Subscribe
Working with our membership, ITAC establishes and sets targets for where Canada's knowledge economy should be compared to key peer/competitor nations. Where we fall short, ITAC determines what we need to do to get there and ensure we do what is needed in areas such as: skills, capital, tax, science & technology, and collaboration.
ITAC believes Canadian businesses should be leaders in the use of ICT for competitive advantage, productivity and growth. Use of ICT by small and medium enterprises should increase towards that of our US counterparts. By partnering with other associations, as well as with Government, we work to ensure public policy supports these goals.
ITAC strives to ensure Federal, Ontario and other Canadian Governments are leaders in ICT use. ITAC positions itself as a trusted advisor to Government. We gather industry leaders and Government together and work to make it easier for our industry to sell to government.
ITAC believes the Canadian healthcare system should be a world-leading user of ICT to achieve superior patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness, as well as fostering development of a world-leading Canadian health ICT industry. ITAC works to correct chronic under-spend on ICT.
ITAC’s view is Canada’s laws should promote leadership in development and use of advanced technology. We want to ensure efficient and cost-effective measures to protect privacy and instill confidence in the e-economy.
ITAC believes that in order for Canada to continue to compete worldwide, we need to promote policies that will ensure a steady supply of talented men and women for our local ICT industry. We work with industry as well as with Federal, Provincial and local governments to establish initiatives to support this goal.
Become a Member
Christine Alford on Taking Risks, Developing a Personal Style and the Power of Now
Posted October 26, 2010
There aren’t very many Canadian women leading a team responsible for an $8 billion global business, but Christine Alford has entered that small group. Just a few days after being appointed Chief Operating Officer, Consulting Services for IBM, she was the featured speaker at the second ITAC/CWC Speakers’ Series showcasing outstanding female leaders in information and communications technology. In conversation with interviewer Adriana Zibiri (Senior manager, IBM Software Group) and a capacity crowd in the auditorium at IBM Canada’s Markham headquarters, Christine candidly shared her experiences and views on personal leadership. She encouraged her audience to view career risks as opportunities, demonstrating that the job changes she made in her career were some of the most successful risks that she took. Christine’s career started out “non-traditional” and pretty much stayed that way. She studied for a career in marine biology but a few summer jobs counting fish eggs and a minor in computer science diverted her to her first job with IBM as a software developer. After 12 years of that she was offered a chance to become an industrial engineering manager and then CIO of IBM Canada and finally an executive in services.
“I wasn’t an expert in any of these roles,” she noted. “But I learned that in any new job a key to success is your ability to deliver in the first 30 days.”
Watch the full video of this lively discussion and to learn why this series is rapidly becoming one of our most popular.
The next ITAC CWC Speakers Series event will take place on December 2. Our speaker will be Patti-Ann Marzucco, Vice-President, Original Equipment Manufacturers, Microsoft Canada.
Share
© 1998-2013 ITAC