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	December 2002 Volume 5, Issue 4 FEATURES 0 + 1 = Talk Digital communications tools converge by Richard Bray Paid to ask Polling for government is big business by George Brimmell Building more, building better City infrastructure gets a helping hand by Celeste Mackenzie Casting a long shadow International trade agreements complicate municipal procurement decisions by Marja Hughes and Laura Eggertson Flying right - finally! Partners, DND and Bombardier, work to set contract to rights and get fliers off the ground by Brad Latta It's in the cards Ontario gets savings and Web-based reporting with BMO purchasing card program by JoAnne Sommers DEPARTMENTS BUYERS INSIDER All about GPS (global positioning system) by Marlene Orton MUNICIPAL MATTERS Greening the municipal fleet by Marty Logan THE CHATROOM Discussion on e-tendering guests: Ed Van Mierlo, John Read, Greg Lusk, Jay Yoon hosted by David Newman SUMMITUP News, information and upcoming events in the procurement world compiled by Gina Gillespie, Environment Canada, Internal Trade Secretariat, David Newman, Lisa Marsh, Anne Phillips COLUMNS WIRED.GOV From wired to wireless by Richard Bray IT MATTERS TO YOU/À VOTRE ATTENTION Priorities for 2003 by The Materiel Management Institute LEGAL NOTES Ensuring authenticity in e-contracts by Robert Worthington YOU BOUGHT WHAT?!?! Musical notes and heartstrings by Catherine Morrison IN MY OPINION Ethics, auditors and values... not an afterthought by Michael Asner
	FOCUS ON Information Technology Autumn 2002 The devil is in the details E-tendering could pose legal risks by Robert Worthington The quiet revolution The digital generation eyes jobs in the public service by Brad Latta Carroll online IT guru Jim Carroll on the technology scene Interview by Robert Parkins Clear thinking Intelligent systems solutions for water and fuel by Melanie Collison GISt of IT Geographic Information Systems poised to revolutionize public sector management by Richard Bray Who goes there? The UK government opens the door to electronic services by Melanie Collison Stalking the elusive purchase order IT vendors hunt for government business by Marlene Orton
	September 2002 Volume 5, Issue 3 FEATURES Just the ticket DND finds just the right contractor for its supply chain by Richard Bray BC + X = P3 BC struggles to get the partnering numbers right by Sid Tafler Understand the anatomy Ontario's procurement process for major IT purchases by David Newman Best seller 2002: security How much money and where it will go by Alex Binkley Getting the measure of outsourcing Examining government outsourcing's past and future by Mark Boudreau DEPARTMENTS THE QUESTION We asked: "Should suppliers receive help to get ready for e-procurement? If so, from whom?" compiled by David Newman SUMMITUP News, information and upcoming events in the procurement world compiled by Bindu Suresh, Celeste Mackenzie, Melanie Collison and Anne Phillips FACE TO FACE Steve Hollett does the numbers for Partnerships BC by Jeff Jedras COLUMNS WIRED.GOV Open source software impacts on government by Richard Bray IT MATTERS TO YOU/À VOTRE ATTENTION Meet the new board of directors by The Materiel Management Institute YOU BOUGHT WHAT?!?! Summer buying: hygiene to emissions trading by Catherine Morrison CITTING IN The irony of MERX by Paul Lalonde IN MY OPINION Breaking procurement rules is a crime by Michael Asner
	June 2002 Volume 5 Issue 2 FEATURES Digitizing you By creating a digital ID for a human body part, security systems know for sure who is who by Marlene Orton Racking up points The House of Commons purchasing scores points with client evaluation by Richard Bisson Flying right A partnership between the Canadian government and aerospace companies benefits all, including the military pilots and Canadian communities by Dennis Lewycky Keep on tendering MERX gets the go-ahead for two more years - maybe by Richard Bray DEPARTMENTS THE QUESTION We asked: "Do you see value in a code of ethics for public procurement?" compiled by David Newman SUMMITUP News, information and upcoming events in the procurement world compiled by Summit staff FACE TO FACE Jack Layton sees challenges for municipalities by JoAnne Sommers COLUMNS WIRED.GOV The key to trust in e-procurement is certifying the identity of the key-holder by Richard Bray IT MATTERS TO YOU/À VOTRE ATTENTION General Lashkevich on past challenges and future opportunities by The Materiel Management Institute YOU BOUGHT WHAT?!?! Trolling for tenders turns out to be fun by Catherine Morrison P-P-PARTNERING Private financing for public service by Michael Wilson LEGAL NOTES The power of consent is essential for legal exclusion of liability clauses by Robert Worthington IN MY OPINION Scandal could energize procurement reform by Michael Asner
	March 2002 Volume 5 Issue 1 FEATURES A deadly game Governments nationwide direct dollars towards security measures: state-of-the-art equipment, staff and training by Richard Bray Do we or don't we, will we or won't we? Competing for standing offer agreements is a matter for some debate by Celeste Mackenzie Prepare to be challenged With a little inside help you can be prepared for a CITT challenge by Micheal Tipman Managing your office fleet Digital office equipment broadens the management mandate challenge by JoAnne Sommers DEPARTMENTS THE QUESTION We asked: "Do you think e-procurement will save money?" compiled by David Newman SUMMITUP News, information and upcoming events in the procurement world  compiled by Celeste Mackenzie, Robert Parkins and Anne Phillips Letters to the Editor FACE TO FACE Make it so, says Manitoba's Syl Parry by Dennis Lewycky COLUMNS WIRED.GOV Virginians see e-procurement benefits state-wide by Richard Bray IT MATTERS TO YOU/¿ VOTRE ATTENTION What's coming up at the National Workshop by The Materiel Management Institute YOU BOUGHT WHAT?!?! A taste of the unusual in government procurement by Catherine Morrison P-P-PARTNERING A place for public-private partnerships in health care by Michael Wilson CITTING IN Foundry Networks battles government's specific specs by Paul M. Lalonde IN MY OPINION Removing copyright restrictions on procurement data benefits everyone by Michael Asner
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