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Legislative Issues
Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson, The Atlantic
Andy Grove’s life reveals the role of public investment in creating and nurturing Silicon Valley—and the dangers of disinvestment.

Visit http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/andy-grove-government-technology/475626/ to view the full article online.

 
Professional Development and Leadership
 
   
September 19-22, 2016, the City of Courtenay will host the annual MISA BC Fall Conference in the Comox Valley, located on Vancouver Island’s central east coast. The conference theme of DreamIT will showcase and explore the People, Tools and Technology that are essential to the future of IT.

Visit https://www.misa.bc.ca/conference/ to view the full article online.

 
Steve Towns, Government Technology
The career public servant is a concept nearing extinction. Here's how CIOs are preparing for what's next.

Visit http://www.govtech.com/state/Workforce-Disrupted-Major-Changes-Ahead-for-Public-Sector-IT-Workforces.html to view the full article online.

 
Special Section, Government Technology
2016 marks the 15th year of Government Technology’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers awards. During that time, we’ve honored nearly 400 people for their accomplishments using technology to improve internal government operations and help the public sector serve citizens more effectively.

Visit http://www.govtech.com/top-25/ to view the full article online.

 
Geek's Corner
Dan Lohrmann, Government Technology
The rise in ransomware has taken a dramatic turn for the worse in 2016. Several hospitals recently declared states of emergency.

Visit http://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/ransomware-emergency-what-can-you-do.html to view the full article online.

 
Mike Manson, Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM)
We often talk about building closer relationships between Central and Local Government, however the challenge is to give this aspiration practical meaning.

Visit http://www.algim.org.nz/news/ALGIM-CEO-BLOG-February-2016/ to view the full article online.

 
Jacqueline O'Hara, MISA/ASIM
Employees could be losing more than two work weeks each year trying to get their computer equipment to work.

Visit http://www.misa-asim.ca/news/281276/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedingroups to view the full article online.

 
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