Catherine Desgagnés-Belzil is Quebec’s Chief Digital Officer. As the head of Quebec’s Digital Center of Excellence, Catherine’s mandate is to accelerate and facilitate the government’s digital transformation by fostering collaborative efforts, information sharing, partnerships and concerted actions throughout Quebec’s public sector.
Holding of a bachelor’s degree in business computing from Quebec’s Laval University, Catherine has managed to stand-out throughout her career in the field of information technology by her dynamism and determination.
Catherine joined Quebec’s public sector in 2001 and since then, her career has been rich of various professional experiences and marked in particular by an important implication in the field of information technology governance. She has been active for several years in structuring activities such as implementing effective enterprise architecture strategies, establishing project offices, developing organizational transformation strategies and providing strategic advice to senior management. Additionally, Catherine has implemented and managed major business solutions, some of which play a key role in providing public services to Quebec’s citizens.
Her two year stint as Vice-president of Business Solutions at Quebec’s Shared Services showed how great her interest in the digital transformation of the public sector is, and led to her appointment as Quebec’s Chief Digital Officer.
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New for 2019, the Regional Digital Government Summit is a place for provincial, state, and municipal government leaders to focus on the unique opportunities and obstacles they face. Chaired by some of North America’s digital government pioneers, join this intimate gathering of under 100 executives within FWD50.
The summit will cover a wide range of topics, including de-risking technology...
New for 2019, the Regional Digital Government Summit is a place for provincial, state, and municipal government leaders to focus on the unique opportunities and obstacles they face. Chaired by some of North America’s digital government pioneers, join this intimate gathering of under 100 executives within FWD50.
The summit will cover a wide range of topics, including de-risking technology...
New for 2019, the Regional Digital Government Summit is a place for provincial, state, and municipal government leaders to focus on the unique opportunities and obstacles they face. Chaired by some of North America’s digital government pioneers, join this intimate gathering of under 100 executives within FWD50.
The summit will cover a wide range of topics, including de-risking technology...
The Government of Quebec is taking action to reinvent itself and effectively reach today’s citizens.
To fulfil its digital transformation ambitions, Quebec’s government has put in place structuring and innovative means such as the creation of Quebec’s Digital Center of Excellence. Dedicated to deliver public services faster and powered by digital, this entity constitutes the engine...
