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The latest thinking and news from the Digital Governance Council (formerly the CIO Strategy Council) and the Digital Governance Standards Institute.
The Digital Governance Council (DGC) and Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) introduces a new course focussed on the practical aspects of mitigating risks in AI systems. Participants will learn to
TORONTO, Canada, September 6, 2023 – Social Value Canada (SVC), the Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI), and the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) announce the release of the first “Technical Specification
Ottawa – The Digital Governance Standard Institute is proud to announce the publication of the new national standard of Canada, CAN/DGSI 112 – National Occupational Standard for Cybersecurity. This groundbreaking standard
The Digital Governance Standards Institute Council invites stakeholders to share and provide their input on a draft national standard for health data that will reduce ambiguity and uncertainty by providing
TORONTO – The Digital Governance Standards Institute is pleased to announce the reaffirmation of CAN/DGSI 100-1:2020 (R2023), Data governance – Part 1: Data centric security. This National Standard of Canada
The Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) notifies users having downloaded CAN/DGSI 100-8 of changes made to the 1st edition of a National Standard of Canada, CAN/DGSI 100-8:2023, Data Governance –

CryptoMill Cybersecurity Solutions Adopts National Standard for Data-Centric Security to Enable Safe Data Sharing
By: Dina Lojpur The CIO Strategy Council published a National Standard for Data-Centric Security (CAN/CIOSC 100-1) in 2020, with its latest revision in March of 2022. In an effort to

HealthCareCAN and CIO Strategy Council Releases Results From National Workshop To Develop Standards To Support Healthcare Cyber Resiliency In Canada
HealthcareCAN and the CIO Strategy Council is pleased to share the results of the Cyber Resilience for Healthcare workshop held on March 9th and 10th, 2022. The findings will help

Momentum on Sustainable IT Grows
Sustainable IT Pledge aims to curb rapidly growing impact from devices, networks and data centres, which account for more greenhouse gasses than the airline industry OTTAWA, April 22, 2022 –

CIO Strategy Council Invests in Building the Digital Capacity of Canada’s Nonprofit Sector
The Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience aims to build a digitally enabled nonprofit sector, where Canada’s nonprofits use data and tech to advance their mission and multiply their impact.

CIO Strategy Council and CyberCatch Launch Comprehensive, Cost-Effective Cybersecurity Solution Designed to Help Small and Medium-Sized Organizations (SMOs) Meet National Standard of Canada Requirements
CIO Strategy Council and CIO Strategy Council Member, CyberCatch, today jointly announced the launch of CAN/CIOSC 104 Compliance Manager, a comprehensive, cost-effective cybersecurity Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for SMOs. CAN/CIOSC 104

Proposed Draft National Standard for Open Finance Issued for Public Review
OTTAWA, MARCH 22. 2022 – The CIO Strategy Council invites stakeholders to provide input on a draft national standard, CAN/CIOSC 110-1, Open Finance – Part 1: Customer Experience. The draft