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Based in Berlin, Michael Tschichholz is director of Germany's Competence Center for Electronic Government and Applications. During his visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., for the 2007 Lac Carling Congress, he sat down with senior writer Lisa Williams to discuss Germany's ambitious e-Government 2.0 program and the headway they're making on their national ID strategy.

While provincial governments have made inroads toward integrating service delivery, they need to step up public awareness about the services available to citizens, according to a recent report by Deloitte Canada. At a recent presentation hosted by Ontario's corporate chief technology officer, Richard Steele of Service Ontario acknowledged that while the province had gone to great lengths to provide online services, much more could be done to promote their use.

Nortel president and CEO Mike Zafirovski is set to receive a nomination to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee from President George W. Bush. The committee serves in an advisory capacity to the U.S. president and provides recommendations and analysis on a variety of technical and policy issues on areas including telecommunications, infrastructure protection and national security.

The past 10 years have seen many changes in the world of e-commerce: Wi-Fi connectivity, the BlackBerry and even iTunes and YouTube have all dramatically impacted business, government and personal computing. To mark these developments, a top 10 list has been compiled by industry experts.

A recent survey of online voters in the Town of Markham 2006 election may point to the future of e-voting in Canadian municipalities. In partnership with the Town of Markham, the survey is part of research conducted by Toronto-based Delvinia Interactive that began in 2003 to track online voter feedback.

Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin had harsh words for government organizations that he says are over-promising and under-delivering. In Marin

Lieutenant Commander Kent Penney is head of the Combat Camera team, which shows the public through photography and video the work that the Canadian Forces is doing around the world. It is work that is of special significance now with the current campaign in Afghanistan. In Part 1 of InterGovWorld's Spotlight on Penney, he sat down with senior writer Lisa Williams to discuss how he got his start in the Armed Forces, and how Combat Camera is an important tool not just for the media and public, but for members of the military as well. In Part 2, Penney talks about the switch to high-definition, and the amazing assignments that his team covers all over the world.

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