This is Lesson 8 in the boot camp How to be digital in the Canadian public service .

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2-MINUTE VIDEO

1. Learn what could be next for digital government in Canada

Honey Dacanay is the Director, Digital Academy at the Canada School of Public Service and recognized by Apolitical as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in digital government. In this video, she talks about the current state of digital government in Canada and what’s driving change.

10-MINUTE READS

2. Keep reading

Continue learning about evolving business practices to support digital product development.

Apolitical: A public servant’s basic guide to digitisation and digitalisation

Apolitical: Digital government atlas: All you need to launch a digital revolution in your department

Apolitical: The digital government reading list: nine blogs you should know about

10-MINUTE ACTIVTY

3. Learn which skills can help future-proof your career Apolitical’s Future Skills Tracker is a quick, easy quiz tool you can use to work out which are your strongest abilities — and which ones are worth developing.

Take the short quiz 10 minutes

10-MINUTE REFLECTION

4. Reflect on what you’ve learned

Use these discussion questions to uncover your own thoughts on digital government’s future.

  • What are some of the trends you see as being most influential in the development of digital products and services?
  • This boot camp was developed as a partnership between Apolitical and seven Canadian governments, demonstrating the ability to work across boundaries. How might governments continue to break down silos to build better products and services for all citizens?

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