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| The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) hopes to introduce a 'medical passport' system, with computer chips to store visiting athletes' individual data. |
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Case Studies
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| Greater Moncton, N.B., has a population of approximately 125,000 and is one of Canada's fastest growing metropolitan areas. City officials know that to maintain its strength as a growing business centre and foster economic development, they need to attract entrepreneurs and increase tourism. To this end, in early 2007, they decided to install a wireless mesh network by partnering with Cisco and HP. |
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| The Nova Scotia Department of Health has been using predictive analytics software from SAS Canada to help improve its planning for hospitals and beds throughout the province. |
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| The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is planning to buy 'clean diesel' buses after disappointing results from hybrid diesel-electric models. |
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| The city of Airdrie, Alta., has entered a small government enterprise licence agreement (ELA) with Esri Canada to enable the expansion of geographic information systems (GIS) throughout the municipality. |
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| The city of Welland, Ont., is the newest participant in the international LED City initiative, which promotes energy-saving technology. |
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| Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) recently opened an information technology (IT) hub to help increase staff collaboration and innovation between its hospitals and cancer centre. |
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calendar of events
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November 16-19, 2008
APCO Canada Conference & Trade Show
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Canada
Sheraton Hotel and Convention Centre, Ottawa, Ont.
Visit www.apco.ca. November 19-20, 2008
Public Sector Transformation Conference: Leading, Managing and Sustaining Change
The Conference Board of Canada
The Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Ont.
Visit www.conferenceboard.ca. November 24-25, 2008
16th Annual CCPPP National Conference of Public-Private Partnerships
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships
Toronto, Ont.
Visit www.pppcouncil.ca. December 2-3, 2008
Strategic Capital Planning for Healthcare Infrastructure
Canadian Institute
Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto, Ont.
Visit www.canadianinstitute.com.
For all events click here
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