Every year, recommendations from the annual Lac Carling Congress on electronic service delivery are turned over to the Public Sector CIO Council and the Public Sector Service Delivery Council. Their review of the proposals begins immediately after the Congress every year and continues in a series of meetings through the fall and winter. What follows is a summary of their thinking in the wake of the first session.
The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) has become a partner in the Lac Carling Congress, the respected e-government forum that brings officials from all three levels of government together once a year for a three-day exchange of news and views.
As the seventh annual Lac Carling Congress approaches, the steering committee for the event is planning to shift the focus to reflect the progress made in the e-government arena.
Government officials from across the country have called for a comprehensive review of research on e-government issues with an eye to additional research in four key areas.
Reg Alcock is a Winnipeg MP who has made it his mission to identify and explore the significant changes that are and will be occurring in government as a result of IT.