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Discover Digital is a 1-day course for all public servants to learn about the basics of "digital". It's important to note that Discover Digital is about collaborating, empowering, designing with and for people, not technology.
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Developments in technology have created the conditions for exponential growth in the fields of data science, data management, data analytics and artificial intelligence. As such, data literacy has become as important as reading and writing.
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The Government of Canada (GC) faces a gap between current data literacy levels and levels needed to leverage data as a strategic asset and maximize business value. For the Canadian public service to successfully mature into a data-driven organization, it is essential to grow our collective ability to understand and use data.
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* Build awareness of global/societal digital culture transformation
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Using Data in the Government of Canada is the first of the Discover Data series. This virtual course will enable you to situate yourself in changing government priorities and initiatives around data and identify actions you can take to improve your personal data literacy.
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* Include possibilities and implications/opportunities in the Canadian government context
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* Increase confidence and capacity of government employees who are navigating the impacts of digital on their world
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Through hands-on learning activities, tailored resources, and rich discussions, you will explore and discuss the role you play with data in the Government of Canada and how your role fits with other organizational data roles, the GC data strategy and key government initiatives.  
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* Learn more through curated and personalized learning opportunities (i.e. additional resources to deepen their learning)
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After attending this course, you will:
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The course is designed for the un-initiated but curious, and for public servants at all levels. Particularly, our audience includes working level and middle management employees who seek to:
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* Apply commonly used data terms and concepts
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* Understand their potential roles and contributions in maturing a digital culture in their work environment
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* Identify your own role with data, and explain how it fits with other organizational data roles
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* Learn how to be better equipped to support their teams though transformation of tools, processes and services.
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* Summarize the steps of the data lifecycle
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* Explain how the GC uses data and identify key resources
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* Discuss why data skills are so important
 
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What is Discover Data?
 

Developments in technology have created the conditions for exponential growth in the fields of data science, data management, data analytics and artificial intelligence. As such, data literacy has become as important as reading and writing. The Government of Canada (GC) faces a gap between current data literacy levels and levels needed to leverage data as a strategic asset and maximize business value. For the Canadian public service to successfully mature into a data-driven organization, it is essential to grow our collective ability to understand and use data.

Using Data in the Government of Canada is the first of the Discover Data series. This virtual course will enable you to situate yourself in changing government priorities and initiatives around data and identify actions you can take to improve your personal data literacy.

Through hands-on learning activities, tailored resources, and rich discussions, you will explore and discuss the role you play with data in the Government of Canada and how your role fits with other organizational data roles, the GC data strategy and key government initiatives.

After attending this course, you will:

  • Apply commonly used data terms and concepts
  • Identify your own role with data, and explain how it fits with other organizational data roles
  • Summarize the steps of the data lifecycle
  • Explain how the GC uses data and identify key resources
  • Discuss why data skills are so important
 
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Additional Resources
Data concepts: The 5 Ws of Data
Type of Resource Name/Title of Resource Organization Contact/Link Notes
Video Annual Report: Ellen and Jason Government of Canada, Privy Council Office https://www.facebook.com/ClerkGC/videos/604452839930035/ Stresses the importance of accessibility. Ellen met Jason, who is visually impaired, and she built him a 3D map to help him get around the office.
Project intake outline How we host PCH File:How we host - 4 steps.pdf This is an outline of how the Innovation & Experimentation Team at PCH works with potential project partners to explore the possibility of an applied design thinking project.
Article User Research Basics U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services https://www.usability.gov/what-and-why/user-research.html When to perform specific types of user research.
Guide User research guide Ontario Digital Service https://www.ontario.ca/page/user-research-guide In alpha.
Report summary (3 pages) Design Thinking for Public Service Excellence United Nations Development Programme: Global Centre for Public Service Excellence http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/capacity-development/English/Singapore%20Centre/GCPSE%20Design%20Thinking%20Summary.pdf Examples of design thinking for public sector use (on page 3).
Online course Agile Meets Design Thinking University of Virginia via Coursera https://www.class-central.com/course/coursera-agile-meets-design-thinking-11994?utm_source=qz&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=new_courses_october_2018
Web page. The principles of the Agile Manifesto The Agile Alliance http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html Anything to add?
Data and you
Type of Resource Name/Title of Resource Organization Contact/Link Notes
Article Tips for Capturing the Best Data from User Interviews 18F https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/02/09/tips-for-capturing-the-best-data-from-user-interviews/ A quick 5-minute read.
Expert, video, article, course, etc. Name/Title Organization Contact/Link Anything to add?
Expert, video, article, course, etc. Name/Title Organization Contact/Link Anything to add?
Data and your organization
Type of Resource Name/Title of Resource Organization Contact/Link Notes
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Expert, video, article, course, etc. Name/Title Organization Contact/Link Anything to add?
Expert, video, article, course, etc. Name/Title Organization Contact/Link Anything to add?
Data in the Government of Canada
Type of Resource Name/Title of Resource Organization Contact/Link Notes
Video Alex Benay on a digital public service OCIO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lpz0iK0pLE Anything to add?
Web page The GC Digital Standards OCIO https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/government-canada-digital-standards.html Anything to add?
Web page GC Digital Standards Playbook OCIO https://canada-ca.github.io/digital-playbook-guide-numerique/en/overview.html Anything to add?
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