End Times and New Times
Canadian Government Executive Radio
On the latest episode of CGE Radio J. Richard Jones welcomes Lori Turnbull, Professor at Dalhousie University and Deputy Editor at Canadian Government Executive along with Michael Wernick who holds the Jarislowsky Chair in Public Sector Management at the University of Ottawa, and is also the former Clerk of the Privy Council. He is uniquely suited to comment on the role of the public service during a time of government transition. Canada does transfers of power very well, largely because the permanent public service provides stability while the political government either changes hands...
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Technology in Language Training
Canadian Government Executive Radio
This week J. Richard Jones welcomes Jeremy Frohlich, COO of LRDG to CGE Radio. Jeremy is a proud girl-dad embracing the opportunities and challenges in his new role at the family business, a legacy started by his father in 2002. LRDG is a fast-growing company in an evolving industry which he is finding to be quite a balancing act. In 2004, LRDG developed a proprietary Learning Management System (LMS) and Learning Curriculum which would lead the Canadian education technology company to serve as the foremost e-learning provider to the Canadian Government. The company specializes in offering...
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Thoughtful Innovation in Canadian Public Facilities Management
Canadian Government Executive Radio
Join host, J. Richard Jones as he welcomes Jonathan Burbee, Director of Business Development, Canada for Gordian to CGE Radio. They sit down for an enlightening discussion about innovative public facilities management. Gordian is the industry leader in Building IntelligenceTM Solutions that help organizations successfully budget, build and maintain capital-intensive assets. Jon’s experience as a public sector executive and leader has primarily focused on real property management and construction. During his 23 years as a construction engineering officer in Canada’s Armed Forces he led the...
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Why Public-Private Cooperation is Crucial in the Evolved Cyber Threat Environment
Canadian Government Executive Radio
Host, J. Richard Jones welcomes Marc Asturias, VP of Marketing & Government, Latin America and Canada, Fortinet, to the show. They hit the ground running on the importance of promoting public-private cooperation on cybersecurity issues. Fortinet secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network—today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security...
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Leveraging Technology Collaboration for Better Citizen Services
Canadian Government Executive Radio
In this episode of CGE Radio, host J. Richard Jones sits down with Mark Lambert, Senior Managing Director, Canada Public Service Lead, Accenture. They have a lively discussion about public and private collaboration, IT skills, and getting the most out of procurement. Mark leads Accenture’s federal public service business in Canada and supports federal clients to innovate and implement digital solutions to address their most important challenges and transform how citizens are served. Accenture is one of the world’s leading professional services organizations, specializing in delivering...
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Leveraging Technology Collaboration for Better Citizen Services
Canadian Government Executive Radio
In this episode of CGE Radio, host J. Richard Jones sits down with Mark Lambert, Senior Managing Director, Canada Public Service Lead, Accenture. They have a lively discussion about public and private collaboration, IT skills, and getting the most out of procurement. Mark leads Accenture’s federal public service business in Canada and supports federal clients to innovate and implement digital solutions to address their most important challenges and transform how citizens are served. Accenture is one of the world’s leading professional services organizations, specializing in delivering...
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CGE Weekly – episode 11
Canadian Government Executive Radio
Host, J. Richard Jones and CGE editor-in-chief, Dr. Lori Turnbull, once again weigh in on the hot topics of the week concerning Canadian government and the public sector. Plus, get a sneak peek inside the upcoming and the Knowing Canadians series with and the data they have gathered on attitudes that Canadians hold around policy and values issues, behaviours, pocket book issues, affordability and more. Also in this episode: The return of parliament High season for passing legislation Katie Telford and the issue of foreign interference in Canadian elections The CGE Leadership Series...
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CGE Radio
Canadian Government Executive Radio
Welcome back to another episode of CGE Radio with host, J. Richard Jones. This week we talk to Kristen Leroux, General Manager, Public Sector, Canada, DXC Technology and Srijani Dey is Chief Data and Analytics Officer, DXC Technology. is a Fortune 500 company and represented in the S&P 500 Index with a long and trusted reputation built on delivering world class IT solutions to multiple levels of government. Kristen brings a dedicated Public Sector focus to her role. She is a client focused, strategic visionary and an analytical decision maker whose insights into...
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From Cloud First to Cloud Smart
Canadian Government Executive Radio
Join host J. Richard Jones for the latest episode of CGE Radio. He speaks with Craig McLellan, Chief Executive Officer of , about foreign cloud providers and the benefits of a Canadian-based solution. Mr. McLellan is a forward-thinking business leader who has been at the forefront of technology innovation and data security in Canada and the U.S. for the past twenty-five years. Think On, Inc. is a proudly Canadian-owned and operated cloud solution provider (CSP) with a global data centre footprint. ThinkOn is a Canadian VMware partner and the only Canadian supplier with the contractual...
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CGE Weekly – episode 10
Canadian Government Executive Radio
Welcome back to another episode of CGE Weekly with host, J. Richard Jones. This week, CGE editor-in-chief, Dr. Lori Turnbull, weighs in on the new budget that came down on March 28th. As the cost of living rises and the Bank of Canada works to manage inflation, just what does this budget hold for you? We touch on everything from health care to the GST rebate and everything in between. Also in this episode: How does the budget affect the Liberal approval rating? How does it affect the Liberal / NDP deal? What has been the reaction of Pierre Poilievre? Will we soon see another election? Plus, a...
info_outlineJoin host J. Richard Jones for the latest episode of CGE Radio. He speaks with Craig McLellan, Chief Executive Officer of ThinkOn, about foreign cloud providers and the benefits of a Canadian-based solution. Mr. McLellan is a forward-thinking business leader who has been at the forefront of technology innovation and data security in Canada and the U.S. for the past twenty-five years. Think On, Inc. is a proudly Canadian-owned and operated cloud solution provider (CSP) with a global data centre footprint. ThinkOn is a Canadian VMware Sovereign Cloud partner and the only Canadian supplier with the contractual capability to sell cloud-based data management services to support both Federal Government Sensitive (PBMM) workloads as well as workloads from all levels of municipal, federal, and Indigenous government public sector entities in Canada.
In this episode:
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Is the public sector negotiating with the right people?
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Why is the Canadian government courting providers not empowered to negotiate a contract?
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What are the implications of changing from Cloud First to Cloud Smart?
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How much cloud should the government consume?
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And more!