“Britain’s public services are often described as broken. At the heart of this is a simple truth: they rely too often on inadequate digital systems.” Ben Terrett: www.lbc.co.uk/article/britain-doesnt-h... #GCdigital
“It also found a remarkable deference to Microsoft, even as the company’s products and practices were central to two of the most damaging cyberattacks ever carried out against the government.” www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-cloud-... #GCdigital
“So, sure, you can get better vendors to bid, do a better job of checking vendors’ references, and do a better job preparing to outsource, but better than all of those is simply hiring people who understand how software is made.” @waldoj […]
“When political pressure rises, the system seems to fall back on what it knows: attendance. People in seats managers can see working. Hybrid work fights boil down to a clash: rules from another era vs. individualized performance management. Without reform, this tension won’t go away.” Kathryn […]
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Relevant projects are likely listed there right now. If you work in a program or digital role, the list is worth a skim. You might find a precedent to learn from.
#GCDigital #GovTech #OpenData
@biancawylie.com with an incisive read "Less as more: decomputing in the age of tech accelerationism". www.policyready.ca/policymaking...
2025s final post for Policymaking Today!
#canpoli #digitalgov #gcdigital
Excited for tomorrow's #oneteamgov Ottawa event in beautiful downtown #Ottawa. 🎉🇨🇦
Lets work together to make a strong #publicservice #gcdigital
luma.com/20n89y3e
“Service design leadership can be the responsibility of one person, or many, but it takes a whole organisation to improve a service over time, and crucially, make sure it stays that way. To be able to have a good services in our organisation, we need service literacy.” Lou Downe, Committing to […]
“The bridge to nowhere: Why your ‘Target Architecture' won’t ever deliver” From Dafydd Vaughan: dafyddvaughan.uk/blog/2025/the-bridge-to-... #GCdigital
Where is Canada in all this?
www.zdnet.com/article/euro...
#Europe #Sovereignty #Canada #OpenInfra #OpenSource #US #EU #GCDigital
I was invited to join a panel at the first DPI-Canada fall event earlier this week.
We discussed the GC Worker experience across departments with Scott Jones, President of Shared Services Canada, and Luna Bengio, a former colleague.
#GCWorker #GCDigital
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/tec...
#canada #Sovereignty #cloudcomputing #gcdigital
Excited for today's #oneteamgovcan event in beautiful downtown #Ottawa. 🎉🇨🇦
Lets work together to make a strong #publicservice #gcdigital
The Canada Revenue Agency is doing a public consultation on automatic tax filing (which they should have implemented …several decades ago!). Fill it out and let the CRA know that it’s a good idea! #cdnpoli #GCdigital www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a... via @lisafast.bsky.social
The Canada Revenue Agency is doing a public consultation on automatic tax filing (which they should have implemented …several decades ago!). Fill it out and let the CRA know that it’s a good idea! […]
OneTeamGov Canada
We used to have a real #GCDigital / #civictech scene in Ottawa.
Energy, peer help, momentum. Then it faded into calendar invites and muted mics.
Lean Coffee breakfast style. Small circle, face-to-face, zero slides.
RSVP: luma.com/zjqrmqo0
#opengov #publicservice
Looking for some of the old #OneTeamGovCan folks. Where you at. #oneteamgov #gcdigital
Looking forward to emceeing this early-fall summit
Where #ArtificialIntelligence and the #InternetOfThings Meet
Come join me!
➡️ www.aiotcanada.ca/aiotc-summit
Get you ticket now - last year's event was sold out.
#AIoT #AI #IoT #iotCommunity #gcDigital #conference @aiotcanada.bsky.social
“Get it right, and we deliver better programs—for less money and quickly. But if we keep getting it wrong, services will continue to worsen, costs will keep going up, and Canadians may start to lose faith that the government can do anything right. And they would be justified in that cynicism.” […]
We cover a lot of verticals and topics at our (w/ @Spring2Inno) training When #AI Gets Physical for the #PublicSector centered around #IoT and #DesignThinking for creating solutions
➡️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/when-ai-ge...
Register now for June 18th.
#gcDigital #DigitalTransformation
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What’s the #AI + #IoT (#AIoT) impact on #AutomatedVehicles and how d'ya use #DesignThinking for it?
Learn at our (w/ Spring2 Innovation) training When AI Gets Physical for the #PublicSector
➡️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/when-ai-ge...
Register for June 18th.
#gcDigital #DigitalTransformation
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What’s the #AI + #IoT (#AIoT) impact on #DigitalHealth and how d'ya use #DesignThinking for it?
Learn at our (w/ Spring2 Innovation) training When AI Gets Physical for the #PublicSector
➡️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/when-ai-ge...
Register now for June 18.
#gcDigital #DigitalTransformation
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What’s the #AI + #IoT (#AIoT) impact on #SmartAgriculture and how d'ya use #DesignThinking for it?
Learn at our (w/ Spring2 Innovation) training When AI Gets Physical for the #PublicSector
➡️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/when-ai-ge...
Register now for June 18th.
#gcDigital #DigitalTransformation
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Has anyone successfully renewed their Canadian passport online? I’m determined to use this method (esp. since I had to pay extra for digital photos) but it seems I’ll have to try at 7am on the dot.
Hey #GCdigital - anyone have the scoop on the online renewal?
“Many reported not knowing how to fill certain new mandatory information fields or interpret cryptic error messages from the CRA’s software that didn’t specify what had gone wrong” #GCdigital www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/db3e254...
“Many reported not knowing how to fill certain new mandatory information fields or interpret cryptic error messages from the CRA’s software that didn’t specify what had gone wrong” #GCdigital […]
A great piece from Vass Bendar (via @amanjeev): “Are a Handful of Wealthy Tech Bros Bringing DOGE to Canada?” thewalrus.ca/are-a-handful-of-wealthy... #GCdigital #cdnpoli
Q: AIoT for Canada - to be or not to be?
A: Yes.
Here is why as we see it - in this article I co-athored with
@digitalnil.bsky.social
➡️ linkedin.com/pulse/aiot-c...
#AI #IoT #AIoT #gcDigital #iotCommunity #DigitalTransformation #DigitalEconomy #EconomicRevival
Canada's leadership in #AI, #IoT, #AIoT which are integral to the national #DigitalTransformation pursuit is now evermore critical as we must diversify our economy and international partners with like-minded values.
#gcDigital #iotCommunity #DigitalEconomy #EconomicRevival
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Q: What are the #AIoT (#AI + #IoT) opportunities & implications for Canada, and what industry & government imperatives do they compel?
A: Read full whitepaper I co-authored for @AiotCanada
➡️ aiotcanada.ca/aiotc-wp1
#gcDigital #iotCommunity #DigitalTransformation
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