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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Yes, I read that
mandate letter as well. No visions there at all, it is focussing
on government house cleaning with respect to how they use
technology to deliver services inhouse and to the public.
Without a doubt, this is necessary and it is called digital
government not digital communities for a reason. But it is worth
keeping an eye on this portfolio -- it could grow, other ideas
coming from the edges might not be unwelcome.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita</font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/13/2019 8:53 PM, Garth Graham
wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I had thought that the digital government mandate letter might contain a crumb of interest with respect to actions that might provide a window of opportunity for community use of the Internet for development. It doesn’t. It is the bland leading the bland:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/minister-digital-government-mandate-letter">https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/minister-digital-government-mandate-letter</a>
GG
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