Digital Government

Description

Prepare to embark on a transformative journey through the realm of digital government. Led by IOG Associate and Digital Government expert Ryan Androsoff, this course offers a holistic overview of the digital landscape in government, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the digital era. Here's what you can expect:

• Digital Government Overview: Gain a solid foundation in digital government concepts, understanding their significance in the contemporary public sector.
• An Introduction to Digital Government Trends in Canada and Around the World: Explore the latest trends in digital government practices, both nationally and globally, to stay at the forefront of innovation.
• Innovation, Culture Change, and Building a Modern Digital Team: Discover how to foster innovation, drive cultural change, and assemble a dynamic digital team capable of propelling government functions into the future.
• Impacts of New Technologies and Ways of Working: Explore considerations around how disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse may impact your work in the public service and how organizations are adapting to distributed work teams, which have become increasingly prevalent in the digital age. 

Learning objectives

By the end of this masterclass, you'll be well along on your journey to adapt to the dynamic digital landscape in government while embracing a digital-first mindset. Join us and be a trailblazer in the digital government revolution!

• Understand Digital Government Concepts: Grasp the fundamental concepts and principles of digital government, including its importance in modern governance.
• Analyze Global Digital Government Trends: Explore and analyze digital government trends in Canada and worldwide, enabling you to adapt to evolving practices and technologies.
• Promote Innovation and Cultural Change: Learn strategies to foster innovation and drive cultural change within government organizations, leading to increased adaptability and modernization.
• Build and Lead a Modern Digital Team: Develop the skills necessary to assemble and lead a forward-thinking digital team that can drive government initiatives effectively.
• Adopt a Digital-First Mindset: Embrace a digital-first mindset, enabling you to proactively lead digital government initiatives and transformations.
• Stay Informed and Adaptive: Develop a continuous learning approach to stay informed about emerging digital government trends and remain adaptive in your role.

Core Skills

• Analyzing national and global trends in digital government to adapt to evolving practices and technologies.
• Fostering innovation and driving cultural change within government organizations to enable modernization.
• Building and leading a modern digital team capable of executing effective digital government initiatives.
• Adopting a digital-first mindset to proactively lead and support digital transformations.
• Understanding key concepts and principles of digital government and their relevance to modern governance.

Duration

• 3 hours, including brief breaks to maintain engagement and facilitate learning absorption.

Certificate in Policy and Governance

This course is part of the Certificate in Policy and Governance offered by the institute. Through a blend of core and elective courses, participants will gain valuable insights and tools to excel in their roles

Facilitators

Ryan Androsoff is the Founder and CEO of Think Digital, a consultancy focused on helping public sector organizations to adapt and thrive in the era of digital disruption. Ryan is an international expert on digital government with a passion for public sector entrepreneurship and more than two decades of experience working with government and international organizations in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Since 2018 Ryan has partnered with the Institute on Governance to lead their digital leadership programs and to provide advisory services for a variety of government organizations to assist with their digital transformation efforts.

Ryan was a Co-Founder of the Canadian Digital Service, a startup organization within the Canadian government launched in 2017 with the mission of helping government design, prototype, and build better digital services. From 2010-16 he served as Senior Policy Advisor on a variety of digital government initiatives in the Government of Canada’s Treasury Board Secretariat, and in 2015 spent a year as part of the OECD’s digital government team in Paris, France. An experienced and dynamic presenter, Ryan has delivered hundreds of presentations over the past decade on various aspects of digital government and public sector innovation and has received numerous awards and recognitions for his leadership and expertise in digital transformation.