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ISED Departmental Data Strategy: The Way Forward

Vision:

ISED leverages the power of data to foster a growing, competitive and knowledge based economy.

Mission:

By providing employees with the data, skills and tools they need, we will achieve excellence in serving Canadians and Canadian businesses.

Business Drivers Enhanced service delivery Evidence based policies, research and evaluation - Strengthened reporting capacity and story telling Enriched internal services Improved regulation and enforcement

Goals Canadians and Canadian businesses are better informed and served ISED adopts a data culture where data are discoverable, accessible, secure and of high quality ISED's talent base is enhanced with new skills and experimentation is promoted Public trust is honoured by ensuring that data are handled ethically and securely

What are we doing?

There are six pillars of the ISED Data Strategy, each of which has high level initiatives in three phases of implementation; laying the foundation, building the momentum and adopting a data culture. The following table addresses each pillar by phase of implementation.

	Laying the foundations	Building the momentum	Adopting a data culture
Data governance _____________	Data-related leadership established Chief Data Office Data Governance Structure Identify key data stewards & champions Identify processes to manage data at enterprise level (sharing & storing protocols) _______________________	Culture shift across ISED Data Steward and Champion network established Implement & oversee data processes _______________________	People value their data and treat it as an asset Monitor adoption of data processes & standards aligned with GoC Data Stewards facilitate access to data _______________________
Data Access _____________	Data access challenges are well understood Inventory & valuation of data assets Inventory data sharing agreements Assessment of legislative & policy framework for data sharing _______________________	Form data steward network Establish data steward network for sharing knowledge, best practices and expertise related to data. Data stewards actively participate in CDO development of data-related guidelines and processes (e.g., departmental data standards, data quality requirements, and framework for the ethical use of data), and make recommendations for improvements to the CDO. Support further development and enhancements to the ISED Data Catalogue to ensure appropriate access, use and interpretation of sector data.	Operationalize data stewards Data stewards champion, uphold and monitor adherence to guidelines and processes within their sector, communicating regularly and raising data-related issues within the Data Steward Network and the Chief Data Office. Data stewards ensure the ethical and secure use and management of data, and promote the sharing of their sector data to align with the strategic vision of the ISED Data Strategy. Data Steward Network regularly meets and raises any implementation challenges with the CDO.
Data Framework _____________
Talent _____________
Innovation _____________
Technology _____________