GTEC 2008 announces Minister of Industry, the Honourable Jim Prentice, to officially open the conference and exhibition

GTEC 2008 announces Minister of Industry, the Honourable Jim Prentice, to officially open the conference and exhibition

Ottawa, Ontario – Wednesday, August 20, 2008 – GTEC 2008, today announced that the Honourable Jim Prentice will deliver opening comments at GTEC 2008 on Tuesday, October 28th at 8:00am at the Ottawa Westin Hotel. The Minister’s comments will be followed by a Keynote delivered by Ken Cochrane, Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat.

Other notable speakers at GTEC 2008 include: Ann Steward, Chief Information Officer, Australian Government; Allan Gregg, Leading Pollster, Political Analyst and Social Commentator; and Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa, to name a few. For a full list of topics and speakers, visit http://www.gtec.ca/conference/conference-at-a-glance.php#

"GTEC is all about getting results out of technology, so that we can provide better services to Canadians," said Kevin d'Entremont, Executive Director of GTEC 2008. "As an event, GTEC is a crossroad where private sector insight meets with service delivery executives at all levels of government. It’s in the sharing of ideas that we find a source for innovation."

The GTEC 2008 focus is discussions about ‘Making the Shift to Government 2’.0. This theme continues the event’s exploration of innovation, collaboration and transformation in the delivery of "citizen-centered" services. GTEC 2008 will explore the "people challenge" (human resources) of equipping IT managers and service delivery channels "back office" solutions for "front office" service delivery. It will also involve exploring how to align the program side of government with the traditionally innovation-focused IT/IM community.

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About GTEC 2008
After more than 15 years, GTEC is recognized as Canada's most significant forum on the use of technology to improve government services and operations. The event features an annual Distinction Awards program and gala, a comprehensive Professional Development Forum, and the GTEC Exhibition. The conference program and extensive trade show are attended annually by an estimated 7,000 professionals. For more information please visit www.gtec.ca

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