Jeffrey Roy

In seeking the trust of Ontarians, the campaigning premier of Ontario promised to expand the scope of transparency throughout government.

Dalton McGuinty has a hidden agenda. Well, let's qualify that: For those who studied the details of the Liberal platform in the recent Ontario election, the details were open to all. But those who followed the campaign through media headlines and sound bites may be surprised.

The Internet personifies the death of distance. Global communications and virtual networks mean that proximity in cyberspace counts more than community by shared place.

Several municipalities in Denmark are embracing the concept of a virtual town hall. This vision involves transcending spatial boundaries to achieve joined up administration behind the scenes, while preserving distinct political arenas and a citizen-centric focus in each jurisdiction.

With the focus of this issue of CIO Governments' Review on outsourcing, it is an opportune...

Only a few years ago, the Internet sparked the advent of e-government and better service delivery became...

The previous column in this series highlighted important fiscal quandaries shaping the evolution of e-government in Canada....

Barring a spectacular shift in priorities,the first budget from Finance Minister John Manley is likely to focus on health care. ...