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== ''Two-pager: Apolitical Bootcamp Overview of Federal Digital Initiatives''

== ''Two-pager: Apolitical Bootcamp Overview of Federal Digital Initiatives'' ==

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=== General federal Government of Canada digital-driven initiatives ===

=== General federal Government of Canada digital-driven initiatives ===

The Government of Canada is going through a period of defining renewed ambitions for digital services and policy work. This desired future state has been expressed through such examples as:

The Government of Canada is going through a period of defining renewed ambitions for digital services and policy work. This desired future state has been expressed through such examples as:

* A [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government.html Minister of Digital Government] position

* A [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government.html Minister of Digital Government] position

* Canada’s Digital Charter, led by ISED

* [https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/062.nsf/eng/h_00108.html Canada’s Digital Charter], led by ISED

* Participation in the Digital Nations group, which Canada currently chairs

* Participation in the [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/improving-digital-services/digital-9.html Digital Nations group], which Canada currently chairs

* GC Data Strategy Roadmap and supporting departmental data strategies

* [https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/pco-bcp/documents/clk/Data_Strategy_Roadmap_ENG.pdf GC Data Strategy Roadmap] and supporting departmental data strategies

* Emergence of Chief Digital Officer roles (e.g., ISED, TC, CSPS)

* Emergence of Chief Digital Officer roles (e.g., ISED, TC, CSPS)

* Renewal goals from the Clerk of the Privy Council’s Beyond 2020 initiative around the themes of an agile, equipped, and inclusive public service

* Renewal goals from the Clerk of the Privy Council’s [https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/services/blueprint-2020/beyond-2020.html Beyond 2020] initiative around the themes of an agile, equipped, and inclusive public service

* 2020 Policy on Service and Digital

* 2020 [https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32603 Policy on Service and Digital]

A number of these as well as additional examples, concrete and diverse in nature, are outlined in the following two-pager below.

 

Canada’s Digital Standards

A number of these as well as additional examples, concrete and diverse in nature, are outlined in the following text below.

 

==== Canada’s Digital Standards ====

The Government of Canada released ten Digital Standards with the goal of providing Canadians with access to public services that are intuitive, easy to use, and trustworthy. They are living standards which are intended to evolve over time. Below are the ten standards with a few demonstrative examples:

The Government of Canada released ten Digital Standards with the goal of providing Canadians with access to public services that are intuitive, easy to use, and trustworthy. They are living standards which are intended to evolve over time. Below are the ten standards with a few demonstrative examples:

Design with users:  

 

Research with users to understand their needs and the problems we want to solve.  

1. Design with users:  

Conduct ongoing testing with users to guide design and development.

* Research with users to understand their needs and the problems we want to solve.  

Example: Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Digital Service met with 106 Veterans and area office staff to learn from their experiences interacting with VAC services, and to test new prototypes directly with them.

* Conduct ongoing testing with users to guide design and development.

* Example: Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Digital Service met with 106 Veterans and area office staff to learn from their experiences interacting with VAC services, and to test new prototypes directly with them.

Iterate and improve frequently:

2. Iterate and improve frequently:

Develop services using agile, iterative and user-centred methods.

Develop services using agile, iterative and user-centred methods.

Continuously improve in response to user needs.

Continuously improve in response to user needs.