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The threats to government computer systems and networks continue to evolve and grow due to steady advances in the sophistication of attack technology, the ease of obtaining such technology, and the increasing use of these techniques by state and nonstate actors to gain intelligence and/or disrupt operations. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) cites that from 2006 to 2012, the number ...

Municipal governments rely heavily on the sharing of data between departments as a means to provide high-quality and timely service to its citizens. Common tasks such as parcel renovations require the involvement of multiple departments such as Building, Planning, Zoning, Assessment and Tax to achieve the ultimate goals. However, the software applications used to support the work of these depar...

OBJECTIVES Health in All Policies (HiAP) has been promoted as a means of embedding concern for health impacts in the policy-making process. In South Australia, specific structures and processes to achieve this have been developed and tested. PARTICIPANTS The HiAP approach is designed to engage policy officers and managers in all sectors of government. SETTING South Australia, one of six Aus...

One of the effects of globalisation is that the new form of business operates in a networked economy, largely facilitated through ICT. It follows that ICT development, and deployment and supporting policies take place in this fiercely contested, globalised political economy. This paper reported on some of the fi ndings of the case study research she completed for her PhD thesis, under the super...

The parliamentary act that led to the NHS’s creation set out what the public could expect—a universal service based on need, free at the point of delivery. Since then, the government has repeatedly set out standards that the public should expect. We had John Major’s “patient’s charter,” then NHS standards for four hours in emergency departments or two weeks for investigation of suspected cancer...