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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.
OTTAWA, March 15, 2023 – The Digital Governance Standards Institute invites all stakeholders to share and provide their input on a draft national standard that aims to provide a baseline
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OTTAWA, February 5, 2023 – Clear Concepts, a Canadian-based IT service provider offers a new and innovative approach to IT support. With over 20 years in business, Clear Concepts simplifies
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At the members’ meeting on January 30, 2023, Keith Jansa, CEO and Chair Jim Balsillie announced the launch of the Digital Governance Council (DGC). Formerly the CIO Strategy Council, the

CALLING ALL CIOs: CIO leadership in a time of crisis – reinventing workplace learning during COVID-19
The global pandemic has many CIOs adapting technologies to changing needs. Please join us for a fireside chat with Keith Jansa, Executive Director of the CIO Strategy Council and special

CALLING ALL CIOs: CIO leadership in a time of crisis – business continuity and emergency planning in the age of COVID-19
Growing concerns over COVID-19 has many CIOs responding with proactive measures to support business continuity. Hear the latest on what organizational leaders are doing to better understand and respond to

Strengthening Canada’s Energy Systems Against Cyber Threats
Cyber security is integral to safeguarding Canada’s citizens, information, economy and infrastructure. The need has never been greater as threats evolve and threaten to disrupt our daily lives.

Read the Hill Times Article featuring the CIO Strategy Council’s work: ‘Data, privacy, trade’: ministers tasked with AI file contending with fast, fundamental changes
From the new ice forecasting techniques that help improve shipping safety in northern waters, to new tools involved with the reclamation of ancient Indigenous languages, to social media “chatbots” that

CIO Strategy Council Releases Results from National Workshop on Developing a National Standard for the CyberSecure Canada Program
TORONTO, February 10, 2020 – The CIO Strategy Council is pleased to share the results of the online workshop on developing a national standard for the CyberSecure Canada Program held

CIO Strategy Council and the Internet Society Canada Chapter Join Forces to Tackle Issues in IoT Security for Consumers
TORONTO, January 22, 2020 – The CIO Strategy Council and the Internet Society Canada Chapter (ISCC) today announced a new partnership to advance standards of practice for IoT security for