IPAC collaborated with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to survey more than 700 of Canada’s public sector employees about leadership in the public service. The results were presented at IPAC’s National Conference in September as part of a presentation entitled “Why Canada needs Generative Leaders”.

Read the article by Janice Horne, BCG Managing Director and Partner, for insight into the challenges the public sector is facing and why generative leaders are needed.

The inaugural cohorts of IPAC’s new mentorship program, IPAC Mentors, have just begun meeting. This innovative program offers a unique approach to the traditional mentorship model by connecting managers and directors with senior government and public administration leaders from a different jurisdiction than their own.

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Calling all graduate public service students! It’s time to showcase your abilities and compete in this year’s NSPC. The competition invites Master’s and PhD students in any program in Canada to provide fresh ideas to improve the federal public service and promote service excellence for Canadians. To learn more, read the article by University of Waterloo Master of Public Service student Zulfiqaar Baksh.

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Robbie Burns Day Scotch Tasting with IPAC Nova Scotia at NSLC The Port

On November 22^nd IPAC and IBM hosted a webinar on “Developing Trustworthy AI” where we discussed the impact AI has on our daily lives and its ability to help optimize workflows, improve overall efficiency and enhance human expertise. David Fulford, Chief Executive Officer of IPAC was joined by Phaedra Boinodiris, IBM Consulting’s Global Leader for Trustworthy AI and Dr. William Gage, Ph.D. Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning, York University for a conversation on the opportunities that AI offers as well as the challenges we have earning trust in the decisions made by AI systems. We discussed how earning trust in AI is not a technical problem with a technical solution but one that is SOCIO-technical that requires a holistic approach. We spoke at length about what needs to be unlearned, introduced some new definitions, and spoke about the importance of multi-disciplinary teams and storytelling.

Le 22 novembre L'IAPC et IBM ont organisé un webinaire sur le « Développement d'une IA digne de confiance » où nous avons examiné l'impact de l'IA sur notre vie quotidienne et de sa capacité à aider à optimiser les flux de travail, à améliorer l'efficacité globale et à renforcer l'expertise humaine. David Fulford, chef de la direction de l'IAPC, a été rejoint par Phaedra Boinodiris, leader mondial d'IBM Consulting pour l'IA fiable et le Dr William Gage, Ph. D. vice-président associé, enseignement et apprentissage, de l'Université York pour une conversation sur les opportunités qu'offre l'IA ainsi que sur les défis que nous rencontrons pour avoir de la confiance dans les décisions prises par les systèmes d'IA. Nous avons discuté que la façon de gagner plus de confiance dans l'IA n'est pas un problème technique avec une solution technique, mais un problème SOCIO-technique qui nécessite une approche holistique. Nous avons longuement parlé de ce que nous devons désapprendre, nous avons introduit de nouvelles définitions et parlé de l'importance des équipes multidisciplinaires et de la narration.

For more detail on the resources mentioned in the talk, please see the links below: | Pour plus de détails sur les ressources mentionnées dans la conférence, veuillez consulter les liens ci-dessous :

IBV Study- AI ethics in action | Étude IBV- AI ethics in action (L'éthique de l'IA en action)

To assess your own organization’s maturity on the AI Ethics spectrum, try this short assessment: Responsible AI Assessment for Organizations | IBM Services | Pour évaluer la maturité de votre entreprise sur le spectre de l'éthique de l'IA, veuillez essayer cette courte évaluation : Évaluation de l'IA responsable pour les organisations | Services IBM

What is AI Ethics? | (Qu'est-ce que l'éthique de l'IA?) - YouTube

Culture, Trust, and AI | (Culture, Fiabilité de l'IA) - YouTube

IBM’s AI Governance POV: | Point de vue de la gouvernance de l'IA d'IBM : https://www.ibm.com/artificial-intelligence/ethics

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