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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 policy § public service sector renewal § reviews ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

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, more [...]

Posted 27 January 2010 | David Eaves § canadian politics § public policy § public service sector renewal ‡ Comments (11) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

My Unfinished Business Talk in Toronto

I’m really pleased to share that I’ll be giving a talk at the Ontario College of Art & Design this January 14th, 2010. The talk is one I’ve been giving for government officials a fair bit of late – it is on how technology, open methodologies and social change are creating powerful pressures for reform [...]

Posted 16 December 2009 | David Eaves § cool links § public policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Open Data – USA vs. Canada

When it comes to Open Data in Canada and the United States, things appear to be similar. Both countries have several municipalities with Open Data portals: Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and now New York City in the US, Vancouver and Nanaimo in Canada with Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa thinking about or initiating plans.
But the [...]

Posted 08 October 2009 | David Eaves § canadian politics § open data § public policy § public service sector renewal § technology ‡ Comments (22) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

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 [...]

Posted 02 October 2009 | David Eaves § open source § public policy § public service sector renewal § technology ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

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