CIPS June 10th Webinar:
Gary Eastwood, Chief Information and Technology Officer,
ICBC (Insurance Corp of British Columbia)
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FREE Event for CIPS Members and Colleagues! Limited Registration Spots!
CIPS British Columbia Presents:
Gary Eastwood
Chief Information and Technology Officer
ICBC (Insurance Corp of British Columbia)
June 10th 2021
12:00 – 1:00 P M via ZOOM
Gary is responsible for the delivery of technology solutions and operational effectiveness to the organization. His team designs, builds and maintains ICBC’s information systems which keep the business connected and operating for customers. Gary and his team also identify opportunities for operational effectiveness through innovation and technology.
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Webcast: Kurt Pregler, CIO of Translink (Members-Only) |
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Recording of the CIPS BC April 29th 2021 Webinar with Kurt Pregler, CIO of Translink.
As TransLink’s Chief Information Officer, Kurt is responsible for all aspects of TransLink’s technology strategy and operations including governance and policy, resource allocation, and strategic oversight for IT across the enterprise. He believes strongly in the role technology plays to deliver excellent customer service, improve the organization, and make our region a better place to live.
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Bilkent CYBERPARK, June 7-11 (Promoted Article) |
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Tremendous Opportunity for Canadian IT companies // Bilkent Cyberpark, one of the foremost university science and technology parks in Europe, is organizing a Virtual Trade Delegation to Canada. The promising European ICT companies working on smart authentication, behavioral biometrics, digital signature, nearshore software development, next-generation cloud-based CRM application, business intelligence (BI) with rich visual reporting & analysis, AI-based adaptive digital learning, relationship-oriented data analytics, crime & fraud analysis, and simulation technologies are looking to discuss partnership & business development with Canadian companies.
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Nominations Open for IFIP IP3 2021 David O’Leary Award |
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Nominations are now open for the 2021 IFIP IP3 David O’Leary award, an award recognizing ICT professionalism. The award was named in honour of David and his commitment to ICT professionalism, and is funded by REDDS Capital.
David, who passed away in 2018, was a native of British Columbia Canada whose made significant contributions to ICT in academic, scientific, government, and industry at the provincial, national and international level.
CIPS members may know him best as a former CIPS BC President but he was also an academic Dean, a member of the government ICT Sector Council, and speaker at global conferences for the UN and IEEE. He was also founding CEO of Igen Knowledge solutions, contributor to IDG-IT World, and founding general partner of REDDS Capital.
The award acknowledges an individual or organization that has promoted and demonstrated Professionalism (Professional Practice), has worked as an Ethics Evangelist, and/or has made strides in fostering diversity among ICT practitioners. An individual or organization can be nominated.
The David O’Leary award includes a cash prize of USD1500, and travel to IFIPs General Assembly to receive the prize!
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Digital Transformation in Government Conference (June 15-17) |
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The 2nd Annual Digital Transformation in Government (DTiG) Conference is hosted by the ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter, the University of Ottawa and the Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA) and is conducted in partnership with the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), and the International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA).
The conference brings together government professionals, private sector practitioners, and academia to share experiences, innovation and emerging standards and technologies in support of both government digital transformation (strategic effectiveness) and digitization (operational efficiency) initiatives.
Attendees will be able to claim CPEs, PDUs, or CEUs. A COBIT 2019 course will also be held on Monday, June 14th & Friday, June 18th, 2021 (15 CPEs).
The three days with have morning plenaries followed by managerial and technical streams in the afternoons at the new University of Ottawa facilities. Themes include (but are not limited to):
- Government Transformation
- Cyber-Security and Privacy
- Governance and Enterprise Architecture
- Management of Change
- Audit and Risk Management
- Integrating technology into business
- Government Design and Innovation
- Promoting Women in STEM SheLeadsTech
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IFIP IP3 Talks Professionalism in Cybersecurity at WSIS Forum |
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IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership) kicked off its involvement in the 2021 WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum this month with a moderated panel discussion on professionalism in cybersecurity on 13th April 2021.
Caption: Moira de Roche, Independent Consultant, IITPSA non-executive director, Social & Ethics Committee Chair, Chair of IFIP IP3, and IFIP Board Director.
The event, entitled: Building Resilience with a Professional Workforce”, was moderated by IP3 Chair, Moira de Roche, with the panel comprising:
- Steve Furnell, Chair of IFIP Technical Committee 11,
- Fred van Noord, President of the Netherlands Association for Information Security Professionals,
- Anthony Wong, IFIP Vice President and former ACS President, and
- Bob Weisman, CEO/Chief Enterprise Architect of Build the Vision and Professor of Digital Transformation, University of Ottawa.
Steve Furnell talked about international skills shortages, pointing to the (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study which found two thirds of organisations are experiencing some level of skills shortage, with an estimated shortfall of 12 million practitioners. He also highlighted issues relating to current approaches which rely on qualifications when hiring staff or contractors, saying that they don’t guarantee experience or competence.
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Webinar: Shifting to a Hyperautomation Mindset (Featured) |
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The recent explosion in automation across organizations has led to a harmful narrative of “man vs. machine” amongst many business users . The threat of people being automated out of jobs by armies of 24×7 bots has turned the prospect of helpful automation into a sharply divided topic.
Hear Malcolm Ross, Appian Vice President, Product Strategy & Deputy CTO, LiUNA CIO, Matthew Richard, and Luis González Gugel, Deloitte Robotics, Robotics Partner Manager, explore shifting to a Hyperautomation mindset: people enabled by machines.
Hyperautomation, the combination of full-stack automation and an effective implementation methodology, will help you scale automation to transform your enterprise, with people in the driver’s seat where they belong.
In this session, you’ll learn:
- What capabilities and methodology are needed to effectively automate at scale.
- How LiUNA is using a Hyperautomation mindset to transform their business.
- Why Deloitte Robotics promotes hybrid workforces that combine the best of human and robotic capabilities.
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Webinaire IBM: MODERNISEZ VOTRE CENTRE DE CONTACT |
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Vous voulez en apprendre davantage sur l’intelligence artificielle?
Webinaire - MODERNISEZ VOTRE CENTRE DE CONTACT
Date et heure : 25 mai de 12h à 13h
Lieu : virtuel, dans l’application événementielle du Réseau Action TI
À IBM, nous considérons qu’un assistant virtuel représente pour les organisations une occasion plus vaste d’offrir un degré beaucoup plus élevé de précision dans le traitement du langage naturel et de favoriser une plus grande confiance dans les résultats.
Découvrez les fonctions les plus récentes et les bénéfices de Watson Assistant pour les entreprises et organisations.
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IFIP Celebrates 60 Years with Global Calendar of Events |
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To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, IFIP is collaborating with its Member Societies, Technical Committees, Working Groups and Partner organisations to stage a series of events around the world.
The events, which range from one-hour workshops to multi-day conferences, will be held under the banner of “Unimagined Futures”, which is also the title of IFIP’s 60th Anniversary publication. At this stage, more than 20 events virtual and in person/blended have been proposed, with most due to occur between June and November this year.
IFIP President Mike Hinchey said the 60thAnniversary is the perfect opportunity for IFIP to step up and be noticed.
“Over the past 60 years, IFIP has been actively working to advance developments in technology, encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across the sector, and to raise professional standards.
“These 60th Anniversary events will allow IFIP to be more visible and start telling the world more about what we’ve been doing They will showcase the work of IFIP and its various member groups and promote their ongoing relevance, roles and contributions to international bodies like UNESCO, ITU, the UN, governments and society,” he said.
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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!
Upcoming IFIP Event:
IFIP Events to be held in June 2021
Aug 21-26, Montreal
Nov 23-25 2021, Waterloo, Canada
Calls for Papers: IFIP Event Submission Deadlines before May 31st, 2021
FDL 2021- The 24th IEEE Forum on specification and Design Languages
ICTSS 2021 - 33rd IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems
NetSys 2021 - Network Systems 2021
ELEC 2021 - 7th European Lean Educator Conference
ANTICOVID 2021 - Computer science protecting human society against epidemics
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The following organizations support CIPS' commitment to professionalism, ethics, and high standards for the I.T. profession. CIPS thanks all its partners for their contribution.
Become a CIPS Corporate Partner Today! - Send an email to info@cips.ca.
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