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<center><div style="line-height: 2em; font-size: 300%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''About Square'''</div></center> | <center><div style="line-height: 2em; font-size: 300%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''About Square'''</div></center> | ||
<center><div style="line-height: 2em; font-size: 125%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> The Square will bring together the best learning and knowledge available by engaging communities, partners, and fellow learners.</div></center> | <center><div style="line-height: 2em; font-size: 125%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> The Square will bring together the best learning and knowledge available by engaging communities, partners, and fellow learners.</div></center> | ||
| − | <center><div style="line-height: 2em; font-size: 125%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> The shared resources will inform and inspire Canada’s Digital Academy.</div></center> | + | <center><div style="line-height: 2em; font-size: 125%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> The shared resources will inform and inspire '''Canada’s Digital Academy'''.</div></center> |
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| − | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 175%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''How do I add to Square?'''</div> | + | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 175%; color:navy; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''How do I add to Square?'''</div> |
<div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 115%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''1. Add Your Resources''' </div> | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 115%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''1. Add Your Resources''' </div> | ||
| − | + | Check out a learning stream and you’ll find practices and skills with an accompanying evergreen list of resources curated by both learners and experts in their fields. | |
| + | <br> | ||
| + | You’re welcome to include any and all resources (by clicking "edit" on the navigation bar), including and not limited to: | ||
| − | *Experts (researchers, professors, practitioners | + | *Experts (researchers, professors, practitioners<br> |
*Online courses<br> | *Online courses<br> | ||
*Applications<br> | *Applications<br> | ||
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<div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 115%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''2. Learn digital competencies'''</div> | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 115%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''2. Learn digital competencies'''</div> | ||
| − | While you’re adding your resources, read, play, and listen to others shared by | + | While you’re adding your resources, read, play, and listen to others shared by the community. |
| − | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 115%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''3. Contribute to | + | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 115%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''3. Contribute to Digital Academy'''</div> |
| − | Resources and comments will inspire programs, events, and practices of Canada’s Digital Academy. | + | Resources and comments will inspire programs, events, and practices of '''Canada’s Digital Academy'''. |
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| − | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 175%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''What's Digital Academy?'''</div> | + | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 175%; color:navy; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''What's Digital Academy?'''</div> |
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Hosted by the Canada School of Public Service, Canada’s Digital Academy will help develop digital acumen, skills and capacity across the federal public service and other jurisdictions, and ultimately, empower public servants to work more nimbly in a digitally enabled environment. | Hosted by the Canada School of Public Service, Canada’s Digital Academy will help develop digital acumen, skills and capacity across the federal public service and other jurisdictions, and ultimately, empower public servants to work more nimbly in a digitally enabled environment. | ||
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The Academy’s starting components will include:<br> | The Academy’s starting components will include:<br> | ||
| − | *Digital foundations, a suite of online and event-based learning<br> | + | *'''Digital foundations''', a suite of online and event-based learning<br> |
| − | *Applied digital solutions for leaders to build a deeper digital lens into programs, policies, and services<br> | + | *'''Applied digital solutions for leaders''' to build a deeper digital lens into programs, policies, and services<br> |
| − | *Digital for senior leaders focusing on trends, strategy, and governance<br> | + | *'''Digital for senior leaders''' focusing on trends, strategy, and governance<br> |
| − | *Premium streams for specialist learning ( | + | *'''Premium streams for specialist learning''' (Core Skills, Data, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Development & Automation, Design, and Disruption) |
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| − | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 175%; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''We Can't Do It Alone'''</div> | + | <div style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 175%; color:navy; font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;"> '''We Can't Do It Alone'''</div> |
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The Digital Academy is collaborative in nature and open by default. It will gather collaborators from various levels of government, the private sector, the non-profit sector, and diverse communities; each contributing their own strengths, knowledge, experience and expertise to improve the public service and government services through digital. | The Digital Academy is collaborative in nature and open by default. It will gather collaborators from various levels of government, the private sector, the non-profit sector, and diverse communities; each contributing their own strengths, knowledge, experience and expertise to improve the public service and government services through digital. | ||
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For example, the Academy will work with the Canadian Digital Service, the UK Government Digital Service, the Ontario Digital Service, the Nova Scotia Digital Service, Bayview Yards and the Institute of Governance. | For example, the Academy will work with the Canadian Digital Service, the UK Government Digital Service, the Ontario Digital Service, the Nova Scotia Digital Service, Bayview Yards and the Institute of Governance. | ||
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| − | If you’re interested in partnering, you must to have a genuine focus on the public good and be okay with an open approach. We’ll share all of the research and resources we create or collect back out publicly. Contact | + | If you’re interested in partnering, you must to have a genuine focus on the public good and be okay with an open approach. We’ll share all of the research and resources we create or collect back out publicly. |
| + | <br>Contact [mailto:kent.aitken@canada.ca Kent Aitken] to start a conversation. | ||
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* Square claims no ownership of the provided content.<br> | * Square claims no ownership of the provided content.<br> | ||
* Square does not endorse any websites, products, organizations, activities, or authors that may be provided. | * Square does not endorse any websites, products, organizations, activities, or authors that may be provided. | ||
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| About | Contact | GCcollab |
About Square
The Square will bring together the best learning and knowledge available by engaging communities, partners, and fellow learners.
The shared resources will inform and inspire Canada’s Digital Academy.
How do I add to Square?
1. Add Your Resources
Check out a learning stream and you’ll find practices and skills with an accompanying evergreen list of resources curated by both learners and experts in their fields.
You’re welcome to include any and all resources (by clicking "edit" on the navigation bar), including and not limited to:
- Experts (researchers, professors, practitioners
- Online courses
- Applications
- Videos & podcasts
- Photos & Infographics
- Articles & blogs
- Academic & research articles
- Social media accounts (Twitter handles, LinkedIn groups, etc.)
2. Learn digital competencies
While you’re adding your resources, read, play, and listen to others shared by the community.
3. Contribute to Digital Academy
Resources and comments will inspire programs, events, and practices of Canada’s Digital Academy.
What's Digital Academy?
Hosted by the Canada School of Public Service, Canada’s Digital Academy will help develop digital acumen, skills and capacity across the federal public service and other jurisdictions, and ultimately, empower public servants to work more nimbly in a digitally enabled environment.
The Academy’s starting components will include:
- Digital foundations, a suite of online and event-based learning
- Applied digital solutions for leaders to build a deeper digital lens into programs, policies, and services
- Digital for senior leaders focusing on trends, strategy, and governance
- Premium streams for specialist learning (Core Skills, Data, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Development & Automation, Design, and Disruption)
We Can't Do It Alone
The Digital Academy is collaborative in nature and open by default. It will gather collaborators from various levels of government, the private sector, the non-profit sector, and diverse communities; each contributing their own strengths, knowledge, experience and expertise to improve the public service and government services through digital.
For example, the Academy will work with the Canadian Digital Service, the UK Government Digital Service, the Ontario Digital Service, the Nova Scotia Digital Service, Bayview Yards and the Institute of Governance.
If you’re interested in partnering, you must to have a genuine focus on the public good and be okay with an open approach. We’ll share all of the research and resources we create or collect back out publicly.
Contact Kent Aitken to start a conversation.
Disclaimers
- Square claims no ownership of the provided content.
- Square does not endorse any websites, products, organizations, activities, or authors that may be provided.
