Tag Archives: Alberta

Don’t use the Patriot Act as an excuse

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05 Jul 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Canadians are quick to use the U.S.A. Patriot Act as an excuse to avoid cloud computing, but they might not know many of the same laws already exist in Canada. Privacy lawyer David Fraser highlights the similarities at an OPC-hosted event.

Acrodex lands 7-year deal with Alberta government

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19 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Minister Heather Klimchuk of Service Alberta explains what the contract means for government and public service employees. The goal to provide centralized IT desktop management services to all 24 ministries across the province.

 

SAS pushes for business analytics in Canadian gov’t

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30 Dec 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Fraud experts at a recent event in Toronto, hosted by SAS Institute, addressed challenges facing the government when it comes to combatting fraud. Why the “crown jewel” in fraud detection is powerful analytics.

— reprinted by ITBusiness.ca, SAS pushes for business analytics in Canadian government