The Victoria Chapter of the CIO Association of Canada invites its members and other senior IT executives to meet, network, learn, and discuss topics relevant to their business.
Luncheon Event -- Tuesday May 22, 2012
Topic: Enabling the Digital Economy through Digital Identity and Authentication
Speaker: Dave Nikolejsin, Chief Information Officer for the Government of British Columbia
Time: 11:45am -- 1:15pm PDT
Location: 940 Blanshard Street - Room 3A
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Fee: Complimentary -- sponsored by the Victoria Chapter
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About the Speaker:
Dave Nikolejsin, Chief Information Officer for the Government of British Columbia, will describe the plan underway within British Columbia for trusted identity information to support improved public service and online access to valuable services and information. The talk will show how BC’s approach aligns with broader initiatives underway in key sectors such as financial and telecommunications services as well as with other Canadian governments. An eco-system of participating parties could establish a pan-Canadian model for trusted identity information that would serve as a key enabler for the digital economy.
Dave Nikolejsin has served as Chief Information Officer for the Province of British Columbia since July 2005 and was appointed Associate Deputy Minister on October 29, 2010. Prior to his appointment as Chief Information Officer, Dave spent two years as the Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for the Network BC initiative. Through his leadership in this project, Dave played a pivotal role in bridging the digital divide by connecting many rural and remote communities in British Columbia to high-speed broadband.
Dave has a strong technical background, and spent nearly 20 years working in management positions of progressively more responsibility, both in the B.C. government and with SaskTel in Regina, Saskatchewan. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for BCNET, the Board of Directors of ISSNET, and an active participant in the cross-jurisdictional Public Sector Chief Information Officer Council.
Dave graduated with Honours with a Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology from the Saskatchewan Technical Institute in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In 2001, Dave completed the executive program in Public Sector Leadership at Royal Roads University. More recently, Dave joined a small group of executives at the Harvard Business School for the cross-disciplinary program entitled “Delivering Information Services.”