Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit
The Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit (or Sask 3.0 Summit) took place on April 24 until April 25, 2012. Over 350 people attended with the goal of accelerating the adoption of digital and social technologies in Saskatchewan to help sustain Saskatchewan's economic growth. Topics discussed at the Summit centered on Saskatchewan's rising economy, ensuring that it is sustainable. There were six individuals who were keynote speakers at the Summit:
*Annesh Chopra
* Dr. Nicholas Gruen, an Australian economist. He was chair position in the Australian Government 2.0 Taskforce in 2009, which shares many common goals with the Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit. He is described as “strong public advocate for economic reform, innovation and open government in the context of the extraordinary opportunities provided by the internet.”
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* Louis Zacharilla
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* Dave Nikolejsin, who serves as chief information officer in British Columbia. Before this, he was Assistant Deputy Minister working with the Network BC initiative. He has worked in management for twenty years, employed in positions with SaskTel in Regina, Saskatchewan and with the British Columbian government.
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* Joan McCusker, former teacher and Olympic Gold medalist. She will talk about how the right attitudes and teamwork can help build success. She has won numerous awards for her accomplishments in curling. Joan McCusker is a motivational speaker who discusses the characteristics of successful people, teamwork, and leadership.
Topics for Discussion
The Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit discussions mainly involved the current technologies available and understanding how they affect businesses and organizations, as well as dealing with the risks accompanying each of these technologies. The following section mentions the topics as found on the Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit's website.<ref name="one"/>
* The first topic involves helping Saskatchewan evolve to using more digital technologies. This would benefit Saskatchewan by opening access to global markets and drawing people with knowledge and talent to Saskatchewan. The adoption of digital technologies will foster what the Summit calls an “Intelligent Community”<ref name="one"/> as well as promoting the development of an information technology ecosystem.
* Another topic is dealing with mobile technology. The main idea of this discussion is to introduce available mobile applications. By learning to understand them, organizations can profit from taking advantage these mobile technologies.
* A third topic focuses on coming to understand social networking. When used properly, social networking can benefit many organizations. Most importantly, the discussion serves to make organizations aware of the affect social networking. Organizations can learn to monitor these technologies and discover the opinions of their customers and what is being said about their organization. Internally, an organization can learn to develop a social media policy, which will work against the misuse of social networks.
* The fourth topic of interest is discussing an open government and the movement towards open data. The economic and social rewards of democratising data will be made clear. The Summit will stand by their opinion on promoting transparency and an open government. They also believe it is important to advance services that would benefit Saskatchewan's citizens.
* The next point deals with the risks of loss of privacy and inadequate online security. While advocating the movement towards an open government, the Summit recognized there should be a balance between transparency and privacy when using digital technologies. This discussion will focus on developing social media policies for organizations to follow. Cloud computing (link) and privacy will also be discussed.
* The sixth topic deals with collaboration and efficiency within the various sectors of Saskatchewan, motivating them all towards the common goals of technology adaptation. By doing this, the Summit believes government silos can be broken down. This would improve citizen and business services in Saskatchewan.
* The final topic to be mentioned deals with online engagement. With the introduction of new digital and social technologies, this topic will cover the changes in the ways people will interact, such as through online conversations, and the benefits this will have towards customer service. Furthermore, the discussion on observing online content about organizations will be continued, as well as the proper responses these organizations can make to what they find.
*Annesh Chopra
* Dr. Nicholas Gruen, an Australian economist. He was chair position in the Australian Government 2.0 Taskforce in 2009, which shares many common goals with the Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit. He is described as “strong public advocate for economic reform, innovation and open government in the context of the extraordinary opportunities provided by the internet.”
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* Louis Zacharilla
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* Dave Nikolejsin, who serves as chief information officer in British Columbia. Before this, he was Assistant Deputy Minister working with the Network BC initiative. He has worked in management for twenty years, employed in positions with SaskTel in Regina, Saskatchewan and with the British Columbian government.
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* Joan McCusker, former teacher and Olympic Gold medalist. She will talk about how the right attitudes and teamwork can help build success. She has won numerous awards for her accomplishments in curling. Joan McCusker is a motivational speaker who discusses the characteristics of successful people, teamwork, and leadership.
Topics for Discussion
The Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit discussions mainly involved the current technologies available and understanding how they affect businesses and organizations, as well as dealing with the risks accompanying each of these technologies. The following section mentions the topics as found on the Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit's website.<ref name="one"/>
* The first topic involves helping Saskatchewan evolve to using more digital technologies. This would benefit Saskatchewan by opening access to global markets and drawing people with knowledge and talent to Saskatchewan. The adoption of digital technologies will foster what the Summit calls an “Intelligent Community”<ref name="one"/> as well as promoting the development of an information technology ecosystem.
* Another topic is dealing with mobile technology. The main idea of this discussion is to introduce available mobile applications. By learning to understand them, organizations can profit from taking advantage these mobile technologies.
* A third topic focuses on coming to understand social networking. When used properly, social networking can benefit many organizations. Most importantly, the discussion serves to make organizations aware of the affect social networking. Organizations can learn to monitor these technologies and discover the opinions of their customers and what is being said about their organization. Internally, an organization can learn to develop a social media policy, which will work against the misuse of social networks.
* The fourth topic of interest is discussing an open government and the movement towards open data. The economic and social rewards of democratising data will be made clear. The Summit will stand by their opinion on promoting transparency and an open government. They also believe it is important to advance services that would benefit Saskatchewan's citizens.
* The next point deals with the risks of loss of privacy and inadequate online security. While advocating the movement towards an open government, the Summit recognized there should be a balance between transparency and privacy when using digital technologies. This discussion will focus on developing social media policies for organizations to follow. Cloud computing (link) and privacy will also be discussed.
* The sixth topic deals with collaboration and efficiency within the various sectors of Saskatchewan, motivating them all towards the common goals of technology adaptation. By doing this, the Summit believes government silos can be broken down. This would improve citizen and business services in Saskatchewan.
* The final topic to be mentioned deals with online engagement. With the introduction of new digital and social technologies, this topic will cover the changes in the ways people will interact, such as through online conversations, and the benefits this will have towards customer service. Furthermore, the discussion on observing online content about organizations will be continued, as well as the proper responses these organizations can make to what they find.
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