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<br>Even as long standing allies and friends with many shared values and priorities, service delivery in the US and Canada each have their own distinct issues, our discussion yielded insights into the parallels of our work.

<br>Even as long standing allies and friends with many shared values and priorities, service delivery in the US and Canada each have their own distinct issues, our discussion yielded insights into the parallels of our work.

=== '''Tools for the win''.'''''<nowiki/>'' '' ===

===                           '''Tools for the win''.'''''<nowiki/>'' '' ===

The people we serve may be different, but the tools needed to help public servants get great work done are often the same. The need for surveys and consultation tools, instant messaging and team chat, space for ad hoc, cross-team working groups, or document sharing that meets government standards seems more or less universal. Commercial tools do a lot, but open source tools can be tweaked on the fly to meet the regs & legs of governments in charge.

The people we serve may be different, but the tools needed to help public servants get great work done are often the same. The need for surveys and consultation tools, instant messaging and team chat, space for ad hoc, cross-team working groups, or document sharing that meets government standards seems more or less universal. Commercial tools do a lot, but open source tools can be tweaked on the fly to meet the regs & legs of governments in charge.

: source projects for public benefit work around the world?  

: source projects for public benefit work around the world?  

=== '''Sharing the Secret Sauce'''<nowiki/>'' '' ===

===                   '''Sharing the Secret Sauce'''<nowiki/>'' '' ===

The Digital Collaboration Division, alongside partners, has already spun up beta versions of tools that are free to use or copy-paste into a new version, right now (!).

The Digital Collaboration Division, alongside partners, has already spun up beta versions of tools that are free to use or copy-paste into a new version, right now (!).

* ''Instant Messaging for team chat and on-the-fly exchanges''   

* ''Instant Messaging for team chat and on-the-fly exchanges''   

: easier next time?

: easier next time?

=== '''What's Next?'''<nowiki/>'' ''  ===

===                                   '''What's Next?'''<nowiki/>'' ''  ===

Doors open! An open invitation to take a tour up North and hotdesk with the Digital Collaboration Division. Contact '''@derek.alton''' or '''derek.alton@tbs-sct.gc.ca''' to learn more.

Doors open! An open invitation to take a tour up North and hotdesk with the Digital Collaboration Division. Contact '''@derek.alton''' or '''derek.alton@tbs-sct.gc.ca''' to learn more.