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Source: Advancing with Purpose: Government of Canada, National Defence, The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed
Forces Data Strategy (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/data-strategy.html)
DRIVERS OF DND/CAF DATA STRATEGY
DATA CHALLENGES FOR DND/CAF
PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE DND/CAF DATA STRATEGY
• Canada's Defence Policy: Strong, Secure, Engaged
• The changing nature of conflict to cyber
• The variety and volume of data available
• The surge of data-driven advanced technologies
• The government's requirement to measure and
report on outcomes
• The Open Government directive to make data
openly available
• The requirement to optimize defence spending
• Lack of awareness of DND/CAF data
• Inability to make decisions about data
• Ineffective data management practices
• Unwillingness to share data
• Lack of trust in data
• Inflexible legacy systems and processes
• Relatively low data literacy
• Lack of a data culture
• Data are a shared asset
• Data are accessible
• Data are secure
• Data are trusted
• Data are managed ethically
DASHBOARD
• Leadership sponsorship
• Readiness to accept change
• Willingness and ability to commit resources
• Implementation plan design
IMPLEMENTATION OF
DND/CAF DATA STRATEGY
