If you are reading this, you probably engage in professional networking on social media. And if you are like me, you have been engaging for a very long time.
The motivation is probably similar to mine. You want to learn and understand what’s going on in your profession, your industry, your community – and probably the world at large – so you can remain aware and up to date on the latest information and knowhow. Continue reading
Introduction
Smart cities and the Internet of Things are slowly becoming a reality. However, as information technology becomes implemented into government activities, they become increasingly at risk to cyber-attacks. Continue reading
Whatever happens and whatever is decided upon in a project or in business, there will always be some retrospective analysis whether asked for or not. People will argue as to what happened and why and when, and opine on how it should have happened and, inevitably, who was responsible, or irresponsible. ‘Shutting the gate after the horse has bolted’; retrospective risk analysis…and it works every time! Continue reading
Internationally, Australian local governments are among the most sophisticated and prevalent with respect to Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) implementation. By way of example, out of 103 Canadian local government websites examined 15 have an ERM policy. In the United States, out of over 200 websites examined only 7 has some aspect of ERM. In Australia, of 140 websites examined 71 had an ERM policy. Continue reading
Since the political drama unfolded in Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s hearings on 9/27/18 in Capital Hill, multiple crises in institutional, political and personal levels were exposed. When the whole country was shocked and impacted by the devastating real-life drama, two exemplary stateswomen demonstrated their courageous, wise and deliberate decision making process to turn the traumatic agitation back to stability. Continue reading