About the Digital Governance Council
With increasing reliance on digital systems and data in nearly every aspect of modern life, the need for strong digital governance has never been greater. The evolution of new and emerging technologies presents a significant opportunity for Canada to reinforce its position as a global leader in data governance and as a nation committed to promoting domestic digital innovation.
Members of the former CIO Strategy Council identified the pressing need to build trusted governance with the growing early use of emerging technologies that have a material effect on how Canadians safely participate in the digital economy. Their insight, expertise, and forward thinking have led to our transition to the Digital Governance Council.
The Digital Governance Council works to provide Canadians with confidence in the responsible design, architecture and management of digital technologies through four streams of activity:
- Convening an executive forum for members to share best practices, identify digital governance gaps and prioritize collective action.
- Partnering to prove out new technologies and deliver proofs of concept and common building blocks to manage risks and opportunities associated with the use of digital technologies.
- Establishing the Council’s Digital Governance Standards Institute, independent of the Council, to develop technology governance standards.
- Certifying organizations against digital governance standards.
Strategic Focus Areas in Digital Governance
Working through our members to deliver a coordinated national approach concerning critical digital governance challenges and opportunities facing Canadian people and organizations in the digital economy, the Digital Governance Council’s strategic focus rests on three thematic pillars:
- Enhancing service delivery: Promoting economic and social prosperity by providing secure and trusted access to services improving confidence of Canadian people, business and government in Canada’s digital economy.
- Safeguarding digital infrastructure: Advancing secure and responsible digital technologies to enhance and defend both new and existing systems.
- Scaling digital talent and domestic innovation: Supporting Canada’s ability to build the digital workforce and promote innovative Canadian companies.
Become a Member Today
Membership is open to public, private and not for profit sector organizations based in Canada, across all sectors of the economy. By joining the Digital Governance Council, you and your organization gain:
Access a private executive leaders forum to collaborate, network, share, explore and learn from shared executive experiences across sectors to bring back to your organization.
Participate on advisory committees to validate ideas, share insights, innovate and explore solutions to identified problems experienced in your organization.
Advance digital governance in Canada – inform, educate and provoke dialogue, innovation and action.
Join the Digital Governance Standards Institute’s Policy Committee to direct, prioritize and assign new standards work and review cycles fit for your organization’s capacity and know-how.
Propose new standards work to:
- address public policy challenges and opportunities;
- differentiate your products and services;
- adopt best-in-class service delivery models and improve efficiencies
Access and direct exclusive offers and funding for proving out technologies and delivering proof of concepts and common building blocks for responsible digital infrastructure.
Priority and complementary assessments to certify your organization’s responsible design, architecture and management of digital technologies.
Our Members
Become a Member Today
Membership is open to public, private and not for profit sector organizations based in Canada, across all sectors of the economy. By joining the Digital Governance Council, you and your organization gain:
Access a private executive leaders forum to collaborate, network, share, explore and learn from shared executive experiences across sectors to bring back to your organization.
Participate on advisory committees to validate ideas, share insights, innovate and explore solutions to identified problems experienced in your organization.
Advance digital governance in Canada – inform, educate and provoke dialogue, innovation and action.
Join the Digital Governance Standards Institute’s Policy Committee to direct, prioritize and assign new standards work and review cycles fit for your organization’s capacity and know-how.
Propose new standards work to:
- address public policy challenges and opportunities;
- differentiate your products and services;
- adopt best-in-class service delivery models and improve efficiencies
Access and direct exclusive offers and funding for proving out technologies and delivering proof of concepts and common building blocks for responsible digital infrastructure.
Priority and complementary assessments to certify your organization’s responsible design, architecture and management of digital technologies.