The successful future mining company will be built on a fully integrated digital platform. Teck’s ‘Technology and Innovation’ team is building this platform … which will increase safety and performance in real time, unlock knowledge about the resource base, improve planning, fully connect material and equipment flows. Dennis will describe the program and the platform that will become the digital nerve centre of operations.

Speaker:

Dennis has held a variety of leadership roles in product management, engineering and R&D in companies ranging from early stage startups to large multi-national enterprises. He co-founded and advised startups and runs a consulting company as well.

Dennis believes the convergence of multiple technologies we are facing today will unlock unprecedented potential for creating a better, brighter, sustainable and abundant future.

Dennis loves working at the intersection of people, technology, design and science. He is passionate about developing and growing high-performance teams that deliver breakthrough products and services.

Since 2016, Big Data & AI Toronto has been providing a unique platform for IT decision-makers and data innovators to explore and discuss insights, showcase the latest innovative projects, and connect with the best and brightest minds in the industry.

Where? Virtual event When? October 13-14, 2021

- 13 September 14.00-15.15 CEST

More information and registration link are available here

More information and registration link are available here

More information and registration link are available here

Internet and IT technology usage already creates more greenhouse gas than the aviation industry according to a 2019 report by The Shift Project, a Paris, France-based carbon transition think tank, and is on track to account for eight per cent of emissions by 2025.

For the first time in North America, a group of Canada’s biggest public and private sector organizations including Accenture, ATCO, Bell, Canadian Blood Services, Micro Focus, Microsoft Canada and Oracle, have made a commitment to curb the environmental impact of their IT operations by signing the Sustainable IT Pledge.

The pledge signatories are all members of the CIO Strategy Council, a non-profit that brings together Canada’s leading businesses and public-sector organizations to act on the challenges posed by the digital economy. It is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada and develops standards that support the data-driven economy.

What does a software developer do? That’s easy: they develop apps and software, right? It’s no longer that simple. Whereas before developers were reserved to handle writing software - a specialist skill - now they are expected to collaborate more with the business. And that requires communicating and better understanding various aspects of the business in which they operate.

The business / IT landscape is changing. Developers now need to communicate projects in a clear and easily digestible way, and they need to collaborate with people far beyond the boundaries of the IT function. Fortunately, there are tools that facilitate that collaboration, and they’re changing the face of coding forever.

In response to serious violations against ACM's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, the ACM Council voted unanimously to revoke the ACM membership of Tao Li, a professor of computer engineering at the University of Florida, at its meeting on June 11, 2021. The Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) recommended this action to Council after considering the evidence it received concerning Li's repeated violations of the ACM's Code of Ethics (https://www.acm.org/code-of-ethics). Council's action demonstrates ACM's commitment to advancing computing as a profession and as a service to society. ACM is not alone in this commitment. Indeed, other professional organizations have adopted ACM's Code of Ethics indicating their support of its values and the positive impact its Principles afford the computing community.

The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is excited to announce our newest promotion to make disposing of your laptops, tablets, and cellphones as fast and convenient for you as possible. Simply fill out our online form here and attach a photo of your devices. Once approved, we will email you a shipping label that you will print and attach to your package. All that’s left is to give the courier a call to schedule a pickup time!

With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada. As a non-profit organization with deep community roots, it is our “reuse” focus and donation activities that set us apart from others in this sector.

By giving your electronics to the ERA, not only are you helping the environment by ensuring safe disposal of your e-waste, but your pre-loved laptop could have a huge impact in someone’s life!

And there is no need to worry about any personal information you might have accidently left on your devices. The ERA utilizes industry leading software to remove sensitive data from every piece of equipment we receive before we refurbish it for donation.

Join ERA on our mission to donate computers to Canadians in need today!

By: Donna Lindskog, FCIPS, I.S.P. (ret.)

CIPS (Canadian Information Processing Society) says that all IT professionals have a public obligation.

We are the practitioners that should protect the public from the black box of computer mystery since the automation is transparent to us, but not to them. Some of this obligation has become quite specific as the public has begun to learn what surprises they might see from IT. Laws have been passed about privacy. Certifications have been created about security. I am sure there are guidelines somewhere about how to “remove identity” from big data analysis before it is shared. In Germany the government is even directing car manufacturers on the rules for their AI that steers the cars.

Are you a CIPS Member that would like to submit an article to the CIPS Members Blog on IT World Canada? Please email your article to info@cips.ca. This must be a unique article that has not been published anywhere else and should mention CIPS or themes such as Professionalism, Ethics, Privacy, Competency, Integrity, Responsibility and Accountability, and Public Obligation.

To access your CIPS Certificates and Badges visit: https://credential.net

QUICK ACCESS: Click “Retrieve a Credential” and enter your email. All of your Certificates and Badges associated with this email will be emailed to you.

FULL ACCESS: – Click “Sign In” for Full Access to post your Credentials on your LinkedIn Profile under the “Licenses & Certifications” section.

Once you’ve accessed your Credentials you can obtain your Unique Certificate/Badge URL, share your Certificate/Badge on Social Media, Embed it in your Email Signature, and download a PDF version.