While Canadian provinces have had difficulties working together in the past, this has not been the case in their dealings with other countries. The same provinces that signed accords with Mexico, the United States, the Caribbean and others, sometimes experienced problems reaching agreements with neighbouring provinces. The Web is now considered to be an efficient learning environment. Courses can be developed to take advantage of this new medium. The fact that the Web is forever changing is a challenge.
Centralized coordination is difficult.
The various provinces work very independently. Although a discussion group and a computer-assisted conference were available, those tools were not used to their full potential. On the other hand, the discussion group proved useful when pertinent questions were raised. As in most projects focusing on software development, it was hard to stick to our deadlines. A new paradigm must take root, since companies are increasingly ready to spend money on training equipment which, more often than not, rapidly becomes obsolete.