Sean Boots

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“To make matters worse, this isn’t a case of ‘you get what you pay for’ – big spending isn’t yielding the best-in-class digital solutions Canadians would expect (and deserve) based on the price tag. A lack of public-sector digital talent and resources, unhelpful internal rules and processes, and an outdated procurement model have trapped Ottawa in a system where high-cost, low-value contracting with private firms has become standard practice.” #GCdigital https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-government-it-contracts-spending/
Think the $54-million ArriveCan was expensive? How about $4.6-billion on outsourced IT?

When you outsource something you should do in-house, this is what happens

The Globe and Mail
I think the Android weather frog needs a warmer jacket. 😅 #Whitehorse #Yukon
Here are some start and end of the day photos; it's very exciting to have a national conference that I can walk to from my house here in Whitehorse. 😆 #cods2022

Really great first day at #cods2022, the Canadian Open Data Summit. Absolutely stunning keynote from Ryan Hum, a thought-provoking discussion on measuring the impact of open data from Stefaan Verhulst, Mor Rubinstein, and Nicolás Grossman, hosted by Derek Alton, and a series of excellent presentations from Indigenous organizations and city open data teams.

Outstanding work hosting the conference by Mark Burns, Paul Connor, and the whole Canadian Open Data Society team! 🎉

Good morning from Whitehorse!
Hello, world.