Data Conference 2022 Announcements

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Brought to you by Statistics Canada and the Canada School of Public Service with support from the GC Data Community

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada’s Data Literacy Training Initiative

Data literacy is the ability to derive meaningful information from data. It focuses on the competencies involved in working with data including the knowledge and skills to read, analyze, interpret, visualize and communicate data as well as understand the use of data in decision-making.

Statistics Canada’s Census of Population next release April 27

A detailed statistical portrait of Canada and its people by their demographic, social and economic characteristics.

StatsCan app: Discover StatsCAN—our newest mobile application! Canada’s data story, right at your fingertips

This free app lets you tap into expert analysis, fun facts, visuals, short stories and insight that bring together data, tools and articles to provide you with the latest information on Canada's economy, society and environment.

2022 CANDEV Winners

This year’s CANDEV Data Challenge saw 50 creative prototype solutions to a number of current GC business problems, with the following students taking the Top 5 spots!

1st Place

• Anne-Herty Génard
• Andy Sabrina Guerrier
• Christian Lubin
• Yassine Sarifuddin

Challenge: Help employers analyze workplace equity data

Department: Employment and Social Development Canada

2nd Place

• Stuart Shelley
• Khuong Vinh Khang Tran
• Gordon Tang

Challenge: Whales and ships: shall they never meet

Department: Fisheries and Oceans Canada

3rd Place

• Maisha Abdullah
• Shrimei Chock
• Thanuja Sivaananthan

Challenge: Identify trees on Canadian croplands

Department: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

4th Place

• Sebastien Andric
• Lilliam Norori

Challenge: Increasing users’ ability to explore HR data

Department: Public Service Commission

5th Place

• Ismael Diamoutene
• Li Ji
• Kevin Park
• Abir Rahali

Challenge: Improving IT service delivery to federal departments

Department: Shared Services Canada

Canada School of Public Service

Canada School of Public Service’s Digital Academy courses, including the Discover Data Series

An introduction to data in the Government of Canada: Discover how the data revolution is shaping government today and how the effective use of data creates opportunities to improve programs and services for Canadians.

Canada School of Public Service event: Understanding the needs and priorities of the GC data community

29 March, 1:30 to 3:00 pm ET.A growing community of data practitioners across the federal government are applying their skills and implementing strategies to harness the power of data and improve decisions, services and operations. But as technology advances and expectations rise, what are the public service's greatest needs today and biggest opportunities on the horizon? Join this interactive session hosted by the GC Data Community to engage on the issues where the data community is working together to put solutions into action. Have your say about community priorities such as: connecting and convening data practitioners, defining and increasing data competency levels, promoting innovation and supporting ethical use and sharing of data.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Digital Government Community Awards 2022

Deadline for nominations: 7 March 2022. These awards recognize digital excellence in the federal public service community and celebrate the community’s achievements. They highlight high impact initiatives, exceptional contributions, as well as best practices in implementing digital standards. The awards will be presented in May 2022.

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