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formerly known as the Information Technology
Association of Canada (ITAC) has undergone
a major facelift under Mondou’s leadership.
TECHNATION has been working hard to revitalize
their brand and service approach by creating
programs that target accelerated technology
adoption for government and businesses alike,
including the newly formed Tech4Canada Council.
Tech4Canada sees multi-sector delegates come
together to discuss critical technology challenges,
impacts and emerging best practices with a
mandate to drive action. The Council recently
produced a COVID Call to Action that delves into
the topics of data sharing and supply chain issues.
In addition to its powerhouse boards and innovative
programming, TECHNATION helps to move
Canada’s technology adoption needle by pushing
the federal and provincial governments to update
their procurement strategy to be more accessible
and inclusive for smaller technology companies as
well as encouraging government to ‘buy technology’
rather than build their technologies in-house.
A cornerstone of this particular advocacy effort
meant forging a stronger relationship with Shared
“It’s a big board and that’s because we represent a Services Canada, a large federal arm that oversees
very diverse, rapidly growing – the most powerfully government procurement activities. When Angela
growing – sector in industry.” Mondou first began her tenure with TECHNATION
less than two yeas ago, Shared Services Canada
NEW LEADERSHIP BRINGS wasn’t entirely convinced that the Association
NEW PRIORITIES could offer a great deal of value to government
procurement practices. But things have certainly
Operating for more than 60 years, the organization turned around.
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