Government Operations committee  I spent 17 years in the bureaucracy, and I've led some major projects. Undoubtedly, we have some of the mechanisms in place. We have interdepartmental meetings. We have central agency meetings. We have to go through the process. The issue, when you get to that table, is the int

Government Operations committee  It's simplification. At the end of the day, why are we still pumping out 200-plus-page RFPs for something as simple as Wi-Fi? Why can the government not procure Wi-Fi simply by saying we need a public and a private Wi-Fi that meet these 10 requirements? Why can't it be five pages

Government Operations committee  In my opinion, the reason why the private sector is so keen on the Agile method is because it has significantly contributed to its success. Our banks, for example, which are very large companies, have found that adopting the Agile processes had a direct effect on the ability to s

Government Operations committee  No. This is what makes things more challenging, even today. In the government, for example, when an operational unit needs something, it submits a request to the technology group, which then goes to procurement officials. They turn to the lawyers to see whether they have the righ

Government Operations committee  There's a perception that industry is constantly trying to milk the public sector for funding. Vendor performance allows you to evaluate based on performance in past projects, and that should be taken into account when you're doing an assessment of a future project. The way we go

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, honourable members of the committee, it's our privilege to be here today to discuss the security and privacy of data and information when delivering digital government services. The Information Technology Association of Canada, also known as ITAC, represe

Information & Ethics committee  At this time, Huawei isn't a member of our association. We refrain from commenting on the technology of a company that doesn't want to join our association.

Information & Ethics committee  To date, no

Information & Ethics committee  I can comment on 5G technology, but not on Huawei.

Information & Ethics committee  The 5G technology is the next generation of telecommunications technology. We need it to share data. Our current networks won't be able to manage the volume of data generated by all the sensors that will be found everywhere, in smart cities, on roads, in automated cars, and so

Information & Ethics committee  As Meg Davis said, the data will often be anonymous. Sometimes, the licence plate number will be recorded. There are different ways to do so. In terms of regulations, it won't be any different from the way that we collect information today. It will often depend on who owns the ca

Information & Ethics committee  Indeed. There's no doubt about that. We have quite a few members working on developing 5G technology, and other members working on developing software for automated cars.

Information & Ethics committee  No. I would say that it's often the other way around. The consumers of products and technological solutions drive suppliers to develop innovations to meet the demand of consumers, therefore citizens.

Information & Ethics committee  When it comes to the adoption of smart technology, according to the United Nations, Canada is behind South Korea and Australia. In terms of the adoption of new technology by our citizens, we're ranked third in the world.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you Mr, Chair and members of the committee. It is a privilege to be here today to present the industry's perspective on behalf of the Information Technology Association of Canada. ITAC is the national voice of the telecommunications and Internet technology industry. We hav