The Tories say they are not against electronic records but if they form government Oct. 6 they will proceed with a public inquiry into the $1 billion spending scandal, says a senior party staffer.
Matthews held an eHealth progress report on Friday. It is the latest of several “reality checks” the Liberals have staged in order to bring attention to their record on a number of files such as green energy, the economy and education.
Weiterlesen: CA: Ontario: eHealth inquiry would begin if Tories elected
More than 7,000 doctors, who care for 6.5 million Ontarians, now manage their patients' health information with an electronic medical record.
That is just some of the significant progress outlined in the 2011 eHealth Progress Report.
Weiterlesen: CA: On Track To Provide Better Health For All Ontarians
The government plans to consolidate 100 different email systems into one government-wide email system, reduce the number of data centers from 300 to 20, and streamline over 3,000 networks within and between government departments.
Canada is setting up a new entity called Shared Services Canada to oversee the consolidation and to provide IT services and security going forward. The new entity will be part of the Ministry of Public Works and Government Services. Shared Services Canada will consolidate the existing IT resources and personnel from 44 separate departments and agencies.
Weiterlesen: Canada consolidates IT systems to boost security, save money
In an official report from Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Mark Mayrand, on the 41st General Election of May 2nd, Mayrand has announced Elections Canada’s pursuit of electronic voting.
Mentioning the fact that Canadian society continues to experience rapid change, Elections Canada has seen expectations of more convenient government services. Along this line in general, Canadians are increasingly expecting to be able to conduct business online. Thus Elections Canada has been pursuing the option of providing e-services, says the report.
Log on to the City of Calgary’s new website and you won’t see the usual text-heavy, drill-down-the-tree-to-the-roots site favored by most governments.
The new $3.2 million website launched Monday is built around a Google search application and utilizes keywords that allow users to quickly access city information and programs, said David Watson, general manager, planning, development and assessment, and project sponsor.