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		<title><![CDATA[Perspectives on Change: A Former Chief of Staff Reflects]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leon Panetta discusses how to make change happen, public–private partnerships and their effect on policy, and the major management challenges confronting the new administration.      A long-serving politician  with a reputation for getting things done and telling it like it is, Leon Panetta has had...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SAP Procurement for Public Sector: Maximize Government Purchasing Power and Improve Contract Compliance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=324254]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's hard to ensure effective procurement with traditional solutions that lack support for a complex procurement life cycle. But the SAP Procurement for Public Sector package is tailored to meet these demands. It helps you improve operational efficiency and service levels as well as satisfy policies and regulations. As a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top Public Sector Innovators: Changing the world through government, education, and healthcare and life sciences]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=332888]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[View this interactive PDF to find dozens of short, real-life stories of challenges met--and transcended--through fresh thinking and the creative application of state-of-the-art information technology IT. These stories are grouped together by the three main segments of the public sector, but you should browse outside your own industry to see...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Market-based government through innovation: How public sector leaders are improving collaboration and focusing on citizens]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=332882]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Like the private sector, governments want to solicit input from citizens to improve services and become more responsive and innovative. This paper explores how enhancing collaboration among government groups, citizens, and others can enable a more "market-based" approach to processes and can help improve service delivery.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Public Sector: A Slow, Profitable Market]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km2918/is_200608/ai_n16915113]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For resellers, serving the public sector is a challenge that requires patience, routine follow-up, patience, flexibility, patience, dedication, and, in case, it wasn't mentioned earlier, patience, in order to succeed. There is no doubt that the biggest hu For resellers, serving the public sector is a challenge that requires patience,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GOVT. GOES AHEAD WITH MICROSOFT COMPUTER TRAINING PROGRAM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5561/is_200509/ai_n22690660]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to "Jordan Times", a total of 265 government employees have so far received training as part of the government's strategic partnership with Microsoft MS to upgrade the performance of the public sector. Minister of Information and ComAccording to "Jordan Times", a total of 265 government employees have so far...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JORDAN: GOVT. GOES AHEAD WITH MICROSOFT COMPUTER TRAINING PROGRAM.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200509/ai_n25717990]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to "Jordan Times", a total of 265 government  employees have so far received training as part of the government's  strategic partnership with Microsoft MS to upgrade the performance of  the public sector. Minister of Information an  According to "Jordan Times", a total of 265 government...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Embarcadero Technologies Responds to Strong Demand by Government Agencies With Bold Strategy and Investment in Public Sector]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_June_15/ai_n13814790]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO -- Michael Singer Joins Embarcadero; Brings 20 Years of Government Sales and Marketing Expertise From Technology Leaders Including Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and Apple]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Improving Organizational Efficiency and Transparency Through Enterprise Performance Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=154493]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Public sector stakeholders - government executives, officials, and most importantly, citizens - are demanding increased accountability for the public sector value PSV of government programs and systems. Government organizations need to deliver quantifiable measurements and clear performance results in order to better understand the impact of the programs and systems...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Helping Local Authorities Deliver 'Freedom of Information']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=143263]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[All local authorities should now be familiar with the e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) - a set of standards for information sharing, that applies to any information made available to the public (e.g. council websites), and any information exchanged with another public sector organization. This paper looks at how SearchMaster can...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contextual IT Business Value And Barriers: An e-Government And e-Business Perspective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=316875]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Public sector organizations embarked on their journey to create and realize business value through their e-government initiatives. Although the business value of IT has been studied extensively in the private sector environment, I believe e-business value templates that oftentimes rely on economical justifications should not be applied indiscriminately to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Role of eService Within the Public Sector: A Study of the Public's Attitude Towards eGovernment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=147929]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[eService represents a tremendous opportunity for the public sector to improve the accessibility and take up of online services and, in doing so, increase the benefits to be gained from investment in modernizing Government and front-line service delivery. In many cases, it will be the positive impact of eService that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Sourcing Roundtable Defines Top 5 Challenges to Public Sector Strategic Sourcing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=141415]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper discusses in brief about the Top 5 Challenges, which were jointly compiled by Roundtable members representing government agencies across the Federal government. The Public Sector Strategic Sourcing Roundtable, a forum for senior Federal procurement executives sponsored by Censeo Consulting Group and University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VIEWPOINT; Governance - Kiwi Style?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn5305/is_20040803/ai_n24914460]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems to me that our fixation with the belief that "if it's from overseas it must be better than the local version" distracts us from developing our own unique, innovative approaches to operating our organisations and institutions. The field of governance is no exception. Most of the literature on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Value Model for the Public Sector]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=132599]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The motivational aspect of the journey to high performance is different in government. The lag time between performance and performance assessment in the form of elections is something not found in the private sector. Absent the forces of competition that compel ever higher levels of individual and organizational performance in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Testing a Model of Public Sector Performance: How Does Management Matter?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=153759]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Public administration finds itself in an era of government by performance management, reflected in the widespread assumption that management is a key determinant of performance, and that it is reasonable to expect managers to measurably improve organizational effectiveness. This paper seeks to conceptualize and empirically test how external environmental influences...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AVOIDING TALKS: France, trade unions look to face off over reform of public sector pensions; EU report chides government for dragging its heels on finding solution.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200301/ai_n20444254]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Benjamin Seeder    PARIS - The French government is heading for a showdown with trade  unions this year over proposals to reform public sector pensions.    A spokesman at France's third-biggest union, Force Ouvriere,  Paris, confirmed it would n  Byline: Benjamin Seeder...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's world, the phrase "agile government" cannot be an oxymoron. Political, societal, economic, and technological forces are affecting governments and their decisions with increasing speed. But some government agencies see these challenges as an opportunity to revolutionize the way they do business, adopting strategies, the flexibility of their resources...]]></description>
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