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Governments should enact new legislation giving the deputy prime minister and provincial deputy premiers responsibility for e-government and the coordination of horizontal policy development, states a new study by an expert committee of federal, provincial and municipal politicians. The Internet and information technologies, it concludes, could help engage citizens in the democratic process and restore confidence and public trust in government if political leaders take steps to transform core government activities.

Read more: Canada: Political Committee Calls for New Information Practices and E-Democracy

Canada’s e-government, which has been rated as among the best, offers all three levels of online services, publish, interact and transact, a rare combination in any country. Whether it is for paying taxes, planning travel, paying bills and booking health resorts; funding startups and catering to the human resources needs of businesses; or sorting out immigration issues, www.canada.gc.ca seems to have a solution for all.

Read more: Canada: Municipal Resource Centre Firms Up The Maple Pie

Online Reporting Portal Saves City Time, Money, and Enables Better Decisions

Information Builders, a leader in enterprise business intelligence (BI) and real-time Web reporting, today announced that the City of Montreal in Quebec, Canada has launched an online environment for maintaining municipal finances and managing receipts.

Read more: Canada: City of Montreal Implements Real-Time Financial Reporting

AMCTO Municipal e-Government Resource Centre Launched

The Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (the AMCTO) is pleased to announce the launch of the AMCTO Municipal e-Government Centre internet site.

Read more: Canada: Municipal e-Government Information is Now Just a Click Away!

Create Simple, Affordable Networks for Connected Communities, eGovernment Services

Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT) today announced several deployments of its Optical Ethernet solution by local governments and municipalities looking to leverage technology to create 'connected' communities and provide secure, on-line information and services to their citizens. The City of St. Hyancinthe, Quebec; the City of Roanoke, Virginia; and the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin are the latest cities to have deployments underway or completed.

Read more: Cities, Municipalities Reinvent Government Communications With Nortel Networks

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