Toronto's Bold Experiment: Innovating at the Intersection of Technology, Urban Design, and Civic Engagement

Sidewalk Toronto has the potential to be a game changer for urban innovation globally. The project involves establishing a sustainable community with improved quality of...

Pump Up Traffic to Heritage Sites by Delivering an Immersive User Experience

State/Provincial (and sometimes federal) government CIOs have the opportunity to transform archived data, photos, and other visuals into enriching experiences for...

Government Data Breaches and the Insider Threat Problem

Recently, it has come to light that the NSA has had many of its top secret operations breached. If even the NSA can experience a breach of this nature, what does this...

Right-Size Your BCP for Municipalities With a Customized Business Impact Analysis

Right-size your business continuity plan based (BCP) on your organization’s tolerance for downtime and data loss. This note provides industry-specific considerations to...

Municipal Governments DRP Maturity: Trends, Pain Points, and Recommendations

Limited budgets, lack of executive buy-in, and a diverse set of services from garbage pickup to community healthcare are among the reasons municipal governments struggle...

Local Governments: Riskier Than They Appear

Governments have traditionally seen themselves as low risk tolerant due to the nature of the private information they carry. This can range from health data to personal...

Taking Data and Information Management to the Next Level in Local Government

Given data’s strategic importance, having a comprehensive data quality program and effective information management governance will greatly improve a local government’s...

The NotPetya Ransomware Attack: A Lesson in Vendor Risk

The recent NotPetya ransomware attack has garnered international attention as another large-scale ransomware attack with a global impact. While this was far from the...

The Death of Enterprise Architecture in the Public Sector?

Enterprise architects are well positioned to become leaders in digital government. In order to seize this opportunity, they must regroup, rebrand, and retool.

Digital Strategy – Best Practices to Establish a Clear Role for Local Government IT

​Digital strategies have become critical to advancing the state of government services. More and more governments and in particular, local governments, have established...
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