| CONFERENCE CHAIR: |
Thomas B. Riley Riley Information Services Inc., Toronto |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | |
| KEYNOTE SPEAKER: |
David Waung Director-General, Strategic Information Branch, Industry Canada Strategis: Bringing the World to Canada - A Demonstration |
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In his address, Mr. Waung will talk about the challenges of capturing
the tenuous and elusive benefits of the Internet. Using Industry
Canada's experience in building Canada's largest business Internet
site as a case study, he will address not only market trends but also
the people and cultural issues within an organization that can affect
the success of an Internet initiative. | |
| 10:30 - 12:00 noon | |
| PANEL: | The Internet and Intranets: Getting Beyond Hype |
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The Internet offers more to public and private organizations than
electronic publishing. But to achieve full value the technology
needs to be developed with a close eye to business requirements,
communications strategies and legal frameworks. This session will
overview how to develop full Internet utilization while avoiding
legal and cost pitfalls. | |
David G. Jones, Public Works and Government Services Canada, GTIS, Ottawa
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| 1:30 - 3:00 pm | |
| FEATURE SPEAKER: |
Mark Hopkins Director of Records and Metropolitan Archivist, Toronto A Demonstration of Metro Toronto's Web Site: Making Effective Use of a Site |
| 3:15 - 4:45 pm | |
| PANEL: |
Information on the Net: Highway or Traffic Jam? Providing Information Services for Public and Specialized Groups | The Internet is now part of government infrastructure. While the medium itself continues to grow almost daily it is also faced with a series of problems. For government, how to effectively use it as either a communications medium or to disseminate information is a major question. Other vital questions raised are: What does the Customer want over the Net? How do you continually improve your site? How do you measure "pay- back" for your information site? Are clients really using all these information sites on the Web? These and many other issues will be explored by this interactive panel with the audience being asked to raise questions that concern them. |
Frank White, Management Board Secretariat, Ontario
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