It isn’t – contrary to what some politician might feel – even a newswebsite. No, the most dangerous website in Ottawa is much, much, [...]
Emergent Systems in Government: Let’s put the horse before the cart
Yesterday Paul McDowall, Knowledge Management Advisor at the Government’s School of the Public Service and chairperson of the Interdepartmental Knowledge Management Forum, wrote the following comment in response to a blog post from several months ago entitled “How GCPEDIA will save the public service.” I’ve posted his comment – feel free to read it or [...]
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