Consolidated Report on the Evolving Role of the Chief Data Officer in the Government of Canada - Authors: Ryan Androsoff and Peter Bruce

23 Finally, with respect to the final question on the future of the CDO function in government we see a clustering of themes related to supporting the CDO becoming a center of expertise with the knowledge, resources and access to data to provide support to the department. [...] ENGAGE The following recommendations are being proposed in response to the findings of the study that highlighted a lack of broad awareness of the CDO role, the need to strengthen the data culture within departments, and cross-jurisdictional challenges with regards to data sharing. [...] The process of developing the surveys, reviewing the survey responses, participating in the interviews, and engaging in workshops all contributed to a valuable exploration of the Chief Data Officer role across the four departments that participated in the study. [...] Data literacy, it's understanding the risks and benefits and the context of the data having the skill set to manipulate that data and having the ability to accurately convey that data to a variety of audiences. [...] The final two comments relate to evolution of the CDO role into the future: Continuously review and evolve the role of the CDO including clarifying the role of the CDO related to Information Management and Open Data.