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Anonymous
Votes: 35
The Government of Canada should adopt a procurement model that recognizes that complex problems or technological needs are rarely fully understood until organizations start experimenting with solutions, and that writing full requirements before engaging with solutions providers is incredibly limiting. This hampers government's ability to bring external expertise into problem-solving.
Guelph's Civic Accelerator is a model to take lessons from: http://open.guelph.ca/active-projects/