AI for Good Innovation Factory 2021 - Canada |
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AI for Good Innovation Factory 2021 is a UN-based pitching platform to help start-ups grow and scale their innovative AI-powered and SDG-driven solutions, by connecting them to potential business partners, investors, governments, big IT companies and more!
ITU and CIPS Present:
"AI for Good Innovation Factory 2021 – Canada"
9 November 2021 “Innovation Factory 2021 Canada”
Application Deadline: October 22nd 2021
Watch the Live pitches on November 9th - "Canada’s top AI innovation finalists":
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CIPS IFIP 60th Event Speakers Panel:
Data Privacy and Digital Governance (Nov 1st)
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Join us on Monday November 1st at 9am ET for the CIPS IFIP 60th Event Speakers Panel discussion on Data Privacy and Digital Governance!
As of 2020 3.8 billion people use the internet for about 6 hrs and 43 mins a day and 74% say that are not aware that their activities and interests are being tracked. 78% also say that they are uncomfortable with lists being generated about them. As technology advances and legislation changes there is increasing need for better and more accessible information on data privacy and digital platform governance.
Responsible Artificial Intelligence Institute (RAII), Better Ethics and Consumer Outcomes Network (BEACON), The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3) and the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) have come together to discuss these concerns.
Each Organization will briefly describe their role and their perspective on the challenge and discuss what they are doing to help advance ethical professional practice.
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CIPS Webcast: Fireside Chat with CIPS’ CEO
& Chair of the National Board
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Watch the recording of the CIPS Fireside Chat with CIPS’ CEO & Chair of the National Board that took place on Wednesday September 29th 2021.
Greg and Derek discuss what CIPS has been up to this past year and what CIPS’ plans are for the future. This was also an opportunity for attendees to ask questions they may have regarding CIPS.
Derek Burt, I.S.P., ITCP is currently serving as the CIPS Chair of the Board of Directors. He also serves as a Director of CIPS Alberta and is Chair of the CIPS Alberta Registration Committee. In 2010, Derek was awarded the Marilyn Harris Award for IT Professionalism. Derek graduated from a CIPS-accredited computer science program at the University of Regina. Derek is an Enterprise Architect and member the IT Architecture team at WestJet Airlines, Ltd.
Greg Lane, FCIPS, I.S.P. (ret.) has over 30 years of leadership experience in IT. He did his master research report on Customer Service and Outsourcing. He has worked on product sales with Microsoft and Cisco and in consulting with Deloitte and Accenture. His leadership experience includes volunteer activity with CIPS, ICTC and ITAC (now Technation). He has published on the topic of building relationships in a digital world and portals. He has lectured at both Algonquin College and University of Ottawa on Relationship Building and IT Governance. He is currently an Executive in Residence at the University of Ottawa’s eHub program and the national CEO of CIPS.
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CIPS Webcast: Digital Transformation in Mining |
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Watch the recording of the CIPS BC Sept 23rd 2021 Webinar “Digital Transformation in Mining” with Dennis Loktionov.
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 describes the program and the platform that will become the digital nerve centre of operations.
Speaker:
Dennis Loktionov,
Director of Digital, Corporate Technology & Innovation
Teck Resources
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.
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Big Data & AI Toronto (Oct 13-14) |
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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.
We have created a unique 4-in-1 event experience that will provide participants with a real 360-degree view of the industry:
- Artificial intelligence
- Big data
- Cloud
- Cybersecurity
Join thousands of data professionals, 150+ speakers, and over 20 leading solution providers!
Where? Virtual event When? October 13-14, 2021
*CIPS members are eligible for a 30% discount! Use the following discount code: BDAIT21-CIPS30
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Want to make an impact as a volunteer? (via CESO) |
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CESO empowers people, businesses, communities and institutions to drive economic development and improve lives through volunteer CESO Advisors. Through short-term planned assignments,* Advisors share their professional knowledge and expertise with CESO partners in Canada and over 20 countries around the world.
CESO will also be hosting a virtual Q&A session on October 13th at 4 p.m. EST to anyone who is interested in learning more. Register Here.
* Field assignment travel is fully subsidized by Global Affairs Canada. Due to COVID-19, all assignments are currently offered virtually.
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Vaccine passport apps may cause digital divide
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By: Donna Lindskog, FCIPS, I.S.P. (ret.)
Those without internet access may struggle with vaccine passport rules. Like all Covid-19 efforts, these apps are being developed with urgent timelines, but it is not an excuse to disenfranchise the poorer, older and/or rural parts of our populations. IT professionals must consider the ethics of making apps that will be used to exclude people from society.
The solution to digital divide is usually seen as giving internet access to more people. The Digital Divide Council lists the following as the best solutions:
- Increase affordability – one of the chief internet adoption barriers in both developed and developing countries in the world is affordability
- Empower users
- Improve the relevance of online content
- Internet infrastructure development
- Address the gender gap in internet access
Visit the CIPS members blog on IT World Canada at:
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.
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The Future of Enterprise Application Development |
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via Appian, a CIPS Corporate Partner
Over 500 million digital applications and services will be developed and deployed by 2023—the same number of apps that have been developed over the last 40 years*.
To keep up with the growing demand for applications, IT teams need a more efficient way to quickly deliver powerful software. That’s where low-code comes in.
Low-code is the new way to build agile applications. It elevates IT’s role and helps you build a resilient, adaptable business.
Download the whitepaper to read about:
- How low-code solves three challenges that plague every IT organization.
- Common misconceptions about what low-code is—and what it isn’t.
- 7 technical requirements to help you find the right low-code solution for your business.
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IFIP Names Anthony Wong New President-Elect |
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IFIP, the global apolitical organization for Information & Communications Technologies and Sciences, has announced its new leadership team, electing Australia’s Anthony Wong as its new President and South African Moira de Roche as its Vice President.
Mr Wong will serve as IFIP President-elect for the next 12 months before taking over the leadership after its General Assembly in September 2022 for a three-year term. He is only the second Australian to hold this prestigious position in IFIP’s 60-year history.
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Upcoming #ifip60 Events:
Future of Information Processing Event Series
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Decision Making for a Sustainable Global Society
11 October 13:00-14:15 CEST
This session will consider individual, organisational, governmental, and societal decision making and how the decisions made by each of these stakeholders’ affect global sustainability. With the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the heart of the conversation, our aim is to reflect on decision making, decision support and decision support systems (DSS) over the last 60 years and consider new opportunities to innovate and disrupt in order to enable and achieve a more resilient, sustainable society.
More information and registration link are available here
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Autonomous vehicle safety and security: An information Processing imperative
18 October 15:00-16:15 CEST
Worldwide, over 1.35 million people lose their lives each year to roadway traffic accidents. Autonomous vehicles have the potential to drastically reduce this carnage by leveraging breakthrough advancements in computational power, algorithms and sensing technologies. However, there is a significant hurdle: a lack of governance by national regulatory bodies to guide dependable and secure design, construction and operation of autonomous vehicles. This panel of global experts, organized by the leaders of a WG10.4 project on this subject, will discuss information processing advancements that are imperative to the realization of highly dependable and secure road vehicles. In addition to discussing technical aspects of such advancements, they will also debate related societal and ethical issues.
More information and registration link are available here
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Trends on Computing Systems
25 October 17:00-18:15 CEST
The panel will focus on computing system trends responding to the demand for lower power and higher performance in the Internet of Things (IoT) world. The panelists will touch several innovative aspects of computing, such as new ultra-efficient, many-core 3D architectural designs for the next-generation of eco-friendly servers inspired by mammalian brains, and principled approaches to incorporate self- and situational-awareness to ensure safety and reliable deployment of computational (software and hardware) platforms. They will address viability, expected performance and power consumption of such promising computing systems as well as their economic, social and ethical impact.
More information and registration link are available here
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Building an IT Staffing and Consulting Agency in Canada |
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via Dasro, a CIPS Corporate Partner
An interview with Kamal Kataria
Born and raised in a remote village in India, Kamal Kataria came to Canada in 2010 to study and begin his career in project management. Working as a project management consultant, he saw a need for a specialized firm that could provide more qualified IT workers to large and mid-sized organizations in Saskatchewan. Capitalizing on this opportunity and answering the call to entrepreneurship he’d felt since childhood, Kamal founded Dasro in 2013 from a rented one-bedroom basement suite in Regina with limited resources, no financial backing, and risking a consulting career that was trending upwards.
Dasro is an IT staffing and consulting agency that aims to connect organizations and professionals. The company believes that there is more to recruitment than simply satisfying a basic list of requirements. By putting great care, time, and effort into getting to know what each employer needs, they ensure that the client-candidate fit is optimal. Not only does this make for better productivity, but retention rates and satisfaction go up for all.
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Share your CIPS Certificates and Badges on
your LinkedIn Profile, Email Signature, and More!
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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.
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Featured CIPS Member Benefit: Discount on IFIP Events
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Individual members of all IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) member societies (including CIPS) are entitled to a discount of at least 10% on all IFIP events!
Other Upcoming IFIP Events:
Oct 25-27, Japan
(Hosted by IFIP IP3 and IT Professionalism Europe (ITPE))
Nov 2nd
Nov 4-5, Amsterdam / Hybrid
Nov 23-25 2021, Waterloo, Canada
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The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the I.T. profession and industry. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution.
Become a CIPS Partner Today! - Send an email to info@cips.ca.
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