Feb 17th, 2011 |
Winter may have a firm grasp on the weather but we here on the GTEC team are working up a storm of our own putting together this year’s installment of Canada’s Government Technology Event. 2011 has already brought a couple of exciting developments that we wanted to share.
2011 Theme: Connected Government – Working Together to Better Serve Canadians
The pressure on governments to provide more and better services within diminishing budgets continues. GTEC 2011 will continue to push the discussions forward and will examine this evolution in government service delivery. Within the theme, ‘Connected Government – Working Together to Better Serve Canadians’, GTEC participants will collaborate and participate in discussions on:
• Collaboration through connections – connectedness within the public service at large and with the public they serve
• Completing the service loop – working together and collaborating within the public service and with external partners to satisfy citizen and business expectations to provide better and a more seamless service experience
• Embracing the technology – Leveraging and renewing the technology and information infrastructure and deploying new and emerging technologies that promote more collaboration and connections
• Protecting the individual and government – adopting and reinforcing the information policy and practices that are necessary to balance the demands for more connectedness, convenience and transparency while at the same time protecting the privacy of the individual
• Examining the communities and organic organizations that are emerging in response to a more connected and mobile service provision environment
• Understanding the people and the relationships – our communities, our employees and our cross-functional, cross-jurisdictional, public-private partnerships that are emerging to provide better more seamless service
Note: We’re currently accepting speaking proposals that fit into our theme. If you’re interested, you may submit your proposal here.
New Venue: The Ottawa Convention Centre
In the absence of a convention centre, the Westin has been a great location for the event but after a couple of tours during construction, we’re excited to stretch our legs in the new venue. The larger space and state of the art design will provide new opportunities for the event and make it easier for delegates to collaborate on better serving citizens through technology innovation.
New Website: Launching End of February
Our web team is currently developing an all new website around the 2011 theme. We are targeting a late February launch for the new site and event registration.
New Sister Event: GTEC Washington DC
Some of you have probably seen communications about GTEC in Washington DC. No, we haven’t moved; we’ve expanded. Like the Canadian event, the show in Washington will be focused on the use of technology to improve service delivery to citizens with the focus being on the issues faced by those in the US Government.
If you have any questions about this year’s event or just want to talk government technology, feel free to contact us here on the blog, on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. We’re listening and always interested in talking shop.
