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VICTORIA – British Columbia’s excellence in information technology was recognized at a gala Oscars-style event as five out of 11 B.C. finalists took home awards at the 15th Annual Canadian Information Productivity Awards (CIPA). Government winners included the Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services, Ministry of Forests and Range and Ministry of Small Business and Revenue. The private sector winners were Origin Organic Farms Inc. of Delta, B.C. and Vancouver-based Flintbox.
“These excellent results demonstrate that British Columbia is an information technology leader and I congratulate our CIPA winners,” said Olga Ilich, Minister of Labour and Citizens’ Services. “They understand that competing in today’s economy is about working smarter and that means excelling at applying new technology.”
The annual CIPA gala and awards ceremony is the premier Canadian showcase for organizational excellence that fosters innovation, productivity and enhanced competitiveness in Canada. Ilich attended on behalf of Premier Gordon Campbell to address industry leaders and promote British Columbia’s achievements in e-government and broadband access, and development of its thriving technology sector.
British Columbia taxpayers are seeing improved service and hundreds of millions of dollars in savings through better use of technology, including more citizens’ services online, more efficient shared services across government, and innovative partnerships with the private sector.
“I am particularly proud that the Information Security Branch of the Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services has won a prestigious silver award for innovation with its intrusion detection system,” said Ilich.
Eleven British Columbia ministries and businesses were among 90 finalists for 24 awards at the gala ceremony last evening. British Columbia won two Exceptional Innovation Awards, two gold and one silver. The winners were:
CIPA is Canada’s oldest and largest awards program for organizations implementing technology solutions to achieve organizational excellence.
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