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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 –

The CIO Strategy Council Announces Partnership with the Privacy and Access Council of Canada to Strengthen Proficiency of Privacy, Access and Data Protection Professionals
TORONTO, July 8th, 2020 – The CIO Strategy Council (CIOSC) and the Privacy and Access Council of Canada (PACC) announced today a new partnership to help advance privacy protections, access

Notice of Intent: Development of a Publicly Available Specification for Scalable Remote Access Infrastructure
TORONTO, July 8, 2020 – Following the recent approval by the CIO Strategy Council’s Standards Policy Committee, this notice of intent is to inform stakeholders of the development of a

Webcast: Evolving CIO Role in a Post COVID19 Enterprise
PRESENTED BY CIO STRATEGY COUNCIL & DELOITTE CANADA In times where global collaboration is needed more than ever, the CIO Strategy Council is pleased to join forces with Deloitte Canada

Read the latest from CIO Strategy Council Executive Director, Keith Jansa and Council Co-Founder, Alex Benay, on Canada’s need for a post-pandemic digital, data strategy, featured in The Hills Times
“For Canada to compete in this new digital environment, our country needs to take seriously the consequences of COVID-19 on information technology, intellectual property, personal privacy, and international internet transactions.

The CIO Strategy Council and the Canadian Regulatory Technology Association Partner to Advance the Canadian RegTech Ecosystem
TORONTO, June 25, 2020 – The CIO Strategy Council (CIOSC) and the Canadian Regulatory Technology Association (CRTA) today announced a new partnership to advance regulatory efficiency and promote digital governance

WEBCAST: Tech Strategy driving the Post COVID-19 Enterprise
PRESENTED BY CIO STRATEGY COUNCIL & DELOITTE CANADA In times where global collaboration is needed more than ever, the CIO Strategy Council is pleased to join forces with Deloitte Canada