This is Lesson 1 in the boot camp How to be digital in the Canadian public service .
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Watch: What does “digital” really mean?
Watch and listen as Tom Loosemore, co-founder of the UK’s Government Digital Service, defines and explains digital government.
Tip: Before watching the video, take 30 seconds to write your own definition of digital government.
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Read these additional articles to gain a better understanding of what digital government means:
- Apolitical: Everyone loves digital government, but what is it?
- Apolitical: GovTech and digital government skills — the essentials
- Apolitical: The digital citizen is here — are governments ready?
- Apolitical: We are missing the point of digital government — here’s why
20-MINUTE REFLECTION
Reflect on what you’ve learned
On your own or in a small group, use these discussion questions to reflect on the definition of digital and what it means to you:
- Now that you have heard Tom Loosemore’s definition of digital, how might you change the definition you wrote earlier?
- How might you describe digital to co-workers?
- Have you or your team embraced digital over the course of the pandemic?
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