Description
There is a high degree of consensus that digital transformation is key to meeting the rising expectations of citizens and clients. Success, however, will require significant structural and cultural reforms within the public service.
Policy changes will also be needed. This includes exploring questions around data management and privacy, trust, ethics, security, misinformation, diversity and inclusion, as well as imbalance of power. Understanding the policy issues and the need for solid digital policies is essential in creating a robust and sustainable digital future, where all citizens thrive.
Join top experts as they unpack the policy lens and considerations of digital transformation, and explore what these considerations might mean for employees and senior leaders within the public service.
Opening remarks/Setting the stage
- Hillary Hartley, Chief Digital and Data Officer and Deputy Minister, Ontario Digital Service, Treasury Board Secretariat
- Jesse Hirsh, Futurist, Researcher, Public Speaker
Speakers
- Abhishek Gupta, Founder and Principal Researcher, Montreal AI Ethics Institute and Machine Learning Engineer and CSE Responsible AI Board Member, Microsoft
- Vernon von Finckenstein, Executive Director, Core Services Advisor – Core Services Enablement Team (CSET), Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Hillary Hartley, Chief Digital and Data Officer and Deputy Minister Ontario Digital Service, Treasury Board Secretariat
- Jesse Hirsh, Futurist, Researcher, Public Speaker
Moderator
Neil Bouwer, Vice-President, Innovation and Policy Services, Canada School of Public Service
