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Terry Ansari

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  • commented on Fit for purpose..the machine is broken over 2 years ago.

    One of the foremost experts on the Westminster-Whitehall system, Donald Savoie, wrote a thorough book last year on this topic entitled, "Court Government and the Collapse of Accountability".  He's a prolific and brilliant writer, with a deep-seated passion for the institution and I'd say that his core point is that current reforms (and by extension to your reference Martin, the advent of Gov't 2.0) are happenning without any particular thought or related strategy as to the end-result (or...

  • commented on The Internet is the enemy over 2 years ago.

    Isn't this more of a heaven and hell discussion?  If you believe in one, you must believe in the other...free speech is exactly that and the internet has only taken the opportunity to an audience that goes well beyond your immediate geography.  Do people behave differently when they have some measure of anonymity?  You need look no further than the person in the car next to you, flipping you/someone the bird for some driving slight to be reminded of the power and sens...

  • commented on US Views on Government 2.0 over 3 years ago.

    I'm sure that Anthony was attempting to make some kind of point but "Canada" didn't ban Facebook for all govt employees...it was the Province of Ontario who claim they did so (along with YouTube) in order to create a sustainable Web2.0 strategy.  Other governments are also looking at ways in which they can create vibrant and enhanced internal communities using social networking tools, but like many endeavours that introduce new technology, prudence has become the...

  • created "A Cautionary Tale on Networks" over 3 years ago.

    This was the title of a recent story in Canadian Government Executive magazine, a thoughtful publication generally focused on matters of importance to decision-making, non-elected, senior officials. I've been thinking about it for some time because it touches on so many things, wittingly or otherwise. The author is a well-respected individual, having spent time in government and as a public sector academic, has spent more than 30 years teaching Public Administration. When I read his articl...

  • created TCR - Trust, Confidence, Renewal over 12 years ago.

    While TCR has become something of an accepted shorthand for The Connected Republic, to me it also stands for three related themes, perhaps differently defined here; namely Trust, Confidence and Renewal.  Beyond the simple definitions of these words and the generally carefree way in which they are sometimes tossed about in both the private and public sectors, the words reach far more deeply into the leadership demands and challenges inherent in rising to the revolution that "The Connected Repu...