2016 Resolution

2015 is coming to a close very quickly, and 2016 is just around the corner. What are your resolutions for the new year, when it comes to your role as an IT leader?

Digital Innovation & the Changing Role of the CIO

Emerging technology platforms and tools offer CIOs a great opportunity to become innovation leaders within their businesses. If they don’t seize this opportunity, someone else will. In fact this is the theme of the upcoming CIO Association’s marquee event: The Peer Forum 2016 (http://ciopeerforum.ciocan.ca).

ICTC Releases New Report: Big Data and the Intelligence Economy

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The result of an 8-month consultation among industry and academic experts (in which CIOCAN was represented), the recommendations in the Big Data and the Intelligence Economy report are intended to inform business leaders, academics, and policy-makers how to prepare organizations for the opportunities and challenges that big data adoption will bring. One of the most …

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2015 CanadianCIO of the Year Confirmed as Speaker for the 2016 CIO Peer Forum

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At the recent Ingenious Awards Gala Dinner, Eugene Roman, CTO at Canadian Tire Corporation was named ITAC CanadianCIO of the Year for the private sector. He has since agreed to be a keynote speaker at the CIO Association national conference that will be held at Toronto’s Allstream Centre April 20-21, 2016. Other announcements at the …

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Edmonton Chapter Cheer

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Edmonton chapter members responded to new President Shaun Guthrie’s invitation to gather on December 2nd to celebrate the holidays and share some Christmas Cheer at Sorrentino’s Bistro Bar.  It was a great opportunity to get to know one another and strengthen the network of senior IT executives in Edmonton.