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J Regional information systems manager Jane MacCaskill said this year's expenditure. the largest annual chunk of money devoted to the five-year upgrad- ing effort, will go toward new equipment aimed at creating an electronic mail network. better data banks, and laying the foundation for computer mapping of all Halton. , Austerity programs announced in late April by Queen's Park will mean Halton loses $l.7-million in provincial funding and the shortfall could be mil- lions of dollars higher, depending on the outcome of social contract talks, Burke warned. "Thk; allows us to work a lot smarter, a lot more cost effectively," Burke said Jn terms of automation. "we have to accelerate, if anything, our efforts." , The drive to enhance Halton's computer network is far hom a splurge on the latest electronic fads, Burke stressed. "lt's not leading edge technology. All we're trying to do is equip ourselves with the tools to operate in this kind of an envirom. ment. 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