When the Government On-Line initiative began to take shape in recent years, Richard Haworth, an Assistant Deputy Minister at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), faced some major obstacles.
It was Robb Stoddard's intense interest in IT that propelled him through the ranks to his current position as Alberta's CIO. However, Stoddard, doesn't see his role as being overly technical.
Through 20 years in government, Shauneen Furlong says she's had the opportunity not only to help contribute to changing and improving the relationships between government and citizens, but also the opportunity to participate in ground-breaking policy initiatives.
Walter Gasparini's career in the public sector began at the federal level, when he worked in the Department of Veteran Affairs in P.E.I. For the last dozen years, however, he has been director of information technology services for the Region of Waterloo, Ont.